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	taxon taxon (pl. taxa), in biology, a term used to denote any group or rank in the classification of organisms, e.g., class, order, family. ... Read more
	classification classification in biology, the systematic categorization of organisms into a coherent scheme. The original purpose of biological classification, or systematics, was to organize the vast number of known plants and animals into categories that could be named, remembered, and discussed. Modern classif... Read more

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	taxon Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition taxon (pl. taxa), in biology, a term used to denote any group or rank in the classification of organisms, e.g., class, order, family.
	biostratigraphy Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth ...used for biostratigraphical purposes. A taxon (plural taxa ) refers to any biological...order to avoid human bias. A constituent taxon may be distributed beyond the boundaries...horizontal and vertical range of a specified taxon. An acme-zone is characterized by the...
	classification Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...reveals a better basis for subdividing a taxon than that previously used, the classification...system of categories called taxa (sing. taxon). The taxa are, from most to least inclusive...make needed distinctions. The lower a taxon is in the hierarchy, the more closely...
	taxa Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition taxa see taxon .
	Geophagy Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...and thus counters gastrointestinal disease. Support exists for all of these hypotheses depending on ecological context and taxon and indicates that geophagy is likely to be associated with positive biological effects. The unique chemical structure of clays...
	transfer functions in palaeoclimatology Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth ...analysis. Similarly, variations in the composition of species assemblages, rather than the distribution record of a single taxon, are preferable since they can better account for the complexity of factors that may affect the ecological response of an individual...
	Edward Osborne Wilson Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...the world's foremost authority on these insects and he gained the nickname "Dr. Ant." In the late 1950s he proposed a "taxon cycle," later found also among birds and other insects, to explain how Melanesian ants adapted to poor habitats by colonizing...
	Systematics Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...organizing living organisms into specific groups according to their phylogenetic relationships. A single group is called a taxon; multiple groups are called taxa; the study of taxa is called taxonomy. Phylogeny is the study of the evolutionary relationships...
	Richard Erskine Frere Leakey Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1470, a large-brained member of the genus Homo dated to 1.8 million years; several of the earliest known members of the taxon Homo erectus (modern human's immediate ancestor) dated to between 1.6 and 1 million years; and the "Black Skull...
	kingdom Book article from: World Encyclopedia kingdom Topmost level (taxon) of the most widely adopted taxonomy for living organisms, the Five Kingdoms system. The Five Kingdoms are Animalia ( animal...

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	taxon range zone Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences taxon range zone ( genus zone , species zone , total range zone ) The total body of strata characterized by the presence of a specified taxon , both in geographical extent and time-stratigraphic range. See also RANGE ZONE .
	enigmatic taxon Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology enigmatic taxon A genus or higher taxon of restricted diversity, comprising only one or a few species with affinities that are poorly understood. Many species belonging to enigmatic taxa are known from very few specimens; some have not been seen since they were first described.
	Lazarus taxon Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences Lazarus taxon A taxon that disappears from the fossil record close to an extinction horizon, but reappears again much later in the sequence.
	taxon Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology taxon(pl. taxa) A group of organisms of any taxonomic rank (e.g. family, genus, or species).
	range zone Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences ...by the presence and time range of a particular fossil taxon . A range zone comprises the entire vertical and horizontal...refer to the total stratigraphic range of a particular taxon ( taxon range zone ). When used formally (see FORMAL ) the term...
	extinction Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology extinction 1. The elimination of a taxon . This may take place in several ways. In the simplest case the taxon disappears from the record and is not replaced. Alternatively, one taxon may replace another, the earlier group consequently disappearing...
	endemism Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences ...isolation or in response to soil or climatic conditions. Such a taxon is said to be endemic to that region. The size of the region in this context will usually depend on the status of the taxon; thus, a family will be endemic to a much larger area than...
	Oppel zone Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology ...is usually marked by the first appearance of one diagnostic taxon and the upper boundary by the last appearance of another (either...extend above or below into a region of overlap with the other taxon at the upper or lower end of its range). Other characteristic...
	acme zone Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology acme zone( peak zone , flood zone , epibole ) Informally, a body of strata that contains the maximum abundance of a particular fossil taxon occurring within the stratigraphic range of that taxon, and after which the zone is named.
	cladistics Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences ...dichotomous . Thus each pair of daughter taxa constitutes a monophyletic group with a common stem taxon, unique to the group, and a parent taxon always gives rise to two daughter taxa which must be given different names from each other and from...

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Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...ranking, scale. 9. the higher orders of insects synonyms : taxonomic group, class, family, species, breed; taxon. 10. a religious order synonyms : community, brotherhood, sisterhood, organization, association, society...

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	Should taxon names be explicitly defined? Magazine article from: The Botanical Review; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...1999; Greuter et al., 2000), each taxon name is assigned a rank (see Articles...nomenclature. Thus, when introducing new taxon names i nto scientific literature, biologists...guidelines are established in the formation of taxon names so that one can readily identify...
	Spintek Gaming Technologies Appoints Thomas Taxon V.P. of Engineering. Business Wire; 4/23/1999; 700+ words ; ...Friday announced the appointment of Thomas Taxon as vice president of engineering. Taxon will oversee the continuing improvements of AccuSystem...ongoing technology work in other areas. "Mr. Taxon comes to us with the engineering-to-manufacturing...
	New taxon of Galpagos tortoise identified. M2 Presswire; 7/27/2005; 700+ words ; ...27 July 2005-YALE UNIVERSITY: New taxon of Galpagos tortoise identified(C)1994...the theory of natural selection. The new taxon (species or sub-species) of Galpagos...Cruz, long believed to comprise a single taxon, are in fact, three genetically distinct...
	A Concurrent Test of the Anxiety Sensitivity Taxon: Its Relation to Bodily Vigilance and Perceptions of Control Over Anxiety-Related Events in a Sample of Young Adults Magazine article from: Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...evaluated the Anxiety Sensitivity (AS) taxon using the 16-item Anxiety Sensitivity...and 14%. As predicted, an 8-item ASI Taxon Scale accounted for significant variance...the 8 ASI items not included in the ASI Taxon Scale was associated with significant variance...
	A Lazarus Taxon Newspaper article from: Monterey County Weekly; 9/28/2006; ; 418 words ; TORTOISE A Lazarus Taxon Thrill Jockey A Lazarus Taxon rounds up Tortoise's most obscure offerings, remixes and...of the band's material was lost. Even the name A Lazarus Taxon is a paleontological term referring to species that disappear...
	TORTOISE: A LAZARUS TAXON Newspaper article from: Boise Weekly; 10/4/2006; ; 545 words ; TORTOISE: A LAZARUS TAXON With wonderment, I heard of the long...always set expectations aside. A Lazarus Taxon is no exception. This new release is...page booklet. All in all, A Lazarus Taxon is a wonderful window into what Tortoise...
	Getting the Drift: Examining the Effects of Timing, Trap Type and Taxon on Herpetofaunal Drift Fence Surveys Magazine article from: The American Midland Naturalist; 10/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...the effects that timing, trap type and taxon had on capture rates of herpetofauna...accumulation rates but that seasonal effects were taxon-specific. Our study affirms that drift...demonstrates the important effects that season and taxon can have on capture rates. Therefore...
	Taxon characteristics that promote survivorship through the Permian-Triassic interval: transition from the Paleozoic to the Mesozoic brachiopod fauna Magazine article from: Paleobiology; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...size of survivors may be an artifact of reduced biovolume per taxon in a diverse community. No significant relationship exists...faunas, the issue is not simply whether and why any single taxon survived a particular extinction but rather whether and why...
	DRAKE SEAN TAXON \| NATALIE LOUISE KIZIOR \| PATRICIA CATHARINA FREITAG \| DANIEL EDWARD DIRIENZO \| COLIN JAMES O'REILLY \| BRENDON JOSEPH LAMOSO \| CHANDLER RYAN MUTH \| LAUREN MELISSA CHEW \| MIREYA SALDANA \| KIMBERLY ANN TURNER \| SAMUEL RICHARD JENNINGS \| ASHLEY TAYLOR MANDEL \| JORDAN CHRISTINE WOLFF \| JONATHAN ERIC KEENAN \| DEEMA MARTINI \| SAMANTHA MARY MARSHALL \| GRACE MARTHA PETERSON \| REBECCA JEAN KATULA \| MARGARET MARY WITT \| GABRIEL MARK DRECHSLER \| LANDON BRYCE GILES \| DYLAN MICHAEL MANN \| ZACHARY JOHN NICHOLS Newspaper article from: Sun Publications (IL); 11/1/1998; 700+ words ; ...birth of their second son, Drake Sean, are Heather and Thomas Taxon. Born at Edward Hospital on Saturday, Aug. 22, 1998, Drake...Schaumburg. The paternal grandparents are Patricia and Thomas Taxon Sr. of Henderson, Nev. * * * Natalie Louise Kizior It's...
	Rapid Identification of Salamanders from the Jefferson Complex with Taxon-Specific Primers Magazine article from: Copeia; 3/21/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...and unisexual salamanders of the Jefferson complex based on taxon-specific primers designed in the mitochondrial cytochrome...method to identify salamanders of the Jefferson complex using taxon-specific primers to be used in a single polymerase chain reaction...