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  • n  (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

  • Within this genre are a few subspecies: the family breakup film (The Squid and the Whale), the finding-your-family-at-school movie (Half Nelson, Brick), the gay drama (Mysterious .
  • Of the surviving 71 lemur species and subspecies on Madagascar, 63% are endangered.
  • Despite its vast numbers and myriad subspecies, today's youth is most accurately viewed through the campus window: nearly 40% of all American youth go on to higher education, and .
News & Articles

  • WSU starts sperm bank for honeybees
    PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) -- There's a lot of buzz at Washington State University over work to develop the first sperm bank for honeybees. Entomologist Steve Sheppard and his crew are using liquid nitrogen to preserve bee semen. The goal is to preserve and improve the stock of honeybees and to prevent subspecies from extinction. Honeybees are serious business. Washington's $1 billion apple crop, for ...
    June 16, 2013 - KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland
  • Washington State U starts sperm bank for honeybees
    PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — There's a lot of buzz at Washington State University over work to develop the first sperm bank for honeybees. Entomologist Steve Sheppard and his crew are using liquid nitrogen to preserve bee semen. The goal is to preserve and improve the stock of honeybees and to prevent subspecies from extinction.
    June 16, 2013 - The Wenatchee World
Quotes

  • Chris Carter in Scoop.co.nz
    Hector's and Maui's dolphins are a national taonga we cannot afford to lose,Chris Carter said. "Their future is grim unless impacts on the species are managed. The Maui subspecies is now down to just 111 individuals, making it the world's...
  • Winston Churchill in EurekAlert (press release)
    The common laboratory mouse is not what we thought it was,said coauthor Gary Churchill, Ph.D., a Jackson Laboratory senior staff scientist. "We've established that laboratory mice are derived almost entirely from a single subspecies, not...
  • Alfred D Chandler Jr in Chicago Tribune
    These corporations needed what Mr. Chandler called "a new subspecies of economic man -- the salaried manager."

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