faunal
Of animal populations
Faunal relates to fauna—the animal life of a particular region or time period.
The term appears in scientific and ecological contexts: faunal diversity, faunal remains, faunal assemblage.
Paleontologists study faunal succession to date geological layers by the animal fossils they contain.
Science of categorical arrangement
- vertebratesAnimals with internal skeletons
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
- mammalsHair-bearing, milk-producing animals
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
reptiles · amphibians · fish · arthropods · mollusks · annelids · echinoderms · genus
Geographic species restriction
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- phylogeneticsScience of ancestral relationships
- biogeographyScience of species distribution
adaptation · alleles · extinction · conservation · endemic · native · introduced · invasive
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- trophicRelating to feeding
- predationHunting and consuming prey
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
mutualism · parasitism · commensalism · niche · community · succession · biotic · dispersal
Study of fauna
- mammalogyScience of mammals
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
- herpetologyStudy of reptiles, amphibians
- ichthyologyScientific study of piscine life
entomology · paleontology · ethology · anatomy · morphology · physiology · cladistics · phylogeny
Small distinct living area
- rangeExtent of variation
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- burrowsAnimal-dug underground shelters
den · warren · lair · roost · refuge · sanctuary · reserve · corridor
Active during darkness
- diurnalActive during daylight
- migratoryRegularly moving between regions
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
foraging · breeding · nesting · hibernation · camouflage · courtship · social · solitary
taxonomy
Science of categorical arrangement
- vertebratesAnimals with internal skeletons
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
- mammalsHair-bearing, milk-producing animals
birds · reptiles · amphibians · fish · arthropods · mollusks · annelids · echinoderms · genus · family
endemism
Geographic species restriction
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- phylogeneticsScience of ancestral relationships
biogeography · adaptation · alleles · extinction · conservation · endemic · native · introduced · invasive · relict
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- trophicRelating to feeding
- predationHunting and consuming prey
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
symbiosis · mutualism · parasitism · commensalism · niche · community · succession · biotic · dispersal · migration
zoology
Study of fauna
- mammalogyScience of mammals
- ornithologyScientific study of birds
- herpetologyStudy of reptiles, amphibians
ichthyology · entomology · paleontology · ethology · anatomy · morphology · physiology · cladistics · phylogeny · comparative
microhabitat
Small distinct living area
burrows · den · warren · lair · roost · refuge · sanctuary · reserve · corridor · wetland
nocturnal
Active during darkness
- diurnalActive during daylight
- migratoryRegularly moving between regions
- territorialDefensive about owned space
predatory · foraging · breeding · nesting · hibernation · camouflage · courtship · social · solitary · carnivorous
faunalfloral
Of or like blooms
botanical · vegetal · plant-based · fungal · microbial
faunalgeological
Of Earth's physical structure
mineralogical · abiotic · inorganic · lithological · geomorphological
- flora and faunaAll living organisms
- local faunaArea's animal inhabitants
- local flora and faunaIndigenous plant and animal life
- native flora and faunaIndigenous plants and animals
- neotropical faunaSpecies newly in tropics
- faunal successionFossils occur in predictable order