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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A condition in which a tissue or organ does not receive a sufficient supply of blood.
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A group of neighboring genes on a chromosome that tend to be inherited together and sometimes are functionally related.
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A secondary mineral deposited in a cave by the evaporation of mineral-rich water. Stalactites, stalagmites, pillars, and columns are kinds of speleothems. Most common speleothems are composed of calcite, aragonite (calcium carbonate) or gypsum (calcium sulphate).
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A taxon with all its subordinate taxa and their individuals; e.g., the taxonomic group Crustacea consists of all crustaceans and their taxa.
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An unlearned, genetically coded behavior pattern that is internally motivated and characteristic of the species; the innate capacity of an animal to respond to a given stimulus in a relatively fixed way.
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Data collected by automated instrumentation and telemetered and analyzed quickly enough to influence a decision that affects the monitored system.
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In fishes, a muscle(s) associated with the swimbladder, which when contracted against the swimbladder wall, produces sounds associated with territorial and reproductive behavior.
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