Endemic (adj.) means native to a particular area or region or an exclusive characteristic of a thing, place, or concept. The word is used to describe a species, for instance, that thrives in a particular place and is not usually found in other places. A related word is an endemism (n...
If the organism is reproductively isolated, then it is an example of neoendemism. An example would be Darwin's nine finches among the Galapagos Islands. Each island has its own endemic finch species that adapted its beak shape and size, as well as head size, to harvest a particular seed(...
Large African lakes as natural laboratories for evolution: examples from the endemic gastropod fauna of Lake Tanganyika. Mitt. Int. Ver. Limnol. 23, 85-99.Michel, E., A. S. Cohen, K. West, M. R. Johnston, and P. W. Kat. 1992 . Large African lakes as natural laboratories for ...
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Historically, it is believed that saline solution usage was first started during the cholera endemic in Europe and England in 1831. However, the first documented and published use of the term ‘normal saline’ appeared in a Lancet report on 29th September 1888 wherein a case of ‘scirrhus of...
Introduction Gun violence remains an endemic challenge across many regions, particularly in the United States, where it causes significant loss of life and societal disruption. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there were over 43,000 gun-related deaths in the US in 2020 alone, highlighting th...
Endemic typhus: Also known as murine typhus, endemic typhus (Endemic typhus fever) is an acute form of typhus fever that is primarily caused by R. typhi. However, studies have shown that it can also be caused by R. felis. The natural reservoir of R. typhi is rats. For this reason,...
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