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15 and species
Thus although most species in the order are herbaceous, some no more than 15 cm high, there are a number of climbers ( e. g. some species of Asparagus ), as well as several genera forming trees ( e. g. Agave, Cordyline, Yucca, Dracaena ), some of which can exceed 10 m in height.
Members of the family are natives of temperate to tropical regions of the Old World, with 15 genera and 780 species.
Subgenus Alnus: Trees with stalked shoot buds, male and female catkins produced in autumn ( fall ) but stay closed over winter, pollinating in late winter or early spring, about 15 – 25 species, including:
In Lake Victoria, an isolated lake which formed recently in the African rift valley, over 300 species of cichlid fish adaptively radiated from one parent species in just 15, 000 years.
Of the 15 species of crane, the Blue Crane has the most restricted distribution of all.
There are about 15, 000 species of flowering plants with 3, 000 species of trees ( 267 species are dipterocarps ), 221 species of terrestrial mammals and 420 species of resident birds in Borneo.
Fresh grass clippings have an average ratio of about 15 to 1 and dry autumn leaves about 50 to 1 depending on species.
Pure carnivores such as ferets lack β-carotene 15, 15 '- monooxygenase and cannot convert any carotenoids to retinals at all ( resulting in carotenes not being a form of vitamin A for this species ); while cats can convert a trace of β-carotene to retinol, although the amount is totally insufficient for meeting their daily retinol needs.
Almost 15 % of people with weakened immune systems develop a systemic illness caused by Candida species.
When intervals between fires drop below 10 to 15 years, many chaparral species are eliminated and the system is typically replaced by non-native, invasive, weedy grassland.
# Monotropoideae ( 10 genera, 15 species )
The main feeding habitat of the western Pacific subpopulation is the shallow ( 5 – 15 m depth ) shelf off northeastern Sakhalin Island, particularly off the southern portion of Piltun Lagoon, where the main prey species appear to be amphipods and isopods.
The descendants of Plioviverrops reached their peak 15 million years ago, with more than 30 species having been identified.
Habitat destruction threatens the survival of indigenous and endemic species, including 140 species of mammals identified by the World Conservation Union ( IUCN ) as threatened, and 15 identified as critically endangered, including the Sumatran Orangutan.
A. chinensis and A. deliciosa were classified together until about 15 years ago, in the one species.
Most are cold-hardy, withstanding temperatures between − 25 ° C and − 40 ° C in winter, except for the evergreen species, which only tolerate temperatures down to about − 15 ° C.
* 15 cm = 1. 5 dm — approximate size of largest beetle species

15 and subspecies
The adult of the " nominate " subspecies of the Red-billed Chough, P. p. pyrrhocorax, is 39 – 40 centimetres ( 15 – 16 in ) in length, has a 73 – 90 centimetres ( 29 – 35 in ) wingspan, and weighs an average 310 grammes ( 10. 9 oz ).
In the typical subspecies deltoides ( Vermont south to northern Florida and west to about Michigan ), the leaves are broad and triangular, 7 – 15 cm across at the base.
The adult of the nominate European subspecies is 40 – 50 cm ( 15. 7 – 19. 7 in ) long with a 77 – 85 cm ( 30. 3 – 33. 5 in ) average wingspan, and weighs 692 – 925 g ( 25 – 33 oz ).
There are 15 recognized subspecies of European hare.
Ocellated Turkeys are much smaller than any of the subspecies of North American Wild Turkey, with adult hens weighing about 4 kg ( 8 pounds ) before laying eggs and 3 kg ( 6 – 7 pounds ) the rest of the year, and adult males weighing about 5 – 6 kg ( 11 – 15 pounds ) during breeding season.
There are also 15 different subspecies or races, which differ mainly in geographical location.
Consequently the number of valid subspecies is disputed, with various authorities recognizing between 11 and 15.
The Ural Owl ( Strix uralensis ) is a medium-large nocturnal owl of the genus Strix, with up to 15 subspecies found in Europe and northern Asia.
Comparing the subspecies, T. d. derbianus is characterized by 15 body stripes, smaller size and a rufous color, while T. d. gigas is larger, a sandy color, and has 12 body stripes.
At maturity, different populations and subspecies of cutthroat can range from 6 – 40 inches ( 15 – 100 cm ) in length, depending on habitat and food availability, making size an ineffective indicator as to species identity.
, 15 subspecies are recognised.
There are 15 subspecies:
Less than 15, 000 mountain gazelles are left within their natural range, more than 10, 000 of these being of Arabian mountain gazelle subspecies, G. g. cora, less than 3, 000 of Palestine mountain gazelles, G. g. gazella, less than 1, 000 of G. g. farasani, less than 250 of G. g. muscatensis, and 19 of subspecies G. g. acaiae.
With these two as subspecies of the Kalij Pheasant, the Silver Pheasant has 15 subspecies.
There are 15 recognized subspecies of the Silver Pheasant.
Over 15 subspecies have been described.
Two subspecies have been identified: caesia ( about 6 – 9 metres tall ) and magna ( up to 15 metres tall ).
The Florida race V. a. barbatulus is shorter-billed by 15 % than the northern Caribbean subspecies V. a. bonairensis.

15 and lemurs
True lemurs are social animals and live together in groups of two to 15 members.

15 and are
In order to attract new industries, 15 states or more are issuing tax free bonds to build government owned plants which are leased to private enterprise.
The biggest nuclear device the United States has exploded measured some 15 megatons, although our B-52s are said to be carrying two 20-megaton bombs apiece.
However, if their United States income is not subject to the withholding of tax on wages, their returns are due June 15, 1962, if they use a calendar year, or the 15th day of the 6th month after the close of their fiscal year.
If you are a nonresident alien and a resident of Puerto Rico, your return is also due June 15, 1962, or the 15th day of the 6th month after the close of your fiscal year.
Citizens of the United States who, on April 15, are not in the United States or Puerto Rico, are allowed an extension of time until June 15 for filing the return for the preceding calendar year.
If, for some reason such as economy, we are not going to develop aircraft nuclear propulsion with a sense of national urgency, then we should turn our effort to developing jet engines with a thrust-to-weight ratio of 12 or 15 to one.
In this organization, about half of the engineers with 15 or more years of employment are in supervision, engineering or elsewhere.
The most distal airways are similar to those found in type 1,, being composed of numerous, apparently true terminal bronchioles and occasional, poorly developed respiratory bronchioles ( figs. 14, 15 ).
The totals for these five categories are not too uneven, namely 20, 15, 11, 16, 9 respectively.
It is pertinent to ask the question: Has the long upswing of interest rates during the past 15 years just about run its course, and are we now entering a period in which both capital market forces and Federal policies will produce a prolonged decline of interest rates??
It was observed that EWC macromolecules are the same diameter ( 15 a. ) but much longer ( up to several microns ) than vertebrate tropocollagen.
Inorganic structures are found in Chapters 2 - 12, organic structures in Chapters 13 - 15.
Since we are considering here relatively small diameter ( 1 - 1.5 inches ) fiber plates, their average thickness can be kept below 1/4 inch and their internal losses may be assumed as 15 percent ( per plate ).
The waves are separated by intervals of 15 minutes to an hour or more ( because of their great length ), and this has often lulled people into thinking after the first great wave has crashed that it is all over.
Vermont's sugar maples are scarlet from Sept. 25 to Oct. 15, and often hit a height in early October.
About the same time the Alleghenies and Poconos in Pennsylvania are magnificent -- Renovo holds its annual Flaming Foliage Festival on Oct. 14, 15.
In the left part there were four beads, which in the first row have unitary values ( 1, 2, 3, and 4 ), and in the right side there are three beads with values of 5, 10, and 15 respectively.
Kurdish, with 15 %, constitute a major community in southeastern Anatolia, and are the largest ethnic minority.

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