Collocations withspecies
These are words often used in combination withspecies.
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algal species
Many red algal species produce different types of carrageenans during their developmental history.
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alien species
Furthermore, he found that there were only a few alien species that polluted the catch, inferring that most spiders were involved in local dispersal episodes.
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amphibian species
We did not find any significant relationship between raft area and amphibian species richness or abundance.
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ancestral species
A pair of homologous genes sampled from two species must have diverged in the ancestral species.
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aquatic species
Similar numbers of aquatic species (12, 11, and 13) were identified by the three emergence methods.
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avian species
In avian species the granulosa is reorganized throughout follicle development.
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bacterial species
Lectins are ubiquitous proteins which are likely present in all eukaryotic and many bacterial species as well as in some viruses.
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certain species
Minerals (or sand) (2%) of no nutritional value were ingested by certain species, and mud (5%) by some fish species.
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coexistence of species
Biological diversity: the coexistence of species on changing landscapes.
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different species
However, a different hierarchical distribution of nematodes can be observed in both hosts, which may be related to their different species-specificity.
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dominant species
Instead, they saw a shift in the productivity, degree of dominance and identity of the dominant species.
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exotic species
In addition, small-scale surveys of invasive species will be biased toward areas that contain exotic species.
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extant species
An attempt to estimate the effective size of the ancestral species common to two extant species from which homologous genes are sequenced.
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female species
Both male and female species mate during winter, following by an egg development in spring.
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forage species
Thus, socio-economic and cultural factors, including stakeholders' participation, need to be considered along with applied research results when recommending forage species for farmers' adoption.
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fungal species
The fungal species chosen for experimental studies belong to different genera and were selected as organic material decomposers.
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human species
Arguably, to think otherwise is to fail to appreciate the remarkable diversity of cognitive capacities found throughout the human species.
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indicator species
Consequently, the present results lend only weak support to the idea of extending the indicator species approach from plants to animals.
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individual species
Essays that combine ethnographic and linguistic evidence mostly focus on individual species, such as donkeys, pigs, chickens or bees.
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intelligent species
Almost any motivation we can imagine would lead an intelligent species with the technology to launch that single probe.
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introduced species
To assess the role of parasites in marine invasions, we review reasons why introduced species often leave their natural enemies behind.
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invasive species
This a change can be the result of invasive species such as cogon grasses, which out-compete the native forest species.
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keystone species
The keystone species concept: variation in interaction strength in a rocky intertidal habitat.
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known species
These estimates include undiscovered species believed to exist, and are roughly proportional to numbers of currently known species.
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listed species
Other listed species are either incompletely known or occur sporadically.
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living species
Various analyses of genetic materials and enzymes of living species support this hypothesis.
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long-lived species
This conclusion relies upon long-lived species paying a high energetic cost for repair mechanisms and shortlived hosts suffering severe parasite-induced pathogenesis.
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mammalian species
In comparing nuclear morphology in different mammalian species the term nucleolus precursor body has led to some confusion.
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non-indigenous species
With variable frequency, invasions have been followed by the dispersal and establishment of non-indigenous species, whether host or parasite.
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non-native species
As international trade expands, so will the unintentional introduction of non-native species.
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pelagic species
This situation is aggravated by the natural variability of most pelagic species resource stocks.
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pest species
There are many termite pest species in many different countries against which baits are deployed.
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pollinator species
It was assumed that the pollinator species mostly foraged in the soybean plots.
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prey species
Typically, an object of interest (such as a prey species) is of a different material than the background, and therefore it will affect light differently.
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protected species
For the first time, compensation becomes payable in respect of damage to protected species and their habitats, too.
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rare species
Rare species in communities of tropical insect herbivores: pondering the mystery of singletons.
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reactive oxygen species
Impact of reactive oxygen species on spermatozoa: a balancing act between beneficial and detrimental effects.
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reactive species
As discussed earlier, reactive species have beneficial effects, but disturbances in the reactive species' second messenger and regulatory activities may exacerbate the inflammatory process.
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related species
A comparison of the germination ecology of related species might show adaptations of germination requirements to specific habitat conditions or correlations with life history.
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selected species
The three selected species of fungi produce three-dimensional adhesive nets in the presence of nematodes.
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sentient species
An uninhabited world can be useful for certain purposes, especially in science fiction, but the majority of constructed worlds have one or more sentient species.
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separate species
Hence, only 28 species (936 individuals) were used to evaluate seasonal differences in the use of foraging niches of each separate species.
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species barrier
The feeding of animal remains across the species barrier is what the meat industry is all about.
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species composition
Species composition of each mixture was determined according to shape and size characteristics, which facilitated later identification during successive counting operations.
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species conservation
The biggest threats to species conservation are changing land use.
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species richness
Species richness and species ranges estimated from using tree census plots: how accurate are incomplete inventories?
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target species
Their target species include anchovies sardinellas, mackerels, scads, and some tuna-like fish, landed fresh.
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threatened species
Related programmes are being carried out for many other threatened species.
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timber species
Finally, is gap-phase regeneration of a largeseeded timber species affected by proximity of a mature conspecific to the gap?
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vertebrate species
It is apparent that the previously identified regulatory phosphorylation sites are highly conserved across widely divergent vertebrate species.
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