male fertility

collocation in English

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male
adjective
uk
/meɪl/us
/meɪl/
belonging or relating to the sex that fertilizes eggs, and does not produce babies or ...
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fertility
noun[U]
uk
/fəˈtɪl.ə.ti/us
/fɚˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/
(of animals and plants) the quality of being able to produce young ...
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(Definition ofmaleandfertilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is no simple relation between themalefertilityand the estimated fitness.
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Physical mapping ofmalefertilityand meiotic drive quantitative trait loci in the mouse t complex using chromosome deficiencies.
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The dashed lines show the naive approximation that fitness is proportional to the average ofmalefertilityand female fecundity.
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Table 2 shows fits to data generated from a population subject to selection onmalefertilityrather than larval viability.
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For these parameters, there is no threshold, because genotypes with lowmalefertilitystill contribute female fecundity.
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Consistent with this idea, genes involved inmalefertilityoften evolve faster than most other genes both in amino acid sequence and in expression.
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More generally, the discrete model would lead to correct fitness estimates provided thatmalefertility and female fecundity are proportional to each other.
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Measuring fitness that male mating success does not differ with different genotypes of females, this would allow themalefertilitycomponent to be measured.
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If the increase in seed success outweighs the decrease inmalefertility, heterozygote superiority could cause the spread of females even when phenotypic models predict no spread.
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The net rate of egg production now barely changes withmalefertility, since the number of eggs produced by each female is not directly affected by her mate.
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Research inmalefertilitymedication is currently ongoing.
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If tests formalefertilityare to be made on hamster eggs, the resultant embryo must be destroyed immediately.
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This is a test ofmalefertility; the test takes less than a day to perform and no embryos can develop.
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Nonylphenol causes the feminization of aquatic organisms, decreasesmalefertility, and decreases survival in young fish.
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His symbol is a stylized mushroom, which symbolizes intoxication andmalefertility.
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Lighthouses are often interpreted in dreams as beacons of truth or asmalefertilityand influence.
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Current data suggests a possible role of osteocalcin inmalefertility.
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Dramatic reductions inmalefertility—probably yet another side effect of oestrogen from the contraceptive pill—will inevitably hasten the process of scientific and political involvement in reproduction.
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It is done to help evaluatemalefertility, whether for those seeking pregnancy or verifying the success of vasectomy.
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We are now getting an inkling as to the disturbing long-term consequences of omnipresent waste from pesticides: cancers, endocrinal disorders, reducedmalefertility, poorer immune defence systems, behavioural problems.
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His major contributions were in the areas of comparative endocrinology, the regulation ofmalefertility, and the use of non-human primates in biomedical research.
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A 2003 paper reports the first epidemiological study designed to investigate the possibility of a relationship between cyclamate and cyclohexylamine andmalefertilityin humans.
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It has been proposed that plants use phytoestrogens as part of their natural defence against the overpopulation of herbivore animals by controllingmalefertility.
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He protected various aspects of agriculture and fertility, including the vine and the soft seed of its grapes, wine and wine vessels, andmalefertilityand virility.
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One study demonstrated that vinclozolin impairedmalefertilitynot only in the first generation that was exposed in utero, but in males born for three generations and beyond.
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