placental mammals

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Cauliflory
... there are so many different animal species that visit these flowers (including birds, bats, climbing mammals and insects), it is difficult to generalize about any particular animal group that specializes in ... of cauliflorous species can be categorized into the following four general classes. (1) Marsupial and placental mammals that climb on trunks and sturdy limbs to feed on the nectar and fruits. (2 ...
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Lab Projects
... blue range. Interestingly, however, while almost all organisms studied (with the notable exception of placental mammals) produce a CPD-specific photolyase, only a subclass of these organisms, including Arabidopsis, ... mechanism, nucleotide excision repair (NER), takes on the burden of UV-repair in placental mammals; its importance is demonstrated in the lethal effects of solar UV in individuals ...
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Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University
... of atmospheric oxygen levels over the past 205 million years and the evolution of large placental mammals. Science 309: 2202-2204. Kustka, A.B., Y. Shaked, A.J. Milligan, D.W. King ...
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Geologic Timetable
... modern genera of mammals and monocotyledons; warmer climate. Eocene 54 Appearance of hoofed mammals and carnivores; heavy erosion of moutains. Paleocene 65 First placental mammals. MESOZOIC 160 million yrs Cretaceous 135 Appearance of monocotyledons; oak and maple forests; first modern mammals ...
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UCMP Glossary: Zoology
... of land-dwelling vertebrates that have an amnion during embryonic development, including reptiles, birds, and mammals. anapsid -- n. A vertebrate distinguished by a skull with no openings in the side behind ... -- n. In mammals, a tissue formed within the uterus through which nutrients are passed from the mother to the embryo (and later the fetus) and its wastes are removed; placental- n. (adj ...
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