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Mating type
Mating types are the microorganism equivalent to sexes in multicellular lifeforms and are thought to be the ancestor to distinct sexes. They also occur in multicellular organisms such as fungi.Defi
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Innocent IV
Pope Innocent IV (Latin: Innocentius IV; c. 1195 – 7 December 1254), born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 June 1243 to his death in 1254.Pop
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French Riviera
The French Riviera, known in French as the Côte d'Azur (pronounced [kot dazyʁ] ; Provençal: Còsta d'Azur, pronounced [ˈkwɔstɔ daˈzyʀ] ; lit. ' Azure Coast ' ), is the Mediterranean coastline of the
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Physiological ecology
Ecophysiology (from Greek οἶκος , oikos, "house(hold)"; φύσις , physis, "nature, origin"; and -λογία , -logia), environmental physiology or physiological ecology is a biological discipline that stu
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Species problem
A species (pl. species ) is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual
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Informal sector
An informal economy (informal sector or grey economy) is the part of any economy that is neither taxed nor monitored by any form of government. Although the informal sector makes up a significant p
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Edwin Linton
Edwin Linton (March 14, 1855, in East Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – 1939) was an American biologist noted for his research in the field of helminthology, the study of worms, especially parasitic worms
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Linnean Medal
The Linnean Medal of the Linnean Society of London was established in 1888, and is awarded annually to alternately a botanist or a zoologist or (as has been common since 1958) to one of each in the
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Joseph Leidy
Joseph Mellick Leidy (September 9, 1823 – April 30, 1891) was an American paleontologist, parasitologist and anatomist.Joseph LeidyLeidy c.1870Born(1823-09-09 ) September 9, 1823Philadelphia, Penns
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Tibetan art
The vast majority of surviving Tibetan art created before the mid-20th century is religious, with the main forms being thangka, paintings on cloth, mostly in a technique described as gouache or dis
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