A field of statistics that cuts across traditional fields to identify, produce and disseminate data that reflect the realities of the lives of women and men, and can drive and inform policy issues relating to gender equality. (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, 2014)
Tertiary is a widely used, but obsolete term for the geologic period from 66 million to 2.6 million years ago. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertiary)
Morphogenesis: the biological process that causes an organism to develop its shape. (European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Caudullo, G., De Rigo, D., Mauri, A. et al., European atlas of forest tree species, Caudullo, G.(editor), De Rigo, D.(editor), Mauri, A.(editor), Houston Durrant, T.(editor), San-Miguel-Ayanz, J.(editor), Publications Office of the European Union, 2016, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/776635)
Ascidiacea, commonly known as the ascidians or sea squirts, is a paraphyletic class in the subphylum Tunicata of sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders. Ascidians are characterized by a tough outer "tunic" made of a polysaccharide. (Wikipedia. 2024. Ascidiacea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascidiacea)
Ciona intestinalis (the vase tunicate or sea squirt) is a solitary, sessile member of the Urochordata. Found globally in tidal marine habitats, it is considered to be an invasive species as it forms dense aggregates on structures such as boat hulls and aquaculture rafts. (UniProt consortium. 2024. Proteomes · Ciona intestinalis (Transparent sea squirt) (Ascidia intestinalis). [Cited 19 November 2024]. https://www.uniprot.org/proteomes/UP000008144)
