individual species

collocation in English

meaningsofindividualandspecies

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individual
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
us
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
existing and considered separately from the other things or people in ...
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species
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/
us
/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/
a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with ...
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(Definition ofindividualandspeciesfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Essays that combine ethnographic and linguistic evidence mostly focus onindividualspecies, such as donkeys, pigs, chickens or bees.
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There is strong evidence for significantly heavier organic molecules, particularly polycyclic aromatics, although precise identification ofindividualspecieshas not yet been obtained.
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In the present study however, frequency of occurrence ofindividualspeciesin flocks showed high variation across fragments resulting in substantial differences in flock composition.
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The literature is made even more difficult to interpret as statements are often made about the genus rather than specifyingindividualspecies.
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However, the amount of variation at some loci was not always sufficient to estimate recombination for eachindividualspecies.
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Reductions observed forindividualspeciesalso mirror the results of earlier research.
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Fluctuations in the prevalence and abundance ofindividualspeciesof parasites were considerably more marked.
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The column abundance of eachindividualspecieswas then calculated from the total layer column abundance and mixing ratio of each species.
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This seasonal variation ofindividualspecieswas due primarily to differences in species phenology rather than to differences between sites.
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Each side of a divergence could be anindividualspeciesor an average across several species.
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The correlation coefficients of theindividualspeciesshow a similar (significant) trend.
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Pair-wise analyses revealed thatindividualspeciesdid not occur randomly in snails.
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Beyond the actual quantity of propagules, the traits of theindividualspeciesbrought to a target community should determine invasion success.
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Individualspeciesof trematodes in this system differed in their relationships with habitat characteristics where snails occurred.
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The morphology of the chromosomes differed largely inindividualspecies.
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Results forindividualspecieshad similar patterns, except that different species had different times of peak seedling emergence.
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The ageing rate characteristic of seeds ofindividualspeciesprovides essential guidelines for storage conditions, monitoring and regeneration needs of the genebank.
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The recognized trend is based on large data sets, butindividualspeciesdo not necessarily follow the rule.
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