target species

collocation in English

meaningsoftargetandspecies

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target
noun
uk
/ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/us
/ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/
an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. ...
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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 oftargetandspeciesfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theirtargetspeciesinclude anchovies sardinellas, mackerels, scads, and some tuna-like fish, landed fresh.
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Another assumption made in the diagnostic tool is that only individuals from the 30targetspecieswill be tested.
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The development of an efficient baiting system is important since an attractive bait permits the selfvaccination of thetargetspecies.
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In brief, single samples captured from different localities along the geographical distribution of the hosttargetspeciesare analysed and compared.
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More experimental data for a variety of ion andtargetspecieswould be of great help both for theoretical and numerical research.
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Thus, we assessed the selfing ability oftargetspeciesby comparing the fruit set under natural conditions with a net-bagging treatment.
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In order to avoid effects of breeding and thus creating bias as to susceptibility to the parasite, 2 phylogenetically distanttargetspecieswere used.
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Monoclonal antibodies have provided significant advances in enhancing our knowledge of trophic interactions and can be employed to help quantify predation ontargetspecies.
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A suitable growth model for thetargetspecieswill allow quantitative estimates of waiting times required before the declaration of 'pest-free' status can be made.
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If twotargetspeciesare phylogenetically close, a robot implementing the behavior of one ought to be easy to convert to a model of the other.
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Rank 1 overlaps represent nearestneighbour comparisons whereas lower ranks represent comparisons betweentargetspeciesand more distant neighbours in niche space.
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Here, 13 outputs represent the fourtargetspeciesand a variety of other sounds which represented the most common sound types recorded at the various sites.
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For eachtargetspecies, 20-50 individual plants were numbered in two observation plots and the number of inflorescences was monitored at 2- 3-mo intervals.
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