body size
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbodyandsize
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body
noun
uk/ˈbɒd.i/us/ˈbɑː.di/
the whole physical structure that forms a person ...
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size
noun
uk/saɪz/us/saɪz/
how large or small something or ...
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Slope indicates the direction (positive, negative) of responses of ectoparasite abundance to hostbodysizefor male and female hosts.
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Slopes indicate the direction (positive or negative) of responses of ectoparasite abundance to hostbodysizefor male and female hosts.
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Total ectoparasite abundance differed between sexes regardless ofbodysizein four species.
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The time of immersion in the water bath varied from 12 to 18 minutes, depending on thebodysize.
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Bodysizeis defined as the linear measure of head plus alitrunk.
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The second theme describes the women's rejection of the pressure surroundingbodysizeand food and their desire to eat the foods they enjoyed.
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The hominid example is a dramatic case in point of the possible disconnect between brain andbodysize(contrary to the authors' suggestions).
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Our results suggest that the strength of the filter exerted by open areas is related with thebodysizeof the neotropical fruit bats.
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Only the variablesbodysizeand displacement were retained in the model.
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Furthermore, the largebodysizeof females considerably reduces their potential predators and practically only feral cats and raptors can access them.
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They found that the huge differences in abundance observed among co-occurring species had nothing to do with differences in theirbodysize.
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Adaptation to increasing elevation appears, therefore, to be species-based, with a complex of factors-humidity, temperature, rainfall and food supply- determining growth rates andbodysize.
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