reproductive efficiency
collocation in Englishmeaningsofreproductiveandefficiency
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reproductive
adjective
uk/ˌriː.prəˈdʌk.tɪv/us/ˌriː.prəˈdʌk.t̬ɪv/
relating to the process ...
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efficiency
noun
uk/ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/us/ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
the quality of working well in an organized way, without wasting time ...
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(Definition ofreproductiveandefficiencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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As a result, femalereproductiveefficiencyin the oldest females declined by 87% in relation to the younger ones.
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Likewise, reducedreproductiveefficiencydecreases the return map steepness, but without altering the y-intercept (not shown).
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Note that male mating ability comprises only part of malereproductiveefficiency, because of the other factors that contribute to male reproductive success.
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Whatever the explanation, the importance of maternal age to all types ofreproductiveefficiencydeserves emphasis as a topic of both biological and sociological significance.
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It has often been supposed that maternalreproductiveefficiencymay fall with increasing maternal age.
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We also use the definition r=2r for the malereproductiveefficiencyfunction, as described above.
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This communication deals with prenatal mortality in biological terms of overallreproductiveefficiency and not in the clinical context of trying to reduce perinatal mortality.
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Because of their high standard of health and physique they are able to maintain theirreproductiveefficiency despite increasing age and worsening social conditions.
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This also suggests that our formulation of the malereproductiveefficiencyfunction as r=2r in the mechanistic model is appropriate for these data.
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Heat stress has been shown to decrease estrus activity, fertility, ova implantation and overallreproductiveefficiencyof the sow24.
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Heavier females were more constrained than lighter ones by mating delays and femalereproductiveefficiency (no. viable eggs/female body weight) was also significantly reduced.
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Femalereproductiveefficiency, estimated as the number of viable eggs produced per mg of female body weight, was strongly affected by mating delay.
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Seed-set was 13%, indicating lowreproductiveefficiency.
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At that point, concerns were raised about increasing amounts of inbreeding leading to decreased health andreproductiveefficiencyand increasing amounts of undesirable traits.
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Although buffaloes are polyoestrus, theirreproductiveefficiencyshows wide variation throughout the year.
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Ensuring adequate body fat reserves is essential for cattle to produce milk and also to keepreproductiveefficiency.
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