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  Migration

  Animal migration is the travelling of long distances in search of a new habitat. The trigger for the migration may be local climate, local availability of food, or the season of the year. To be counted as a true migration, and not just a local dispersal or irruption, the movement of the animals...
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  Genetics

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  Paleontology

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  Biology

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  Peppered moth evolution

  The evolution of the peppered moth over the last two hundred years has been studied in detail. Originally, the vast majority of peppered moths had light colouration, which effectively camouflaged them against the light-coloured trees and lichens which they rested upon. However, because of...
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  Archaeology

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  Ontario

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  Ethnology

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• Peppered moth genetics

  The peppered moth has both melanic and non-melanic forms. This has importance to the case study of evolution mentioned below. A particular morph can be indicated in a standard way by following the species name in the form "f. morph". It is a common mistake to confuse the name of the morph with...

• Peppered moth ecology

  In Britain, the peppered moth is univoltine (i.e. it has one generation per year), whilst in south-eastern North America it is bivoltine (two generations per year). The Lepidoptera life cycle consists of four stages; ova (eggs), several larva instar (caterpillars), pupa and imagines (adults)....