Philopatry - annual homing to the same nesting area and often the same nest site., Polygamy or polygyny - term used when a male animal breeds with many females., Passerine - birds of the order Passeriformes, which include perching birds and songbirds such as the jays, blackbirds, finches, warblers and sparrows.Birds of the order Passeriformes, which include perching birds and songbirds such as the jays, blackbirds, finches, warblers and sparrows., Pelage - the coat of a mammal, consisting of hair, fur, wool or other soft covering, as distinct from bare skin., Plastron - the ventral surface of the shell of a turtle or tortoise., Recruitment - addition of a number of young to an adult population of breeders., Rostrum - nose, Scat - the excrement droppings of an animal., Torpor - temporary loss of all or part of the power of motion., Ventral - of or pertaining to the lower surface., White-nose Syndrome - bat disease. Most common feature is white fungus on the nose. INDIANA BATS, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) - rare, fatal, neurological disease found in cervids, members of the deer family. It is a transmissible disease that slowly attacks the brain of infected deer and elk, causing the animals to progressively become emaciated, display abnormal behavior and invariably results in the death of the infected animal. PRION!!!!!!, Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) - vral disease among white-tailed deer. The virus is transmitted from animal to animal by bites of infected midges (Culicoides), commonly referred to as "no-see-ums" or "gnats"., Rabies - virus that infects the central nervous system of mammals, including humans. It's most common in bats, raccoons, foxes, and skunks. Although rabies is primarily transmitted by a bite, there is some risk of infection if saliva or nerve tissue from a rabid animal gets into someone's eyes, nose, or mouth, or into an open wound., Botulism - Common bacteria produces a toxin under certain conditions, namely the anaerobic (oxygen-free) conditions that occur in dead organisms. Especially fish-eating birds, ingest the toxin and get sick and die., Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) - rhabdovirus (rod shaped virus) that affects fish of all size and age ranges. It does not pose any threat to human health. VHS can cause hemorrhaging of fish tissue, including internal organs, and can cause the death of infected fish. Once a fish is infected with VHS, there is no known cure., Whirling disease - parasitic infection caused by the non-native microscopic parasite, Myxobolus cerebralis. Its common name comes from the characteristic swimming behavior that results from the disease. Affected fish suffer reduced mobility and fertility, posing a risk to population health., Giardia lamblia - AKA Beaver fever: Protazoan parasite given off by beaver feces that can be potentially life threatening. Beavers, bears, raccoons and muskrats are known hosts for the parasite which is released in their droppings, Aerenchyma - airy tissue found in roots of plants, which allows exchange of gases between the shoot and the root., Cursorial - Adapted to run, Fossorial - Organism that is adapted to live below the ground (Burrowing), Oviparous - Lays eggs, Viviparous - the embryo develops inside the body of the mother, Oviviparous - animals develop within eggs that remain within the mother's body up until they hatch or are about to hatch., Stenoecious - Narrow range of tolerance: Trout, mayfly, walleye, Euryecious - Wide range of tolerance: Carp, bloodworms, carp,

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