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Vertebrate Biology

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Decks in this class (20)

L1 Mills - Mammals
What 5 characteristics define a m...,
What is an amniote,
Define and give an example for a ...
10  cards
L2 Mills - Mammal characteristics and Evolution
How many aortic arches did each h...,
Why might coexistence of early ma...,
How did nocturnalism lead to endo...
17  cards
L3 Mills - Form and Function in Placentals 1 - teeth, jaws and gut
Name and describe the 4 parts of ...,
What holds a tooth in place,
What is heterodonty specialised for
22  cards
L4 Mills - Form and Function in Placentals 2 - locomotion
What are antlers,
Describe the structure of antlers,
What kind of horns do sheep and g...
23  cards
L5 Mills - Biogeography and Phylogenetics
What 2 phenomena affected animal ...,
Describe briefly the historical b...
2  cards
L1 Bevan - Vertebrate Origins and Diversity
Define taxonomy,
Define nomenclature,
Define systematics
15  cards
L2 Bevan - Elasmobranch Diversity and Adaption 1
What are sharks fins used for,
What is shark skin like,
How are shark teeth attached into...
17  cards
L3 Bevan - Elasmobranch Diversity and Adaption 2
0  cards
L4 Bevan - Bony Fish Diversity and Adaption
What is the most advanced of the ...,
How do teleosts brood their young,
What are otoliths an what do they do
12  cards
L5 Bevan - Amphibians
Describe why the lung sacks in am...,
What kind of fish evolved jointed...,
How do lungfish breath
17  cards
L6 Bevan - Reptiles
What 3 orders make up lissamphibia,
What structure do lissamphiban ey...,
How many photoreceptor types do a...
33  cards
L7 Bevan - Cetacean and Pinniped Diversity and Adaptions
What are the 3 families of seal,
What order are each in a polar be...,
What adaptions to cetaceans have ...
18  cards
L8 Bevan - Pinniped Diversity and Adaptations
How do phocidae and otariidae eac...,
What family do walruses belong to,
How endangered are hawaiian monk ...
11  cards
L9 - Foraging Ecology and Physiology of Pinnipeds & Seabirds
What are the 4 problems pinnipeds...,
Why is oceanography important,
Why are coastal upwellings important
23  cards
L10 Bevan - Diving and Ecology
Is it more effective to dive for ...,
What is more efficient a short lo...,
What did thompson hibt and fedak ...
7  cards
L1 Redfern - What are birds?
0  cards
L2 Redfern - Evolution of Avian Flight
What 2 factors was he development...,
Describe the arboreal theory of h...,
Describe the cursorial theory of ...
16  cards
L3 Redfern - Wings
How do symmetrical and asymmetric...,
Give 3 adaptations of the bones a...,
Describe the outer wing skeleton ...
25  cards
L4 Redfern - Navigation
What are the costs and benefits o...,
What are true migrants,
What do birds use as fuel for mig...
15  cards
L5 Redfern - Avian Legs
0  cards

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