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Head Words - I, J, K
I-Band (I-Disc), Ibex, Ibidorhynchidae, Ibis, Ice Age, Icefish, Icelidae, I-Cells, Ichnite (Ichnolite), Ichnocoenosis, Ichnofauna, Ichnogenera, Ichnology, Ichthyic, Ichthyoboridae, Ichthyodectiformes, Ichthyodont, Ichthyodorulites, Ichthyofauna, Ichthyoid, Ichthyolite, Ichthyology, Ichthyoneuston, Ichthyophagous (Piscivorous), Ichthyophiidae, Ichthyopsida, Ichthyopterygia, Ichthyopteryigium, Ichthyornis/Ichthyornithes, Ichthyornithiformes (Ichthyornithidae), Ichthyosauria, Ichthyosauridae, Ichthyostegalia, Ichthyotomi, Icosteidae (Malacichthyes), Ictaluridae, Icteridae, Ictidorhinidae, Ictidosauria, Ictidosuchidae, Iczn, -idae, Identity By Descent, Idiacanthidae, Idiobiology, Idiochromosome, Idiocuticular, Idiothermous, Idiothetic, Idiotype, Idiozome (Centrotheca), I-Disc, -Iformes, Iguana, Iguania, Iguanidae, Iguanodontidae, Ileac (Ileal), Ileo-Caecal Valve, Ileocolic, Ileum, Iliac Artery, Iliac Process, Iliacus Muscle, Iliac Vein, Iliocaudal, Iliococcygeal, Iliocostal, Iliocostalis Muscle, Iliofemoral, Iliofemoralis Muscle, Iliofibularis Muscle, Iliohypogastric, Ilio-Inguinal, Ilio-Ischiadic, Iliolumbar, Iliopectineal, Iliopsoas, Iliotibialis Muscle, Iliotrochantericus Muscle, Ilium, Illicium, Ilysiidae, Imbricate, Imbrication Lines, Imitation, Imitative, Immaculate, Immarginate, Immature, Immigration, Immigration Curve, Immigration Load, Immigration Rate, Immune Response, Immunity, Immunize, Immunoglobins (Immune Globins), Impact Theory, Impala, Impardigitate, Impaternate Offspring, Impennae, Impennes (Impennae), Impervious, Implacental, Implantation, Impregnation, Impressio, Imprinting, Impuberal, Impulse, Impulse (Spike) -Initiating Zone, -inae, Inappendiculate, Inarticulate, Inaxon, Inborn Behavior, Inborn Error, Inbred Strain, Inbreeding (Endogamy), Inbreeding Coefficient, Inbreeding Depression, Incertae Sedis/Cedis, Incest, Incipient Species, Incisal, Incised, Incisiform, Incisive, Incisive Foramen, Incisors, Incisura, Inclusive Fitness, Incompatibility, Incomplete Dominance (Partial Dominance, Semidominance), Incretory Glands, Incongruent, Incoordination, Incrassate, Incross, Incubation, Incubation Period, Incubatorium, Incudes, Incurrent, Incurvate, Incus (Quadrate), Indeciduate, Independent Assortment (Segregation), Indeterminate Cleavage, Indeterminate Layer, Index, Index Fossils, Index of Diversity, Index of Similarity, Indian Rhinoceros, Indian Variable Lizard, Indicatoridae, Indicator Species (Indicators), Indifferent Species, Indigenous, Indirect Competition, Individual Distance, Individualism, Individuation, Indostomidae, Indostomiformes, Indriidae (Indri, Sifaka), Indrisinae, Inductive Stimulus, Inductor (Organizer, Organization Center), Indumentum, Indurated (Indurescent), Indus River Dolphin, Inequilobate, Inermiidae, Inermous, Infanticide, Infauna, Inferior, Inferior Oblique Muscle (Obliquus Oculi Inferior), Inferior Rectus Muscle (Rectus Inferior), Inferior Temporal Fossa, Inferior Vena Cava (Posterior Vena Cava, Posterior Caval Vein), Inferoanterior, Inferolateral, Inferomedian, Inferoposterior, Infibulation, Inflected (Inflexed), Influents, Information Index, Infra-, Infrabranchial, Infrabuccal, Infracentral, Infraclavicle, Infraclavicular, Infracortical, Infracostal Muscles, Infradentary, Infraglenoid Tubercule, Infrahyoid, Infralabial, Inframammary, Inframarginal, Inframaxillary, Infranasal, Infraorbital Artery, Infraorbital Canal, Infraorbital Foramen, Infraorbital Glands, Infraorder, Infrapatellar, Infrared Sense, Infrascapula, Infrasound, Infraspecific, Infraspinatous (Infraspinous), Infraspinatus Muscle, Infrastapedial, Infrasternal, Infratemporal Arcade, Infratrochlear, Infundibuliform, Infundibulum, Infundibulum (of Brain), Infundibulum (of Ethmoid), Infundibulum (of Heart), Infundibulum (of Oviduct), Infuscate, Ingeniidae, Ingesta, Ingestion, Ingluvies, Inguinal, Inguinal (Spermatic) Canal, Inguinal Ring (Abdominal Ring), Inguino-Crural, Inheritance (Multifactorail), Inheritance (Unifactorial), Inherited Behavior Patterns, Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potential (Ipsp), -ini, Iniidae, Iniomi (Scopeloids), Inion, Initial Segment, Injury Feigning, Innate, Innate Behavior, Innate Immunity, Innate Releasing Mechanisms (Irm), Inner Ear, Inner Segment, Innervation, Innominate Artery, Innominate Bone, Innominate Veins, Inoperculate, Inophragma, Inosculate, Input Load, Input Variability, Inquiline, Inscriptones Tendineae, Insectivora, Insectivorous, Insemination, Insemination Reaction, Insertion, Insessores, Insessorial, Insight, Insistent, In Situ, Insolation, Inspiration, Inspiratory Neurones, Instantaneous Speciation, Instinct (Instinctive Behavior), Instrumental Behavior, Insula, Insulin, Integrated Control, Integration, Integument, Intensity Scale, Intention Movements, Interactive Development, Interallantoic, Interarcualia, Interarticular, Interatheriidae, Interatrial, Interauricular Septum, Interbrachial, Interbrain, Interbranchial Septum, Interbreed, Intercalarium, Intercalary, Intercalated (Intercalatary) Discs, Intercapitular, Intercarotid, Intercarpal, Intercartilaginous, Intercavernosus, Intercentra (Hypocentra), Interclavicle, Interclinoid, Intercolumnar, Intercondyloid, Intercostal, Intercostal Muscles, Intercostobranchial, Intercrescence, Intercross, Intercrural, Intercuniform, Interdeferential, Interdemic, Interdigital, Interdorsal, Interfemoral, Interference, Interference Colors, Interference Competition, Interfertile, Interfrontal Bone, Interganglionic, Intergeneric, Intergenic Change, Intergenic Suppresser, Interglacial, Intergular, Interhyal Bones, Interkinesis, Interlittoral, Interlobar, Interlobular Arteries, Interlobular Veins, Intermalar, Intermediary, Intermediate Inheritance, Intermedium (of Manus), Intermedium (of Pes), Intermetatarsal, Intermuscular Bones, Intermyotonic, Internal Carotid Artery, Internal Fertility Control, Internal Jugular Veins, Internal Nares, Internal (Anterior) Rectus, Internarial, Internasal Septum, International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, Internema, Interneurals, Interneurone, Internode, Internuncial, Internuncial Neurones, Interoceptors, Interocular, Interopercular (Interopercle) Bone, Interoptic, Interorbital Septum, Interosculant, Interosseus Muscles, Interparietal Bone, Interpeduncular Space (of Brain), Interphalangeal, Interphase (Intermitosis), Interplacental, Interpleural, Interplexiform Cells, Interpterygoid Vacuities, Interpubic, Inter-Racial, Interramicorn, Interrenal (Adrenal), Interrenal Bodies, Interscapula, Interscutal, Intersex, Intersomitic, Interspecific, Interspecific Competition, Interspecific Cross, Interspinal, Interspinous Bones, Interstapedial, Intersterility, Interstitial, Interstitial Cells (Tissue), Interstitial Fluid, Interstitial Tissue, Intertemporal Bone, Intertidal, Intertidal (Littoral) Zone, Intertrabecular, Intertragic, Intertrochanteric, Intertrochlear, Intertubular, Intervarietal, Interventral, Interventricular Foramen, Intervertebral Discs, Intervillous, Interzonal, Intestinal Lymphatic Trunk, Intestine, Intracartilaginous Ossification, Intracellular Water, Intracentra (Hypocentra), Intrademic Selection, Intradermal, Intra-Epithelial, Intrafusal Muscle Fibers, Intragemmal, Intrageneric, Intragenic Recombination, Intra-Group Competition, Intrajugular, Intralobular Veins, Intramembranous Ossification, Intranarial, Intraparietal, Intrapleural, Intrasegmental, Intraselection, Intrasexual Competition, Intraspecific, Intraspecific Aggression, Intraspecific Competition, Intratarsal, Intrathecal, Intrathyroid, Intrauterine Factors, Intracvascular, Intraventricular, Intravesical, Intravitelline, Intrinsic Pathway, Intrinsic Rate of Natural Increase, Intrinsic Thalamic Nuclei, Introgression (Introgressive Hybridization), Introitus, Introrse, Introvert, Intumescence, Intussusception, Inuncate, Invaginate, Invagination, Invalid Name (Nomen Invalidum), Invertebrata, Inverted Retina, Investing Bone, Investment, Invitro, Invivo, Involuntary (Unstriped, Plain) Muscle, Involute, Involution, Iodopsin, Iodothyronines, Ionophores, Ioras, Ipsilateral, Ipsp, Irenidae, Irian Division, Iridal (Iridial), Iridial Angle, Iridescence, Iridocyte, Iridomotor, Iridophore, Iris, Irish Elk, Irm, Irreciprocal, Irrelevant Behavior, Irritability (Sensitivity), Irritant, Irrorate, Irruption, Ischiadic, Ischial Callosity, Ischiatic Symphysis, Ischigualasto Formation, Ischio-Capsular, Ischio-Cavernosus, Ischio-Pubic Bar, Ischio-Pubic Foramen, Ischio-Pubis, Ischio-Rectal, Ischium, Ischnacanthiformes, Ischyromyidae, Isectolophidae, Island Biogeography, Island Biotas, Island Faunas, Island Hopping, Isobilateral, Isoblabe, Isocaloric Weight, Isocercal Tail, Isochromous, Isochronal Line, Isochronic, Isocortex, Isocytic, Isodactylous, Isodemic, Isodont, Isofemale Line, Isogametes (Homogametes), Isogenic, Isogenomatic, Isognathous, Isogonic, Isograft (Syngraft), Isolate, Isolated Population, Isolating Mechanisms, Isolation, Isolecithal Egg, Isologous Cell Line, Isomar, Isomere, Isometric Contraction, Isometric Growth, Isomorphic, Isomorphism, Isonidae, Isopedin(e), Isophagous, Isophane (Isomar, Phenocontour), Isophene (Phenocontour), Isophenogamy, Isophenous, Isoploid, Isopogonous, Isopotent, Isopotential, Isospondyli, Isosymbiosis, Isosyndetic Alloploid, Isotelic, Isotels, Isotocin, Isotomy, Isotonic, Isotonic Contraction, Isotropic (Isotropous), Isotype, Isozoic, Isozooid, Isozygoty, Isthmiate, Isthmus, Isthmus of Brain, Istiophoridae, Isuridae, Italian Wall Lizard, Itemiridae, Iter, Iterative Adaptation, Iterative Evolution, Iteroparity (Iteroparous), Itinerant Breeding, Ivory.
J
Jacamars, Jacanidae, Jaccard’s Coefficient, Jack, Jackal, Jackass, Jackdaw, Jackrabbit, Jacob’s Membrane (Bacillary Layer), Jacobson’s Anastomosis, Jacobson’s Cartilage, Jacobson’s Nerve, Jacobson’s (Vomeronasal) Organ, Jaculatory Duct, Jaculiferous, Jaguar, Japanese Giant Salamander, Java Man, Javan Rhinoceros, Javelinfish, Jaw, Jawfish, Jawless Fish, Jays, Jecoral, Jejunum, Jelly of Wharton, Jenynsiidae, Jerboa, Jerboa-Rat, Jga, Jird, Joint, Jolly Tail, Jordanon (Jordan’s Species), Jordan’s Laws, ‘J’-Shaped Distribution (Growth Curve), Juan Fernandez Region, Jugal Bone (Malar, Zygomatic Bone), Jugal Lobe, Jugular, Jugular Anastomosis, Jugular Fins, Jugular Nerve, Jugular Veins (Internal And External Jugular), Jugulares (Blenniiformes), Jugulum, Jugum (Jugal Lobe), Jumping Genes, Jumping Mouse, Junctional Complex, Jungle, Junglefowl, Junior Homonym, Junior Synonym, Junk Dna, Jurassic, Juvenal, Juvenile Plumage/Feathers, Juxta-Allocortex, Juxtaglomerular Apparatus (JGA), Juxtapulmonary Capillary Receptors (Type J Receptors), Jynginae.
K
Kagu, Kainozoic, Kairomone, Kakapo, Kamptotrichia, Kangaroo, Kangaroo Rat, Karroo Formation, Karyapsis, Karyogamy (Karyapsis), Karyogenetic, Karyology, Karyon, Karyotype, Katabolism, Katabolite, Katadromous, Katagenesis, Kataplexy, Katatrepsis, Katatropic, Katharobic, Keel, Keeled Belly, Kelpfish, Kelt, Keraphyllous, Keratin, Keratinization, Keratinous, Keratogenous, Keratohyalin, Keratoid, Kestrel, Keystone Predator, Kidney, Killer Whale, Killifish, Kimmeridgian, Kinaesthesis (Proprioception), Kinaesthetic Orientation, Kinaesthetic, Kinesiodic, Kinesis, Kinesodic, Kinetogenesis, Kinetophilous, King Cobra, King-Crow, Kingdom, Kingbirds, Kingfisher, Kinglets, King-of-The-Mountain Principle, King-of-The-Salmon, King Snakes, Kinocilium, Kinopsis, Kinosternidae (Cinosternidae), Kin Selection, Kinship, Kionocrania, Kissing Gourami, Kites, Kitti’s Bat, Kittiwake, Kiwi, Kleptobiosis, Kleptoparasite (Cleptoparasite), Kleronomous, Klinokinesis (Phobotaxis), Klinotaxis, Klipfish, Knee, Kneriidae, Knife Eel, Knifefish, Knight Fish, Koala, Koiidae, Komma, Komodo Dragon, Konicortex, Kookaburra, Korff’s Fibers, Kovalevsky’s Canal, Kraemeriidae, Kraits, Krause’s Corpuscles, Krause’s End Bulbs, Krause’s Gland, Krauses’ Membrane, Kronism, Krotovina (Crotovina), K-Selection, K-T Boundary, Kuhliidae, Kulchitsky’s Cells, Kupffer’s Cells (Star/Stellate Cells), Kurtidae, Kyphosidae.