An involuntary drop in body temperature below the normal range. (Adapted from Duong H, Patel G. Hypothermia. [Updated 2024 Jan 19]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545239/)
An order of teleost fishes composed of about 257 species, most of which have a small mouth at the end of a long tubular snout and body armor of dermal plates or bony rings. (Boschung, H. (2020, January). Gasterosteiformes. AccessScience. Retrieved November 11, 2024, from https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.282000. https://www.accessscience.com/content/article/a282000)
Gasterosteus is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Gasterosteidae, the sticklebacks. These fishes are found in freshwater, brackish water and marine habitats in the Holarctic region. (Wikipedia. 2025. Gasterosteus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasterosteus)
Genetic code refers to the instructions contained in a gene that tell a cell how to make a specific protein. Each gene’s code uses the four nucleotide bases of DNA: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T) — in various ways to spell out three-letter “codons” that specify which amino acid is needed at each position within a protein. (https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Genetic-Code)
An instrument used to determine land elevation by observing the atmospheric pressure as measured by the change in the boiling point of a liquid, usually water. (The American Heritage Science Dictionary, 2005, Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.)
Some control tactics are designed to suppress a pest population by altering its genetic makeup and/or reducing its reproductive potential. As a group, these tactics are frequently known as genetic controls because they affect the accuracy or efficiency with which a pest species passes its genetic material (DNA) from one generation to the next. (https://genent.cals.ncsu.edu/bug-bytes/tactics/genetic-control/)
