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02/15/2011

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Adaptation
Definition
Changes in gene fequencies resulting from selective pressures being placed on a population by environmental factors.
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Acclimatization
Definition
Biological changes occuring iwthin a lifetime that reduces the stress caused by stressful changes in the natural climate or by complex environmental stressors
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Temporary Acclimatization
Definition
Occurs rapidly and the effects fade once the environmental stress has been removed
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Permanent acclimitization
Definition
Effects remain after the stressor is removed
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Lewis' Hunting Response
Definition
A typical response to immersion of the hand in cold water.  This is caused by fluctuations in blood flow because of sudden opening of arteries and veins that were previously being constricted to conserve heat
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Stress
Definition
Any factor disrupting homeostasis
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Homeostasis
Definition
The condition of balance or stability within a biological system
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Brachyskelelia
Definition
"Small Skeleton" - part of the skeletal index
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Mesoskelia
Definition
"Middle Skeleton" - 51-52.9, part of middle skeletal index
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Macroskelia
Definition
"Large Skeleton" - 53 and over.  Part of the skeletal index
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doliococrany
Definition
Narrow or long-headed - cranial index
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Mesocrany
Definition
Average - Cranial Index
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Brachycrany
Definition
Round headed - Cranial Index
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hypercrachycrany
Definition
Even more rounded - Cranial Index
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Cranial Capacity using the Lee-Pearson formula
Definition

Males: .000337 (cephalic length -11)x(cephalic breadth - 11)(ear-head height-11) + 406.01

Females: .0004 (cephalic length - 11)(cephalic breadth - 11)(ear-head height - 11) + 206.6

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Leptorrhiny
Definition
Narrow aperture
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Mesorrhiny
Definition
Average
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Platyrrhiny
Definition
Broad aperture
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