differential mortality

collocation in English

meaningsofdifferentialandmortality

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differential
adjective
uk
/ˌdɪf.əˈren.ʃəl/
us
/ˌdɪf.əˈren.ʃəl/
based on ...
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mortality
noun[U]
uk
/mɔːˈtæl.ə.ti/
us
/mɔːrˈtæl.ə.t̬i/
the way that people do not live ...
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(Definition ofdifferentialandmortalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Differentialmortalityof two closely related host species induced by one parasite.
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However, this article focuses on the first main result of the longitudinal analysis : thedifferentialmortalitywithin industrial populations.
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Finally, we compared recovery and relief rates with the caveat that adifferentialmortalityrate makes this comparison ambiguous.
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However, the primary focus of this study is not the estimation of the overall levels of infant and child mortality, butdifferentialmortality.
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It seems improbable thatdifferentialmortalityin one or more nymphal instars would account for such differences, but nonetheless is conceivable.
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However, the study shows that herbivores can causedifferentialmortalitybetween species, and can therefore influence dipterocarp regeneration dynamics.
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These distributions may be the result ofdifferentialmortalityat the seedling stage.
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Differentialmortalityrates meant that, of the 35 widowed people interviewed, 29 were women.
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It is unlikely the differential population growth rates of aphids are influenced by adifferentialmortalitycaused by natural enemies.
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Indeed,differentialmortalitycreated a sizeable class of propertied widows, while falling fertility would have increased the number of families with daughters but no sons who might inherit.
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Differentialmortalityof two closely related host species induced by one parasite.
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Mechanisms of selection under these circumstances could involvedifferentialmortalityas well as competition in a post-disturbance environment.
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That could be exacerbated bydifferentialmortalityrates.
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Differentialmortalityof predators and hoppers does not appear to be the primary factor for resurgence.
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In fact mortality actually falls mostly on groups such as the very young and very old wheredifferentialmortalityin relation to body composition is highly unlikely.
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