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see taxontaxon
(pl. taxa), in biology, a term used to denote any group or rank in the classification of organisms, e.g., class, order, family.
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One morphological variable, tarsus length, did not vary significantly among taxa we tested (Table 2, rows 23-25).
Morphological expression in putative intergrades between two subspecies of orange-crowned warbler (Oreothlypis celata) on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Taxonomic richness per sample was the highest in Lake Manniku, probably due to good environmental conditions for a large number of taxa at the time of sampling.
Taxonomic composition of zoopsammon in fresh and brackish waters of Estonia, a Baltic province ecoregion of Europe
According to a two-way ANOVA, Reach*Date interactions were not significant for counts of the seven indicator taxa and total macroinvertebrates, %EPT, and measures of the three diversity indices (Table 2).
Differences in benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages associated with a bloom of Didymosphenia geminata in the Lower American River, California
Taxa richness and total macroinvertebrate abundance were not significantly affected by habitat or spate condition (Table 2, Figs.
Macroinvertebrate community response to a spate disturbance in a third order Ohio stream
A note (top of page 938) states, in part, "Currently valid taxa are listed in italics .
Sanborn, A. F. 2014. Catalogue of the Cicadoidea (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha)
These taxa tend to make up the overwhelming majority of Neolithic animal bone assemblages, and (in varying proportions) constitute the staple of early Neolithic herding and hunting strategies.
The origins and spread of stock-keeping: the role of cultural and environmental influences on early Neolithic animal exploitation in Europe
Because the taxonomy of dicots is in a constant state of flux and there is a lack of consensus on the alignment and division of various taxa, the author utilized the expertise and assistance from specialists on some groups (e.
Steyermark's Flora of Missouri-Volume 3. Dicots, Fabaceae (subfamily Faboideae) through Zygophyllaceae
The traits of each of the identified taxa were determined by using relevant literature (Merritt & Cummins 1984; Barbour et al.
Aquatic invertebrate communities of perennial pans in Mpumalanga, South Africa: a diversity and functional approach
Computations of predicted effect sizes and associated variances were repeated with the data on taxa.
A comparison between circle hook and J hook performance in the dolphinfish, yellowfish tuna, and wahoo troll fishery off the coast of North Carolina
No processo RH, o grau de vacuo e a concentracao de carbono mudam consideravelmente durante o tratamento, por isso, os fatores que governam a taxa de descarburacao alteram com o tempo.
Study of the variation at decarburization rate as function of the argon flow rates in the upleg snorkel of the RH degasser/Estudo da variacao da taxa de descarburacao em funcao da vazao de argonio utilizada na perna de subida do desgaseificador a vacuo RH
Majority of these studies have contributed to better understanding of highly important human genes related to infectious diseases that are simultaneously evolving in various taxa (3-5) and how natural selection of human genes has provided increased adaptive fitness on exposure to infectious diseases (6).
Comparative evolutionary analyses of beta globin gene in eutherian, dinosaurian and neopterygii taxa
Tribbey reported his data as total number of specimens recorded for each taxa, from which the following levels of abundance were arbitrarily designated: abundant, 1000+; common, 500-999; uncommon, 100-499; rare, 199.
Protists and invertebrates in temporary pools on Enchanted Rock, Llano County, Texas: 1965 and 2010

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