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Last update: 26 May 2010 |
"One foot in the sea, and one on shore, The vernacular name of 'mudskippers' (or 'mudhoppers')
is used for several related species of fishes (Teleostei, Gobiidae, Oxudercinae: see also Systematics & Biogeography), characterised by peculiar amphibious
habits. |
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Within
the subfamily Oxudercinae there exists a gradual continuum of specific complexes of adaptations
to the amphibious lifestyle. |
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This precious natural legacy is currently
threatened by human demographic expansion, exacerbated by the recent trends of the global economy. |
Tsunami disaster after destruction of
the coastal protective belts of mangrove forests. Banda Aceh, Indonesia,
2005 |
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