reproductive potential
collocation in Englishmeaningsofreproductiveandpotential
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reproductive
adjective
uk/ˌriː.prəˈdʌk.tɪv/us/ˌriː.prəˈdʌk.t̬ɪv/
relating to the process ...
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potential
noun[U]
uk/pəˈten.ʃəl/us/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, ...
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For reasons related to both kinship and reciprocal altruism,reproductivepotentialcan also be influenced by what others think of us.
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The major loss inreproductivepotentialappears to be due to embryonic loss rather than fertilization failure.
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Given insects' small size, highreproductivepotential, and dispersal ability, even accidental releases may lead to gene flow with wild populations.
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In the absence of such findings it may be that one link between dizygotic twinning andreproductivepotentialmay simply be high coital rates.
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Second, it is possible that it is invalid to ignore the intermediate host segment of the life cycles in estimating overallreproductivepotential.
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Evaluation of the impact of fungivory on thereproductivepotentialof fungi was beyond the scope of this study.
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Even if useless flights compromisereproductivepotential, they are still less damaging than sudden death.
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All components of overall parasitereproductivepotentialin the final hosts showed greater fitness in flounder compared with the smelt.
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Cultural systems can reducereproductivepotentialof winter annual grasses.
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This demonstrates that the stability of mammalian spermatozoa with regard to theirreproductivepotential should be assessed not only by their ability to undergo decondensation.
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Body condition score or degree of fatness, coupled with changes in body weight, have been shown to provide a useful method of assessingreproductivepotentialin beef cows38.
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Our survival and future progress and prosperity depend on limiting thisreproductivepotential.
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A classic example is that of the cod, with its hugereproductivepotential; there are other, similar species.
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Another is to teach the children that in some way thereproductivepotentialof the heterosexual relationship constitutes a positive social mischief in an over-populated world.
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But it is a warning that, if the present level of fishing continues, there is a risk that thereproductivepotentialof the stocks will collapse.
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The combined effect is a marked reduction inreproductivepotentialand rate of increase.
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A low waist-hip ratio has often been seen as a sign of good health andreproductivepotential.
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Evolutionary theory predicts that parental investment should change depending on the reproductive value of offspring and futurereproductivepotentialof parents.
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This result reflects a trade-off between the quantity of offspring and those offspring'sreproductivepotential.
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