geographical distribution

collocation in English

meaningsofgeographicalanddistribution

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geographical
adjective
uk
/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
us
/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
relating to geography, or to the geography of a particular area ...
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distribution
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/
us
/ˌdɪs.trɪˈbjuː.ʃən/
the process of giving things out to several people, or spreading or ...
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(Definition ofgeographicalanddistributionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These constitute new host records for both parasites, widening their knowngeographicaldistribution.
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Molecular characterization of these parasites, collected from both human and rodent hosts from a widegeographicaldistribution, will provide further evidence towards their identity.
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However, although these species benefit from important financial support, thegeographicaldistribution of improved genotypes to growers still remains an expensive and complex task.
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Comments recorded by the students indicate that many people are aware of thegeographicaldistributionof this feature.
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When a species has a widegeographicaldistribution, its local populations in different regions may experience different selection pressures.
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For these pest groups, climatic conditions andgeographicaldistributionof pests (downy mildews, corn borers, etc.) restrict the importance to some hot spots.
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The unequalgeographicaldistributionof magnetic resonance imaging facilities, coupled with inefficient use of medical devices in public facilities suggests inequality in access.
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Geographicaldistributionhas also been suggested as an influence on mortality among various clergy groups.
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The use of the computer in plotting thegeographicaldistributionof dialect items.
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The disease has a worldwidegeographicaldistributionand occurs in all continents, including circumpolar, temperate, subtropical and tropical zones, especially in undeveloped and developing countries.
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The biological tags method is ultimately based on thegeographicaldistributionof parasites.
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Such ageographicaldistributioncould account for the dynamics of hobo elements.
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At present, a particulargeographicaldistributioncan be observed, which seems to have been stable since the beginning of the 1960s.
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The temporal presentation andgeographicaldistributionof cases suggests the following pattern of spread.
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Thegeographicaldistributionof campylobacter infections varies substantially, and many environmental factors may influence the observed pattern.
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It is possible reasons for lack of correlation betweengeographicaldistributionand molecular subtypes, that cattle are comparatively frequently transferred between prefectures.
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Probably there is ageographicaldistributionof the tobacco form associated with the presence or absence of its main host-plant.
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Thegeographicaldistributionof many of these types is plotted on maps.
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