seasonal migration

collocation in English

meaningsofseasonalandmigration

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seasonal
adjective
uk
/ˈsiː.zən.əl/us
/ˈsiː.zən.əl/
relating to or happening during a particular period in ...
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migration
noun[C or U]
uk
/maɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/us
/maɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/
the process of animals travelling to a different place, usually when the ...
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(Definition ofseasonalandmigrationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One species specializes on prey that exhibitsseasonalmigration(rats).
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The other strategy that we explore isseasonalmigrationwith livestock (transhumance).
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This lifestyle, based onseasonalmigration, cultivation, and animal husbandry, represented a highly rational adaptation to the desert environment.
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As for themselves, these respondents might describe theirseasonalmigrationin terms of imagination, curiosity, initiative and excitement.
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Some interviewees described theirseasonalmigrationin terms of two different lives which they wanted to keep separate.
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Besidesseasonalmigrationto nearby labour centres, they mention that numerous migrant workers were going further afield for longer periods of time.
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At the time of the interview, both suffered from poor health and were not sure for how long they would be able to pursue theirseasonalmigration.
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Petty trading, casual labor for larger farmers in the area, andseasonalmigrationto cities (especially by teenage and adult males) were commonly cited by all respondent groups.
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The traditionalseasonalmigrationbrought extra income.
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This causedseasonalmigrationof its population.
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Bats also undertakeseasonalmigrationbetween caves.
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Evidence of oceanodromy (seasonalmigration) is seen in some species.
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This was supplemented by the traditionalseasonalmigration.
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Seasonalmigrationis one example of predictive homeostasis.
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Seasonalmigrationdoes occur, but not all individuals undertake them.
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During theirseasonalmigration, juvenile loggerheads have the ability to use both magnetic and visual cues.
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Seasonalmigrationwas a feature of life, as with many other hunter-gatherer communities.
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Transhumance is theseasonalmigrationof livestock and pastoralists between higher and lower pastures.
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Nomadic pastoralism is practiced in different climates and environments with daily movement andseasonalmigration.
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Often, this movement was related toseasonalmigrationon account of the agricultural sector.
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These pastures were used during theseasonalmigrationof the cattle (static transhumance).
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Traditional ways of coping, such asseasonalmigrationto the coastal areas to benefit from the coastal rains, are not possible, because of the security situation.
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Theseasonalmigrationbegan in the 16th century and was very common until the beginning of the 19th century.
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The refuge serves as a stopover site for songbirds and other migrants to rest and feed during theirseasonalmigration.
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They showseasonalmigrationpatterns, generally breeding in the northern parts of their range and overwintering in the southern.
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