How have protists traditionally been classified? What are the main types of natural disturbances that influence: 1) forests? 2) grasslands? How does climate influence a biome, and what are some of the factors that determine an area's biome? Why do ecologists study the transitional zones betwee...
How do snakes respond to stimuli? How are bats different from other mammals? What is special about primate societies and social behavior? What are some behavioral adaptations of cheetahs? How did Homo sapiens interact with each other? What did early comparative psychologists discover about animal in...
It can also impersonate a banded sea snake by stuffing six of its arms into a burrow and pointing the other two in opposite directions so they look like two snakes. 4: Dr. Ernst Trier Morch If you ever want to transport someone to safety in the bottom of a boat undetected, be sure...
1. True or false: Bull snakes are currently listed as an endangered species. False. Bull snakes are not currently listed as an endangered species, but they face threats from habitat loss and human persecution. Learn More: The Bull Snake Is All Bark and No (Venomous) Bite 2. How many per...
Here, we evaluate the hypothesis that some species are constrained in their activity by the sensory cues used for foraging. We experimentally assessed differences between two sympatric snake species in their ability to alter diel activity patterns, to address why those snakes that switch do so (do...
when it comes to international ivory trafficking: China, Kenya, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Uganda, Tanzania, and Vietnam. Eight more are considered of secondary concern: Cameroon, Congo, the DRC, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Mozambique, and Nigeria. Three more are classified as of “import...
Red Japanese maple trees are classified as a deciduous broadleaf and planted in home landscapes as an ornamental feature. The tree reaches a height of 20 feet and is hardy to plant in USDA growing zones 5 to 8, where it produces an attractive fall foliage color that turns from green to ...
Animals are generally classified as a generalist feeders and specialist feeders. Now, um, these terms are used in a variety of ways. At times, they're used to refer to an animal's range of habitats. I've also seen them used to describe the number of foraging techniques that are used ...
Surprisingly, these brilliantly colored masters of the air are classified as aquatic insects because they spend most of their lives as larvae underwater among plants or in silt. They may spend 5 years or more in the larval stage, molting several times before emerging as adults—and then living...
What groups of vertebrates are generally endotherms? Which of the following animals is not a reptile? a) Turtles b) Snakes c) Frogs d) Lizards e) Crocodiles a. What are some other adaptations the differentiate the reptiles from the amphibians (frogs,...