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fugitive species
fugitive species A species that is able to coexist with a competitively superior species due to its better dispersal capabilities. The fugitive species is quicker to exploit any vacant patches in the environment that become available (for example due to a fire or storm), colonizing and reproducing... Read more |
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marginal value theorem
marginal value theorem A mathematical rule, proposed by E. L. Charnov in 1976, according to which the optimum time a foraging animal remains in a patch is defined in terms of the rate at which the forager is extracting energy at the time it leaves (the marginal value of the patch). The optimum... Read more |
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snow-patch vegetation
snow-patch vegetation In tundra, and to a lesser extent in alpine environments, late-melting snow patches exert a marked influence on the vegetation. Vegetation that occurs beneath the small snow patches and the peripheral parts of large ones is protected from the rigours of winter, but as the snow... Read more |
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Thomas Patch
Patch, Thomas (bapt. Exeter, 31 Mar. 1725; d Florence, 30 Apr. 1782). English painter and engraver who lived in Italy from 1747. In Rome he first made a reputation as a view painter, especially among English tourists, but after settling in Florence in 1755 he was best known for good-humoured... Read more |
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Americal Division
Americal Division, US Army division formed in May 1942 from Task Force 6184 which garrisoned New Caledonia in the Pacific war. After the destruction of the Philippine division in the Philippines campaign early in 1942, it was the only division in the US Army to have a name not a number. Its 164th... Read more |
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Guinea zone
Guinea zone The wettest and most wooded savannah zone in the classic threefold model of savannah vegetation, which is based on examples taken from western Africa. These are the Sahel zone, consisting of dry scrub with occasional grasses and patches of bare earth; typical grassy savannah; and the... Read more |
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thrush (infection)
thrush in medicine, infection caused by the fungus Candida albicans, manifested by white, slightly raised patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue, mouth, and throat. The mucous membrane beneath the patches is usually raw and bleeding. The overgrowth of this fungus results when the balance... Read more |
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Landscape ecology
Landscape Ecology Landscape ecology is the study of the causes and ecological consequences of spatial pattern in landscapes. While there is no specific spatial extent that defines a landscape, most landscape ecologists are interested in large areas ranging from a few square ... Read more |
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brown rot
brown rot 1. A very common disease of fruit caused by fungi of the genus Sclerotinia (usually S. fructigena). Fruits susceptible to it include apples, pears, cherries, plums, etc. Initially, soft brown patches appear on the fruit, often at a site of injury, and these gradually spread until the whole... Read more |
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HAMILTON, HERNDON PATCH DENVER O-LINE.(Football Monday)
...Berry. Berry ended New England's second...but the throws were off-target, apparently...headlines, making a clutch 40-yard reception...to seal Denver's win against New England...got to take your hat off to Brian ... |
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Halpern Hits a Rough Patch; Capital Searches for Form That Made Him Rising Star
...year-old center was coming off his first 20-goal season with...and in the playoffs, a true clutch player. Last season he had...figure out a way for the team to win now and look at the other stuff...center and to the wing and get new line combinations, it ... |
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Home improvement Bruins patch together a win with scoring burst and a little...
...up their lines, shook off their scoring doldrums...season at the FleetCenter. Off to their worst start on...A 3-0 lead in their clutches, they then watched the...who we had out there." New Jersey's Mike Peluso...letdown," said Kasper. "New ... |
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FOOTBALL: REPUBLIC OF IRELAND v ESTONIA - KINSELLA'S NEW KING FOR MICK; Mark...
...match the Irish had to win to build on the brilliant...s shot was cleared off the line by Martin...giant Quinn held off a defender and slipped...opposition - to show off the passing skills...through a sticky opening patch when they could ... |
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Conneely is set to dominate in Dublin
...prix racing yacht Patches will be on the...the Galway yacht win the ICRA Class...Dublin Bay and a win here would add...the other crop of new TP52 footers...fractious series on and off the water in Class...with Patches and a ... |
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Two-out, ninth-inning HR opens new ballpark in style
...success in the clutch, Zimmerman hit...611 million new stadium. "The...who earned the win after blowing a...0- 1). "The new stadium - it...Monument visible from patches of the upper deck...noticeable perk of the new digs. ... |
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Win will have brought both relief & new concerns for Everton boss;...
...especially on a home patch that hasn't been particularly...handing an opportunity to a clutch of fringe players, few...show, Coleman limped off from right-back with...pitch prior to kick-off. Having joined in the...cross McFadden nodded off ... |
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To win my bride, I had to fight off both our families, placate a posse of...
...trying to escape the clutches of her parents since...prostitute for being on her patch. But, despite the...desperate to marry her off to a Punjabi of the...not easily shaken off, and Anu found herself...courtiers to inspect the new girl. ... |
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Bills aiming to pick up signature win
...in to get some new tires. One of...magnificent in the clutch. But they struggled...had some brutal patches against St. Louis...upstart that got off to a good start...circumstances. You win when you're not...isn't a must-win ... |
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Cricket: McGrath's grace is devastating Richard Williams At The Oval
...Giving him the new ball at Old Trafford...Australia needing a win to survive in the...a length on the off-stump, moved...ball on the same patch of earth but managed...wicketkeeper's clutch. The Australians...always maintained ... |