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Species Known as Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera)

softball and has spawned a number of unique names in addition to those noted above. Each fruit from Osage Orange has many fleshy ...

Examination of Biodiversity

would occupy only "1.4 percent of the planets land surface, roughly equivalent to Alaska and Texas combined" (2002, 86), and yet a...

Species and its Nature

that there are actually two different universes which coexist (Plato and the Perfect Universe, 2002). According to Plato, there i...

Illinois' Endangered River Otter Species

successful that the State of Illinois discontinued the program because their numbers were successfully increasing on their own. T...

Animal and Plant Evolutionary Examples

Each has a definitive place in the worlds ecology. As our first example of the contention presented above, take the...

Endangered Species the Indiana Bat

has the distinction of being classified as the last mammal to be discovered from that area. While the Indiana bat is found all th...

The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

the world, based on his observations and research. He states, "I am fully convinced that species are not immutable; but that those...

Administration of President George W. Bush, Endangered Species, and International Trade

of all the various ways animals serve mankind, there has historically been little thought given to their own right to existence, h...

Overview of Early Hominids

suggests that this early hominid was no larger than a modern chimp. However, in order for trained chimps to successfully impersona...

Overview of the Canis Lupus Species

ago. This resentment, and the loss of habitat which seems to characterize so many indigenous species of the Americas, translate t...

California Desert Species of Animals and Plants

acclimatization did not occur overnight, but rather over an extended period of time as the physiological composition of such plant...

Mammal and Bird Diversity and Global Spatial Patterns

deserts, forests, and saltwater marshes (1995). Ecosystems serve several functions and may affect climate and other things; they a...

Gracile and Robust Australopithecines and Dental Patterns

robustus, members of the gracile and robust groups, respectively. The others were limited to the region of Ethiopia, the place of...

Overview of Merriam's Shrew

considerable difficulty identifying each individual species, inasmuch as they share so many common characteristics. With the exce...

Was Lucy not our Earliest Ancestor

Mankinds evolution has been marked by distinct physiological changes as well as distinct cultural and technological changes. Pres...

Endangered Species and Their Relation to Man

643 Natural systems exist in a precarious balance. So too do the species of plants and animals...

Phylogenetic Order Within the Animal Kingdom

The eight organisms that are the focus of this paper, i.e. the common mosquito, the common flea, the...

The Deepwater Horizon Problem

and wetlands along the coasts. BPs first response to contain the oil spill was to dump about two million gallons of dispersants...

Sixteen Microorganisms and Their Impact on Human Health

This paper provides a species overview, diagnostic techniques, and recommended treatment for Staphylococcus aureus, Mycobacterium ...

Regulations and Zoning

In a paper of four pages, the authore reflects on major environmental legislation, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, a...

World's Oceans and Over-Fishing Repercussions The Ocean's Potential to Feed the World's People: Over-Fishing, Populations and the Environment, and Aquaculture in the LEDCs and MEDCs

support which varies from country to country and year to year. It is estimated that the results of the over-fishing in all the oce...

A Tidepool Hermit Crab Consideration

("Marine Life," 2003). Hermit crabs are able to protect the vulnerable part of their bodies through the utilization of an empty sn...

Charles Darwin's Origin of Species

of steady misrepresentation; but the history of science shows that fortunately this power does not long endure. He then moves on...

Overview of the Exotic but Very Poisonous Puffer Fish

exist in controlled conditions for economic purposes (Labb?e, 2003, p. 42). Puffer fish earned its name because when threatened, ...

Fireflies of the Eastern United States

the females attention away from competing males (Nevins, 1999). Species also vary according to their flight pattern, the time of...

Tamarisk the Invader

habitat or region, but moves in and takes over, crowding out indigenous plants and often changing the entire character of the habi...

Endangered Species and Environment: Human Caused, Human Moral Obligations

the amphibians that are fortunate enough to survive will be battling against humans for natural resources. IV. The Amazon Basin A...

Examination of Darwin's Theory of Evolution

wide variety of facts better than any other theory. It is also true that some scientific theories are better at providing an expla...

Invasive Species and the Environment

located there-are not good for that environment. This paper discusses the ecological nature of this problem and possible solutions...

Ecology of the Galapagos

islands and islets. There are 13 major islands in the archipelago, ranging in size from 5 to 1800 square miles in size, with more ...