host range
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhostandrange
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host
noun
uk/həʊst/us/hoʊst/
someone who ...
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range
noun
uk/reɪndʒ/us/reɪndʒ/
a set of ...
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(Definition ofhostandrangefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Therefore, we controlledhostrangefor host sample size by using residual values of the linear regression betweenhostrangeand host sample size.
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Some viruses of the family display a very narrowhostrange, especially for arthropod vectors.
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Therefore, our finding extends thehostrangeof this helminth in this peninsula.
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None of the 5 morphometric characters were related tohostrange.
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These three species, however, have a rather differenthostrangeand different biology.
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The test is suitable for epidemiological studies and eradication programmes for the whole intermediatehostrangeof the parasite.
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A general problem in ecologicalhostrangestudies is the availability of non-target hosts in the field.
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The main characters that have been used for justifying the naming of species are morphology andhostrange.
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The parasite remains associated with its host and does not include hosts from the new territory in itshostrange.
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However, complete descriptions of some of these trypanosomes with regard tohostrange, pathogenicity, transmission and distribution are still lacking.
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The parasitoids' taxonomic status, identification,hostrangeand phenology were studied using genetic, morphometric and ecological data.
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He further notes that in fish, larvae typically have a greaterhostrangethan adult parasites in the marine environment.
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It was concluded that laboratory observations can provide useful information on the compatibility between host and parasitoid which can complement traditionalhostrangetests to predict fieldhostrange.
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Further, it noted thathostrangewas narrow.
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The molecular basis for receptorbinding specificity and the role this plays in viral tropism andhostrangeis not as clear-cut as is often portrayed.
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Given the restrictedhostrangeof a specialist aphid, the adaptive value of maternal effects when colonizing highly predictable hosts is to be expected.
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The present study provides for the first time a general overview on thehostrangeof the different lepidopteran stem borer families.
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Its low host specificity has facilitated host-switching and resulted in ahostrangeincluding fish species from six orders and 11 families (see table 4).
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These genetic parameters are key to understanding the ability of phytophagous insect populations to adapt to ecological change and their ability to expandhostrange.
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It is also frequently assumed that infectivity alleles must have a negative effect on parasite fitness that offset the benefit of widerhostrange.
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The mechanism of parasitoid-induced immunosuppression is a factor which could be taken into account in assessing the potentialhostrangeof candidate biological control agents.
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