dry farming
dry farming farming system adopted in areas having an annual rainfall of approximately 15 to 20 in. (38.1-50.8 cm)—with much of the rainfall in the spring and early summer—where irrigation is impractical. Seeding rates are used that correspond to the soil water supply; management practices that minimize water loss and soil erosion are also utilized. The land is often summer-fallowed (not used for crops) in alternate years to conserve moisture. Dry-land crops must be either drought-resistant or drought-evasive, i.e., maturing in late spring or fall; special varieties of crops such as wheat, barley, corn, sorghum, and rye are often used.
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Cuttlefish say it with skin
Magazine article from: Natural History; 4/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...just the common cuttlefish (Sepia offcinalis...quick changes. Cuttlefishes-which, like...quite complex. Cuttlefishes range enormously...retracted unless the cuttlefish is feeding...cephalopods, cuttlefishes seem to grow...
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Cuttlefish cue visually on area--not shape or aspect ratio--of light objects in the substrate to produce disruptive body patterns for camouflage.
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...outline by visual deception (2). Cuttlefish produce (by direct neural control of...White square" on the dorsal mantle of cuttlefish represents a random sample of white...from the body outline (2). How do cuttlefish "decide" to switch to disruptive coloration...
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Prawn-in-a-tube procedure: habituation or associative learning in cuttlefish?
Magazine article from: The Journal of General Psychology; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...LEARNING ABILITY OF COLEOID CEPHALOPODS (cuttlefish, octopus, and squid) is of great...in various species of cephalopods. Cuttlefish species, Sepia officinalis and Sepia...the work on associative learning in cuttlefish (S. officinalis) has used the "prawn...
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Acetylcholine release and choline uptake by cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) optic lobe synaptosomes.(Report)
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 2/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...the central nervous system (CNS) of cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) and other coleoid...endings (synaptosomes) isolated from cuttlefish optic lobe. The ACh release evoked...that ACh acts as a neurotransmitter in cuttlefish optic lobe. Cuttlefish, like other...
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Cuttle what? Is it an Eel? Nope. An octopus? Closer. Want a hint? It can change colors faster than you can say.....(cuttlefish)
Magazine article from: Ranger Rick; 11/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...amazing creatures shown here are giant cuttlefish. Don't let the name fool you--cuttlefish aren't really fish at all. Instead...There are about 150 species (kinds) of cuttlefish in the world, and the giant cuttlefish...
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Modified laboratory culture techniques for the European cuttlefish Sepia officinalis.
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 10/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; The cuttlefish Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758...recirculating seawater systems. Recently, cuttlefish were brought to the Marine Resources...systems used recently, in the MRC the cuttlefish were cultured in systems that were largely...
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Amazing spectacle of baby cuttlefish ; Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium has become home to a dozen new baby cuttlefish.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 4/30/2008; 553 words
; ...has become home to a dozen new baby cuttlefish. At just over a centimetre long, the...the attraction has successfully bred cuttlefish. The eggs, known as sea grapes, began...creatures are not fish but molluscs. Cuttlefish are marine animals belonging to the...
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Soft-sided Tanks Improve Long-term Health of Cultured Cuttlefish.
Magazine article from: The Biological Bulletin; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; The common European cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758...captivity, and several generations of cuttlefish have been grown in facilities in...have inadvertently startled them, cuttlefish occasionally collide into the walls...
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SA: Sex habits of cuttlefish under scrutiny
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 7/6/2004; 336 words
; ...07-06-2004 SA: Sex habits of cuttlefish under scrutiny ADELAIDE, July 6 AAP - The sexual antics of "cross-dressing" cuttlefish will be scrutinised in a study off South...s help in locating populations of cuttlefish so they can study their sexual habits...
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How the smaller giant cuttlefish can win a cuddle
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 7/15/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...justify being called an Australian giant cuttlefish. If you are the type of cephalopod...easily intimidated Australian giant cuttlefish then becoming a transvestite is your...long known that cephalopods such as cuttlefish and octopus are masters of disguise...
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Cuttlefish
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Cuttlefish Cuttlefish are cephalopod mollusks of the family Sepiidae, in the order Sepiida...footed “ and the class includes advanced mollusks such as cuttlefish, squid and octopus, whose heads are encircled with tentacles...
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cuttlefish
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
cuttlefish common name applied to cephalopod mollusks...body is short, broad, and flattened. Cuttlefish are carnivorous and excellent at capturing...related squids , but like the squids cuttlefish have lateral fins used as stabilizers...
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Cephalopods
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
...mollusks to which the octopus, squid, and cuttlefish octopus also belong. The phylum Mollusca...predators. Some octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish have the remarkable ability to change...coiled external shell, while squids and cuttlefish have a smaller internal skeleton, and...
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Sepia
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...officinalis ) is the homeopathic name for "cuttlefish" or squid remedy. The remedy is made...the contents of the "ink bag" of the cuttlefish. General use Sepia's primary role...also be experienced. The ink of the cuttlefish was previously known as Indian ink...
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Mollusks
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...referring to their strange configuration), which include cuttlefish, squid, and octopus. The number of species in each of these...internal" shells, for example, the "cuttlebone" found in the cuttlefish. These constitute traces of external shells that have disappeared...
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