Definition: Insect mouthparts that are concealed inside the head by folds of the head capsule. The mandibles and maxillae are located inside the oral chamber, and only the tips of the mouthparts protrude from the oral opening.
Definition: A landform consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, cobble, or even shell fragments along the shoreline of a body of water.
Definition: An alpine condition is an environmental condition in which the monthly mean temperature is less than 10 degrees Celsius and which occurs at altitudes above the tree line and below the snowline.