Marine Biology

"Marine Biology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The study of the origin, structure, development, growth, function, genetics, and reproduction of organisms which inhabit the OCEANS AND SEAS.

Descriptor ID	D008386
MeSH Number(s)	H01.158.273.248.750.500 H01.277.249.750.500 H01.277.750.500
Concept/Terms	Marine Biology Marine Biology Biology, Marine Marine Hydrobiology Marine Hydrobiology Hydrobiology, Marine Marine Ecology Ecology, Marine

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Marine Biology".

Natural Sciences [H]
Natural Science Disciplines [H01]
Biological Science Disciplines [H01.158]
Biology [H01.158.273]
Ecology [H01.158.273.248]
Hydrobiology [H01.158.273.248.750]
Marine Biology [H01.158.273.248.750.500]
Earth Sciences [H01.277]
Ecology [H01.277.249]
Hydrobiology [H01.277.249.750]
Marine Biology [H01.277.249.750.500]
Oceanography [H01.277.750]
Marine Biology [H01.277.750.500]

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