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Hō‘ike o Haleakalā Curriculum

High school science curriculum designed by Maui teachers and field biologists

Nectivorous

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

feeding primarily on nectar (R3)

Narrowly endemic

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

occurring only in a very small area (R2, R3)

Interisland dispersal

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

the spread of plant or animal species from one island to another (R3)

Insectivore

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

an animal that feeds primarily on insects (R3)

Generalist

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

an animal able to feed on many types of food, not specially adapted to a particular food source (R3)

Frugivorous

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

feeding primarily on fruit and seeds (R3)

Founding species

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

an original migrant species from which native plant or animal species evolved (R3)

Feral

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

a wild animal descended from domestic animals (R3, R4, IS1)

Endemism

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

occurrence of unique species to a geographic area (R3)

Adaptive shift

February 4, 2013 by Hoike

a discrete step in the process of adaptation (R3)

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