Breeding adults have yellow bills, iridescent feathers that shine purple and green and are flecked with white spots. |
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Breeding pairs defend large territories where they often cooperate in hunting birds, eggs, and rodents. |
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Breeding hens and young chicks eat a greater proportion of animal matter than the rest of the population. |
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Breeding of the deer is so successful that every fortnight at least 15 to 20 of them are translocated to the Srisailam and other forests. |
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Breeding fighting fish are territorial, defending an area around a nest of mucus-coated bubbles floating on the water surface. |
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Breeding habitat is mostly inland around low-lying marshy areas near lakes. |
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Breeding and pupping sea otters generally occur from Point of Arches to the south, with a large concentration of sea otters near Cape Alava. |
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Breeding enough birds became a large industry and the crops consumed by the birds caused bitter resentment. |
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Breeding records show that for four years previous to this, experts worried that the distinctive toad was extinct altogether in the area. |
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Breeding productivity for riparian associated songbirds are at levels high enough to maintain viable populations. |
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Breeding birds are found both near the coast and farther inland on sparsely vegetated, dry Arctic tundra. |
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Breeding couples are generally able to successfully fledge a chick only once in nine years. |
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Breeding birds include lapwing, snipe and redshank, all of which have declined nationally in recent years. |
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The Breed Societies and North Western Cattle Breeding Society at Sligo will supply breeding stock and their progeny to the venue. |
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Five years later, in 1937, he came to Cornell University's Department of Plant Breeding, so that he could continue genetics and biometry. |
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Breeding territory and preferred perching places of males were determined based on regular observations from a hide at the breeding barns. |
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Breeding pairs defend large territories for nesting and foraging. |
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His parents had infringed the law of Preliminary Licensed Breeding. |
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Breeding selection has emphasized length, trimness, fine muscling, and rapid weight gain. |
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Breeding males emit lionlike roars and hisses as they fight for a harem of three to five hens. |
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Breeding has and always will help plants to acclimatize to new conditions and extend growing zones. |
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Breeding adults have a laterally flattened horn on the upper mandible. |
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Breeding in separated pairs, this snowy sheathbill has a large nest in a rocky crevice made of a variety of materials thrown up on the beach by the waves. |
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Breeding programmes in pointed gourd have several constraints such as poor germination, vegetative means of propagation and dioecy. |
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In New York, for example, the number of upland sandpipers declined by an estimated 84 percent from 1966 to 1995, according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey. |
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Breeding studies in Westies point to a polygenic trait, meaning that many genes are involved. |
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Breeding gamecocks is contrary to this practice, in that it encourages the killing of fellow creatures. |
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Breeding areas of the mallard, gadwall, northern shoveler, American wigeon and northern pintal are well surveyed. |
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Breeding occurs in rain barrels, tin cans, tires, stormsewer catch basins, street gutters, polluted ground pools, cesspools, open septic tanks, etc. |
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Breeding animals which have been purchased, but have not birthed will not be deemed as contributing to the productive capacity of the farm. |
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Breeding a resistant strain can take five generations of plants, and 15 years. |
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Breeding seasons of both species began with male testes developing in winter and spring, followed by female pregnancy and lactation in late spring and summer. |
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Breeding Black Brant have been banded at that site since 1986, providing a large sample of identifiable females on which to measure repeatability. |
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Breeding cows for beef is often slow because the qualities of a top-grade cut, marbling and tenderness, are unknown until after a cow is slaughtered. |
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Breeding pairs will frequently hunt cooperatively, with one bird flushing the prey toward its mate. |
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Breeding females settle in discrete areas, whereas breeding males and dispersing juveniles have more fluid ranges, being more mobile. |
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The Welsh Plant Breeding Station is near Aberystwyth and linked to the University. |
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Breeding biology of the Tawny-bellied Seedeater in southern Brazilian upland grasslands. |
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Breeding areas for the species were difficult to identify, since such areas varied in their response to drought, salination and mining activities, which were putting more pressure on water availability. |
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Breeding sounds of male Padogobius nigricans with suggestions for further evolutionary study of vocal behaviour in gobioid fishes. |
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Bayer CropScience is extending its European Wheat Breeding Center in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. |
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Until the middle of 2009 the molecular biologist worked on decoding the genetic blueprint of the potato at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne. |
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The unforgotten Dieter Schulze discovered the stallion, purchased him and under his patronage, he competed with Dirk Ahlmann at the Bundeschampionate and at the World Breeding Show Jumping Championships for Young Horses. |
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Breeding birds at Keenjar Lake include Night-heron, Cotton teal, Pheasant tailed jacana, Purple Moorhen, besides some passerines. |
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Breeding manager Dr. Werner Schade gave a positive summary: The autumn started strong with the Elite Auction and the Stallion Sales, and the November Auction fol-lowed this trend. |
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Breeding takes place at any time between February and October with successive pregnancies occurring at short intervals. |
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Breeding occurs in California from March to May, pupping between April and May, depending on local populations. |
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The Australian Cherry Breeding program is developing a series of new varieties which are under testing evaluation. |
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Breeding efforts have yet to produce a hypoallergenic fruit suitable for either of the two forms of apple allergy. |
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Breeding usually takes place in April and May, and the gestation period is about 52 days. |
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Breeding stock may be allowed a longer lifespan, occasionally living as long as 25 years. |
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Breeding season in the northern hemisphere lasts from March to June, peaking in April. |
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Breeding habitat selection of sympatric White-tailed, Rock and Willow Ptarmigan in the southern Yukon Territory, Canada. |
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Breeding biology of the Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus in the southwest of the Pskov region. |
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Breeding ecology of sympatric Greater and Lesser scaup in the subarctic Northwest Territories. |
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Breeding between inbreeds with different characteristics targeting tolerance of biotic and abiotic stress has been identified as an alternative for improving rubber tree growth and production. |
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Breeding biology of the Mountain Swiftlet Aerodramus hirundinaceus in Irian Jaya. |
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Breeding and reproductive performance of tropical deer and mousedeer in bio-park. |
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Breeding behavior is complex and often involves three or more animals. |
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Breeding eastern gray squirrels are found in Nova Scotia, but whether this population was introduced or came from natural range expansion is not known. |
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The useful genetic variation in North Dakota State University Corn Breeding Program could be potential source of new genes for improving genetic diversity in these regions. |
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Breeding biology of the Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis on Lake Victoria. |
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Breeding false gharial crocodiles is difficult because they require settings similar to their natural swamp and river habitat in the jungles of Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra. |
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The zoo is expected to receive an animal from the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Station in China, which is leading a crusade to save the endangered species. |
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A pair of Andean condors, Gus and Sonya, hold residency at the Colwyn Bay attraction, and are part of a carefully controlled European Breeding Programme. |
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Breeding and postnuptial molt of the Red-vented Bulbul in western Samoa. |
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Currently, the National Breeding Station possesses 6 highly productive bulls imported from the United States who allowed to start artificial insemination of cows. |
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