Anthophora is a large genus that includes around 400 species all over the world. They are all solitary species, most of them digging their simple nest in dry ground, giving their English name "digger bees". (Rasmont P. 2014. Atlas of the European Bees: genus Anthophora. 1st Edition. STEP Project, Atlas Hymenoptera, Mons, Gembloux. http://www.atlashymenoptera.net/page.aspx?ID=260)
Recreational waters are considered to be any natural fresh, marine or estuarine bodies of water that are used for recreation. (https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/canada/health-canada/migration/healthy-canadians/publications/healthy-living-vie-saine/water-recreational-recreative-eau/alt/pdf/water-recreational-recreative-eau-eng.pdf)
Juniperus phoenicea, the Phoenicean juniper or Arâr, is a juniper found throughout the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal east to Italy, Turkey (https://en.wikipedia.org)
Colic is a term used to describe a symptom of abdominal (belly) pain, which in horses is usually caused by problems in the gastrointestinal tract. There are over 70 different types of intestinal problems that cause colic symptoms, which range from mild to severe (life-threatening) in nature. (University of Liverpool. 2024. What is colic? https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/equine/common-conditions/colic/what-is-colic/)
Calcium alginate is a water-insoluble, gelatinous, cream-coloured substance that can be created through the addition of aqueous calcium chloride to aqueous sodium alginate. (https://en.wikipedia.org)
Tides are periodic rising and falling movements of the sea surface caused by the attraction of the Sun and Moon on the water masses to be found on Earth. The rising phase reaches its peak when the sea is at its highest level, and is called high tide (https://www.venezia.isprambiente.it/index.php?folder_id=60&lang_id=2)
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For high water levels other than high tide, use "high water" <c_29686>.
Utilization of aircraft for agricultural purposes such as spraying of agro-chemicals, carrying out locust survey and control operations and forest fire control. (FAOTERM)
Fish egg quality is defined as the egg's potential to produce viable fry. The fish egg's potential to produce viable fry is determined by several physical, genetic, and chemical parameters, as well as the initial physiological processes occurring in the egg. (Adapted from: Kjørsvik, E. (1990). Egg quality in fishes. Marine Policy, 26 pp. 71-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2881(08)60199-6)
Teratology is the study of abnormalities of physiological development in all organisms including plants during the entire life span. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teratology)
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Science treating malformations and monstrosities of plants and animals.
The eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) is a species of freshwater fish, closely related to the western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_mosquitofish)
Abnormal posture observed in birds, with droopy wings (wings that hang lower than normal or appear limp). Can indicate an underlying health issue or distress. (FAO Animal Health, 2024)
Selenoproteins are defined as selenocysteine-containing proteins into which selenocysteine is incorporated by means of a specific genetic code. (Behne, D., Kyriakopoulos, A. (2006). Selenoproteins. In: Encyclopedic Reference of Genomics and Proteomics in Molecular Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29623-9_2700)
