breeding site

collocation in English

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breeding
noun[U]
uk
/ˈbriː.dɪŋ/us
/ˈbriː.dɪŋ/
the keeping of animals or plants in order to breed ...
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site
noun[C]
uk
/saɪt/us
/saɪt/
a place where something is, was, or will be built, or where something happened, is happening, or ...
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(Definition ofbreedingandsitefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Males alone produce an aggregation pheromone when they have located a suitablebreedingsite, which attracts flying adults.
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The authors consider it most likely that a temporal delay between the arrival of adult eels from different latitudes at the commonbreedingsitecauses the genetic differentiation.
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It is an importantbreedingsitefor seabirds.
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Males call from vegetation or ground around thebreedingsite.
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It is also abreedingsitefor the passage migrants.
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After pairing, both will search for a suitablebreedingsite.
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The lake was previously an importantbreedingsitefor waterbirds.
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There has been limited information until now about the geographical distribution and continuity ofbreedingsiteuse in relation to the species.
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That is an almost frivolous reason for damaging what is in fact the only mainlandbreedingsiteof a rare bird, the whimbrel.
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In 1967, it was thebreedingsiteof an estimated 23,000 individual birds.
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At thebreedingsite, the male mounts the female and grips her tightly round the body.
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In 2007, eight chicks were successfully translocated and fledged from thebreedingsite.
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It forms long-term pairs, and often stays committed to onebreedingsitefor several years.
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During the summer months, the island becomes abreedingsitefor terns and noddies.
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The gorge is an important site for rare plants, invertebrates andbreedingsitefor birds.
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Breeding colonies often forage together to several miles away from thebreedingsite.
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As a majorbreedingsitefor seabirds, the island was placed under protection in 1959.
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The area around the dam is used for recreational purposes and as abreedingsiteof freshwater creatures.
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The following year, only one male was seen at what previously had been the majorbreedingsite.
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They search for food only during the day and normally within a few kilometers of theirbreedingsite.
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The transition from alternate to basic plumages begins at thebreedingsitebut is most pronounced during the southwards migration.
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