Introduction: Pakistan is home to a number of endangered species‚ including the woolly flying squirrel‚ markhor‚ blue whale‚ Pakistan sand cat‚ the ibex wild goat‚ and several species of birds‚ whales and turtles. Certain mammals which could be found in abundance at one time have now become the rarest mammals in the world‚ such as the snow leopard‚ the Marco Polo sheep and the Indus river dolphin. ......................................... “Indus River Dolphin” The Indus River dolphin is endemic
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Geology 1 Lab Report December 10‚ 2012 Geology of the Caribbean Islands Have you ever wondered how the famous tropical land masses located in Central America‚ known as the Caribbean Islands‚ came to existence? Well geologists have dated some of the rocks in the islands such as‚ Cuba and Trinidad‚ as far back as the Jurassic time period. This means the rocks formed about 145-200 million years ago‚ therefore the eldest islands from the Caribbean date way back to the time of dinosaurs. European countries
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Charles Darwin is a naturalist who first began to investigate his interest in natural science with his study of finches on the Galapagos Islands. It is said that this study is the one that sparked his interest in developing his evolutionary theory. He is the author of On the Origin of Species‚ published in 1859‚ which he later built upon to write the Descent of Man which he published in 1871. He is well known for the development of the theory of evolution in which he puts forth the idea that humans
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“Ghiselin’s argument is a philosophical one. The question of the individuality of species will not be settled by biologists alone”‚ then he adds this as a solution: “He himself supports a biological species concept and makes a strong case for this particular answer to the question of the proper definition of "species." However‚ his main concern is not with the definition of the term‚ but with the classification of species - and this‚ he recognizes‚ is a question of metaphysics.” (Teehan‚ 1999‚ pp. 379-380)
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Endangered Species should be prioritized (for) We should protect the endangered species. Endangered species are native species that faces a risk of extinction in the future. For example‚ animals that are already extinct like the dodo birds‚ platypuses that are going to be extinct and many more. These animals are endangered due to climate changes and habitat destruction. The term endangered species can be used in a legal or general context. In a general context‚ it means species that are
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What is known as the Endangered Species Act began in mid-1960. In order for the Fish and Wildlife Service to expand their efforts to protect endangered species‚ Congress enacted the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966. This Act did little more than allow a list of endangered species to be made. The Act did not prohibit the killing of endangered species or the destruction of their habitat. The lack of legal protection for the endangered species led the Fish and Wildlife Service
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As you know‚ invasive species are being considered a huge threat to nation’s biodiversity. I know that you acknowledge how important is to eradicate the population of the invasive species in the US. As a real man of people‚ Senator Cory Booker has understood the priority of the issue and introduced the S. 826 bill “To reauthorize the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and certain wildlife conservation funds‚ to establish prize competitions relating to the… wildlife conservation‚ the management
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sahyadrensis Binomial name Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis Biju & Bossuyt‚ 2003 Distribution of Nasikabatrachus (in black) Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis is a frog species belonging to the family Sooglossidae. It can be found in the Western Ghats in India. Common names for this species are Purple Frog or Pignose Frog. It was discovered in October 2003 and was found to be unique for the geographic region. Contents [hide] 1 Description 2 Distribution
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The article “Rapid Evolution Changes Species in Real Time”‚ written by Jane Braxton Little‚ is a controversial look at evolution. This article presents a clear thesis‚ Little‚ along with scientist David Reznick‚ both believe that the process of evolution can be sped up. The process of evolution is due to environmental conflicts or possibly created by man. Throughout the article Little consistently focuses on her main thesis‚ and provides multiple examples to help back up her claims. Reznick states
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and assign each organism a universally accepted name. They do this by using a Dichotomous Key to classify organisms‚ the binary nomenclature‚ DNA‚ and RNA. In the taxonomic nomenclature naming system‚ there are different levels called a taxon (taxa plural) or taxonomic category. The different levels to the taxonomic nomenclature naming system are called: Domain‚ Kingdom‚ Phylum‚ Class‚ Order‚ Family‚ Genus‚ and Species. The first scientist to use the system was Carolus Linnaeus. His system
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