Sentences with phrase «for arboreal»

Some tarantulas succeed in occasionally capturing small birds, small mammals such as mice, and even small fish, but their ordinary prey consists of insects such as crickets (for ground dwellers) and moths (for arboreal species).

Not exact matches

Among his strongest points is that observations that demonstrate gradual evolutionary changes in specific characteristics (beak shape of finches, color of forest moths, for instance) do not establish how gradual changes could bring about major evolutionary transitions that require concerted functioning of many specialized organs — such as the change from arboreal mammals to night - flying bats, or the origin of life.

«It is a combination of direct development and use of arboreal habitat that accounts for a great deal of the radiation.»

Unfortunately for him and for many other people, he had picked up severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS — perhaps directly from an infected bat or from a small, arboreal mammal called a civet, common in one of Guangdong's famous «wet markets» that sell wild animals for food, or else from a person or chain of people ultimately infected from one of those animal sources.

Hundreds of acres of once - vibrant, postcard - perfect groves that have prospered for centuries are now cemeteries where twisted, dead tree trunks protrude like arboreal zombies from fertile soil in which grass and flowers easily grow.

Like the more familiar camera traps at ground level, arboreal camera traps may become an important tool for recording hitherto hidden behaviors.

Meng et al. describe an arboreal species with modifications for climbing and that possessed teeth clearly adapted for a herbivorous diet, including the consumption of sap.

Although the fossil record is incomplete, we have more than enough to see that, in broad terms, our big - brained, long - limbed, built - for - distance - walking species evolved from arboreal ancestors with smaller brains, larger teeth and broader chests.

The distinctly human ability for forceful precision (e.g. when turning a key) and power «squeeze» gripping (e.g. when using a hammer) is linked to two key evolutionary transitions in hand use: a reduction in arboreal climbing and the manufacture and use of stone tools.

They lack the long, strong fingers used by chimps and gorillas for knucklewalking, and the elongation of the hand found in the highly arboreal gibbons and orang - utans.

Wohlleben makes an affable forest companion — a tree whisperer who interprets arboreal behavior for the likes of me.

The fact that they now need an additional snake deterrent to deal with all those snakes after all those arboreal rats the community cats used to take out turn up is an annoyance, but you can get snake deterrents cheap on ebay, and it's worth it for the noisy miner birds, isn't it?

Its small size makes it perfect for offices and bedrooms, with an ideal amount of space for small ground - dwelling lizards, geckos, arboreal or aquatic frogs, newts, salamanders, toads and many invertebrates.

This is excellent for our chameleons and other arboreals, as they enjoy being both up in the trees and above the reach of those possibly predatory simians that seem to wander through their forest every day.

Tanks with a standard - five footprint but greatly extended height can be wonderful for small arboreal species.

UVB lights are absolutely essential for desert lizards and tortoises as well as many arboreal snakes and lizards.

These are specialized food items for giant snakes and arboreal snakes.

To discuss every species of suitable arboreal lizards would occupy dozens of pages, so it is vital that retailers selling these animals do proper research on the specific animals being offered for sale and be prepared to answer any potential questions.

Opening: Keith Lemley at Mixed Greens Titled «Arboreal,» this show will feature a large, site - specific installation by Keith Lemley, known for combining organic material with neon light.

After teaching as a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan for 25 years, she was commissioned by Paris and designed Arboreal Architecture, an ecological city with skyscrapers covered with vegetation.

For the ultimate in getaway cabins, the Dom «Up suspended treehouse offers a unique arboreal living experience to its residents, without harming the trees that it's hanging from.

For decades, forestry practices — emphasizing snag removal, salvage logging, and fire suppression — have negatively affected the Vaux's Swifts arboreal nest sites.