Learn about the different species of alligators, including the only two known living species that exist today: The American alligator and the Chinese alligator.
rats attempt to give a remote intruder administrative control of an infected computer. they work as (74) pairs. the server resides on the infected machine, while the client resides elsewhere, across the network, where its available to a remote intruder. using standard tcp/ip or udp protocols,...
One steamy July day, while screening shell-midden debris at a site on the Texas Gulf Coast, I plucked a small triangular arrow point chipped from green bottle glass off the screen. The year was 1948, and I was a graduate student at the University of Texas in Austin. I was visiting the...
The presence of a Nelsonia tail in a tree indicates that these woodrats may be arboreal at times. Dinosaur Shrimp These "shrimp" evolved to survive very harsh climates, which is one reason they have been able to live so long. Diplodocus Their long tales could have been used as a whip...
Two morphologically distinct types of Giardia sp. occur in cotton rats, Sigmodon hispidusmuris. Two morphologically distinct types of Giardia were noted, designated as Types I and II. This is the first report of Giardia or E. muris from S. hispidus. Key words: Giardia sp.; Sarcomastigophora...
This type of assassin bug is most common in Texas and New Mexico. It’s a black bug with yellow lines around the pronotum. Most importantly, it’s one of the assassin bugs known for spreading the Chagas disease. While found in many states in the US, it prefers the hot climates of So...
The species is found in a range of forest habitats, including rainforests and temperate broadleaf forests. It is also found in grasslands, but usually prefers those with some tree cover. It feeds mainly on mice, rats, and other small vertebrates. ...
The emergence of a mature nervous system requires a significant refinement of the synaptic connections initially formed during development. Redundant synaptic connections are removed in a process known as synapse elimination. Synapse elimination has been
•kangaroo rats •rabbits •skunks •some insects •birds •reptiles What Are the Major Types of Desert Biomes? Some sources list more than four desert types to better account for the variability in geographic and ecological factors from place to place. For example, the U.S. Geologica...
were fixed shorterthan resting length during the limb immobilization.The duration of time between immobilization of hind limbs andthe first significant decline in the wet weight ofa skeletalmuscle of adult rats is shorter for fast twitch than slowtwitch types of muscles. Since the percentage of the...