Property:Definition
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F
Shaped like a fan, fanlike (Brusca, 1980). +
Flattened ellipsoid (Olenina ''et al.'', 2006) +
An indication of how far an organism can bend/flex without breaking or suffering damage -
High (>45°) / Low (10 – 45°) / None (<10°) +
A species which exhibits fluctuating densities (either undefined in the literature or otherwise not mentioned in the abundance terms/parameters described here). +
An organism able to propel itself though the air e.g. using wings, such as winged insects, birds +
Seabirds +
Stealing food from other birds in flight +
Description of the source of the organisms nurishment, i.e. what it feeds on +
Seabirds/Wader +
Seabirds/Wader +
A dense stand of large plants in which the upper branches (trees) or laminae (macroalgae) overlap to form a canopy that shades the under story of flora and fauna. +
An organism that forms a large area of close individuals forming a canopy (e.g. trees, large kelps). +
1) Length of a fish measured from the tip of the snout to the posterior end of the middle caudal rays. This measurement is used instead of standard length for fishes on which it is difficult to ascertain the end of the vertebral column, and instead of total length in fish with stiff, forked tail, e.g., tuna. Mostly used in fishery biology and not in systematics. (FishBase)
2) Fork length (FL) refers to the length of a fish measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the middle caudal fin rays and is used in fishes in which it is difficult to tell where the vertebral column ends. (Wikipedia)
3) Fork length (FL) can be specified as:<ul><li>Maximum length: Size (in cm) of the largest male/unsexed or female specimen ever caught. (FishBase)<li>Common length: Size (in cm) at which male/unsexed or female specimen(s) are commonly caught or marketed. (FishBase)</ul> +
Free living - little modification +
Eggs spawned into water column +
