invertebrate
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After three years the invertebrate population of that area was still 90% lower.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
One species has been successfully reintroduced to its Polynesian island home – the first invertebrate ever to be downlisted from extinct in the wild to critically endangered.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
The findings address a long-standing gap in understanding how both vertebrate and invertebrate eyes continue growing and sustaining themselves.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2025
Scientists have long wondered how these invertebrate eyes continue growing during adulthood.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2025
In organic chemistry, invertebrate zoology, and the inspired symmetry of Mendelian genetics, I have found a religion that serves.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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Spiders belong to a large group of invertebrates called chelicerates, which also includes scorpions and ticks.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
"We have seen an explosion in terms of the invertebrates that are coming here," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Bates said many discoveries from fruit fly neuroscience have carried over from invertebrates to mammals, including findings related to navigation, olfaction, and memory.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
The species was found living on bryozoans, tiny aquatic invertebrates commonly known as "moss animals."
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
Offshore, an unfinished break wall was home to kelp beds and invertebrates.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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