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biont

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bi·ont  (bnt)
n.
An individual organism.
[bi(o)- + -ont.]
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Noun1.biont - a discrete unit of living matter
animate thing, living thing - a living (or once living) entity
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Similarly, a Mantel test of correlation between host and sym biont genetic distance matrices revealed no significant association (Mantel's r = 0.
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Some portion of this failure was the counterweighing influence of biont attachment.
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1990): degree of dissolution, fragmentation, condition of fragmented edges, discoloration, abrasion, biont encrustation, and articulation (in M.
The taphonomic signature of a brine seep and the potential for ... by Parsons-Hubbard, Karla M.; Powell, Eric N.; Raymond, Anne; Walker, Sally E.; Brett, Carlton; Ashton- / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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