Tag: key characteristics

California sea lion (Zalophus Californianus) – Key characteristics – interactions with humans – communications (Video)

I filmed this video in the Sea World, Saint Diego, California, USA during December 2014. Source: www.fishconsult.org     Introduction: California Sea Lion,  Zalophus Californianus  belongs to the family “Otariidae” is found along the coast of the eastern North Pacific, from southern British Columbia to western Mexico including Baja California. California sea lions breed on …

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Daphnia (Characteristics, feeding, reproduction, reactions to environmental stress)

Photo credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal This specimen of Daphnia belonged to the fauna of Lake Amatitlan, Guatemala Introduction: Daphnia is a large genus comprising over 200 species of small freshwater crustaceans that belong to the family Daphniidae and the order “Cladocera”. These small crustaceans of 1–5 millimeters in length are commonly …

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