Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Euphorbiaceae — trees in thespurge family, notably including thekamala tree. - proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Osmeridae — fish in thesmelt family, notably including thecapelin .
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Examples
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Recent excursions of capelin (Mallotus villosus) to the Scotian Shelf and Flemish Cap during anomalous hydrographic conditions.
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The relationship between oceanographic conditions in the 1990s and changes in spawning behaviour, growth and early life history of capelin (Mallotus villosus).
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Capelin (Mallotus villosus), which spawns in large numbers on rocky beaches, is a particularly important coastal fish used locally in Canada and Greenland for human and sled dog food.
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Seasonal abundance and vertical distribution of capelin (Mallotus villosus) in relation to water temperature at a coastal site off eastern Newfoundland.
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Recent excursions of capelin (Mallotus villosus) to the Scotian Shelf and Flemish Cap during anomalous hydrographic conditions.
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Over-harvest of the fish resources of the Barents Sea, primarily capelin (Mallotus villosus), resulted in profound rearrangements of the trophic relationships of the entire marine ecosystem, causing massive mortality of marine colonial birds and harp seals in the late 1980s.
Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic 2009
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Population dynamics of Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii), capelin (Mallotus villosus) and other coastal pelagic fishes in the eastern Bering Sea.
Fisheries and aquaculture in the North Pacific (Bering Sea) 2009
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Population dynamics of Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii), capelin (Mallotus villosus) and other coastal pelagic fishes in the eastern Bering Sea.
Fisheries and aquaculture in the North Pacific (Bering Sea) 2009
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Population dynamics of Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii), capelin (Mallotus villosus) and other coastal pelagic fishes in the eastern Bering Sea.
Fisheries and aquaculture in the North Pacific (Bering Sea) 2009
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The population biology and exploitation of capelin (Mallotus villosus) in the Barents Sea.
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