functional morphology
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffunctionalandmorphology
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functional
adjective
uk/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl/us/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl/
designed to be practical and useful rather ...
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morphology
noun[U]
uk/mɔːˈfɒl.ə.dʒi/us/mɔːrˈfɑː.lə.dʒi/
biology
the scientific study of the structure and form of animals ...
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(Definition offunctionalandmorphologyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Feeding in myodocopid ostracods :functionalmorphologyand laboratory observations from videos.
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These bucephalid larvae have shown that members of one trematode family may differ notably in thefunctionalmorphologyof the bladder epithelium.
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The generalized metaphor of technology is one of the main semantic reservoirs offunctionalmorphology.
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Feeding in myodocopid ostracods:functionalmorphologyand laboratory observations from videos.
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In terms of spatial expressions, the clearest cases of restrictive simplification would involve the omission of prepositions or relatedfunctionalmorphology.
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Plant stems: physiology andfunctionalmorphology.
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Grammars for other languages may resort to a more sophisticated representation of the rules, either along the lines offunctionalmorphologyor as (simple) regular expressions.
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He has also contributed to the theoretical understanding of the role offunctionalmorphologyin evolution.
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His expertise was on thefunctionalmorphologyof placentae.
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These data are also useful when size measurements are of theoretical importance such as body mass and limb cross-sectional area and length in studies offunctionalmorphology.
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It is a scientific journal that publishes original contributions on all aspects of the vertebrate paleontology, including vertebrate origins, evolution,functionalmorphology, taxonomy, biostratigraphy, paleoecology, paleobiogeography, and paleoanthropology.
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Pietsch has described 65 species and 12 genera of fishes and published numerous scientific papers focusing on the relationships, evolutionary history, andfunctionalmorphologyof teleosts, particularly deep-sea taxa.
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Plant stems: physiology andfunctionalmorphology.
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