Grade

Definition of Grade

From the elephant glossary Section: evolution

Cladogram (family tree) of a biological group. The green box (central) may represent an evolutionary grade (paraphyletic), a group united by conservative anatomical and physiological traits rather than phylogeny. The flanking red and blue boxes are clades (i.e., complete monophyletic subtrees).

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No country match the word Grade in the database.

9 locations holdings in the elephant database match the word Grade.

Belgrade Zoo, zoo in Belgrade
Bullen's African Lion Safari in Warragamba, zoo in Sydney
Circus Henry (Georg Frank), circus in Treuenbrietzen
Circus Krone, circus in Munich
Dubai Safari Park, zoo in Dubai
Orang National Park, wild in Tezpur
Tucson Reid Park Zoo (Randolph Park Zoo), zoo in Tucson, Arizona
Walter L. Main Circus, circus in Geneva
Werribee Open Range Zoo, zoo in Werribee

8 elephants in the elephant database match the word Grade

EM-F Erna born 1982-12-31 arrived 1982-12-31 at Shanghai Zoo in China
EM-M Luka born 1973-04-13 arrived 2013-06-27 at Osnabruck Zoo in Germany, from Terra Natura theme park, Benidorm, in Spain.
EM-F Na born arrived at Vietnam Circus Federation in Vietnam
EM-M Neelakandan born 1996 arrived 2018-09-16 at Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad) in India, from Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India.
EM-M Surendran born ~2001 arrived 2018-09-16 at Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad) in India, from Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India.
EM-M Surya born arrived 2018-09-16 at Muthanga elephant camp (East Wayanad) in India, from Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC), in India.
EM-F Twiggy (Susan) born 1966 arrived 1990-10-15 at Belgrade Zoo in Serbia, from Amersfoort Zoo, in Netherlands.
EM-M Yuan Yuan born 2001-05-00 arrived 2001-05-00 at Shanghai Zoo in China

Reference list Koehl, Dan, (2022). Grade. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 September 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/index.php?id=177. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Cladogram (family tree) of a biological group. The green box (central) may represent an evolutionary grade (paraphyletic), a group united by conservative anatomical and physiological traits rather than phylogeny. The flanking red and blue boxes are clades (i.e., complete monophyletic subtrees).

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