reproductive behaviour
collocation in Englishmeaningsofreproductiveandbehaviour
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reproductive
adjective
uk/ˌriː.prəˈdʌk.tɪv/us/ˌriː.prəˈdʌk.t̬ɪv/
relating to the process ...
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behaviour
noun
uk/bɪˈheɪ.vjər/us/bɪˈheɪ.vjɚ/
the way that ...
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(Definition ofreproductiveandbehaviourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A number of excellent quantitative studies ofreproductivebehaviourhave been published in recent years.
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The explanations incorporated in these models are therefore only partial, since they have ignored the underlying context ofreproductivebehaviour.
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However, we do not have information about the relativereproductivebehaviouror fecundity of the asymmetric males in this study.
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This paper explores the relationship between age at menarche and subsequentreproductivebehaviour.
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Acknowledging their differences and their relative impact on people'sreproductivebehaviouris important for our understanding of past fertility regimes, as the following examples show.
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Clearly, religious denomination did matter a lot forreproductivebehaviour.
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Such diversity inreproductivebehaviouris also found in the study area.
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Some of these changes had a direct and some an indirect bearing on demographic phenomena in general and onreproductivebehaviourin particular.
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All of this led us to believe that this particular group of women might be the initiators of a new phase inreproductivebehaviour.
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Culture has a particularly profound influence onreproductivebehaviour.
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Their subsequentreproductivebehaviourthus depends on the outcome of past births in circumstances in which contraceptive techniques are known and easily available.
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Here we concentrate on the first hypothesis and discuss why we would expect to find differentreproductivebehaviourbetween religious groups for ideological reasons.
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What effect does suchreproductivebehaviour, which is observed only in the human species, have upon the reproductive performance?
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Secondly the increasing participation of females in economic activities has brought changes in contraceptive practices andreproductivebehaviour.
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Examination of past fertility regimes andreproductivebehaviourhelps to improve our understanding of recent population changes and demographic theories.
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This diversity inreproductivebehaviouris also found in the study area.
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In this analysis, an attempt has been made to assess whether mass media efforts influencereproductivebehaviour.
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This is undoubtedly further proof of the decisive influence that the age at marriage had and still has on a couple'sreproductivebehaviour.
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A noteworthy feature of the present study was an over-representation of immigrant women, many of whom retained cultural andreproductivebehaviourtypical of their country of origin.
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However, the findings do corroborate those concerning recent fertility: perceptions about the value of children appear to be unrelated to current (or recent) decisions aboutreproductivebehaviour.
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