Domestic in Biological Definition

Carnivore

... may be lacking in vital nutrients. Cats (not only including domestic cats but also including lions , tigers , and other members of the cat family.) Dogs (again not only domestic dogs , though it is debated whether they are carnivores or omnivores, but ...

Reproduction

... existence — food preparation, laundry and so forth — that maintain him and his ability to show up at his job as required. Much of this domestic labor has historically been the responsibility of women; thus it is of particular interest in feminist economics. See also conjugation ...

Avian influenza

... RNA viruses . Avian influenza spreads in the air and in manure . Wild fowl often act as resistant carriers , spreading it to more susceptible domestic stocks. It can also be transmitted by contaminated feed, water, equipment and clothing; however, there is no evidence that the virus can survive in ...

Biodiversity

... effects of biodiversity . Unusual and wild strains of maize are collected to increase the crop diversity when selectively breeding domestic corn. Economic role of biodiversity For all humans, biodiversity is first a resource for daily life. Such 'crop diversity' is also called ...

Charles Darwin

... dog him and his fame grew, Darwin continued his struggle to research and write about problems arising from his theory. Experiments on seedlings and domestic animal bones dominated, but when with his ill daughter at a seaside resort he became absorbed in the fashionable subject of orchids , and this grew ...

Eugenics

... practices of the regime and resulted in formalized policies of medical ethics and the 1950 UNESCO statement on race (though, notably, American domestic policy towards race issues were still highly discriminatory). Along with these other reactions to Nazi ideas, eugenics was almost universally ...

Experimental evolution

... single species was already recognized by Charles Darwin . In fact, he started out his book The Origin of Species with a chapter on variation in domestic animals. In this chapter, Darwin discussed in particular the pigeon. He wrote: "Altogether at least a score of pigeons might be chosen, which if ...

Herbivore

... to chew or digest animal matter. Animals that are true herbivores Bovids Horses (including all members of the horse family such as domestic horses , donkeys , and zebras ) Deer Elephants Some rodents such as guinea pigs , porcupines , beavers , and capybaras ...

Reproduction

... existence — food preparation, laundry and so forth — that maintain him and his ability to show up at his job as required. Much of this domestic labor has historically been the responsibility of women; thus it is of particular interest in feminist economics. See also conjugation ...