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evolutionary
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Secondly, evolutionary biologists have tested their theories by searching for expected patterns of behaviour across different human cultures.
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Again and again in recent years evolutionary biologists have found themselves returning to the theme of parasites.
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Food for thought on a wet day for both the developmental and evolutionary biologist .
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In the 1970s evolutionary biologists realized that species do not change much.
marine
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She had early ambitions to be a marine biologist , and always claimed that lack of formal educational opportunity prevented her.
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In the past few years, marine biologists have observed a jump in whale sightings in places not previously considered prime habitat.
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In another we see the same man, older, studiously working over a microscope as a marine biologist .
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Both started as marine biologists , and in Cambridge both worked on animals and plants.
molecular
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Conclusion Future advances will depend largely on molecular biologists and palaeontologists, although no data-source should be neglected.
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Recently, John Fagin, an internationally recognized molecular biologist and former genetic engineer from Fairfield, Iowa, made a stand.
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These databases are distributed to molecular biologists throughout the world, reaching a user community of some 10,000 researchers.
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The leader of the molecular biologists is Harris Bernstein of the University of Arizona.
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From the viewpoint of a molecular biologist , the distance between us seems to decrease as our knowledge increases.
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cell
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Keith, by training and inclination, is a cell biologist .
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Cantor, who was pushing sixty, had an international reputation as a cell biologist .
wildlife
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Fitzhugh, other experts and wildlife biologists gathered at a special conference last week in San Diego.
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At the upper viewing area, Parks and Wildlife biologists are present seven nights a week to answer questions.
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Cantor, who was pushing sixty, had an international reputation as a cell biologist .
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In turn it means that adaptive evolution may be faster than biologists had thought.
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It could lead to changes in the way biologists monitor the species, as well as efforts to boost the dwindling population.
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Keiko suffers from skin lesions, malnutrition and a weak immune system, biologists say.
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Many birds follow the first object they see, be it parent or biologist , and take it as a role model.
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Many distasteful insects have bright coloration which, so biologists suppose, has evolved as a protection against predators.
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That would be a hard assertion to make, since their own biologists have already suggested hundreds of miles.