nonbreeding
- adjective
- /nɒnˈbriːdɪŋ/
- Specialized
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no reproductor
- Those females target subordinate, nonbreeding males from inside the group that can, and eventually do, help at their nests.
- nonbreeding females
Examples
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Further, my calculations indicated that the most common size of nonbreeding social units—five Harris' hawks—approximates the optimum for individuals in terms of average energy available to each hawk.
Academic text (1990) -
Nonbreeding season counts in Washington are substantially higher at 1,000-1,300 Steller sea lions (Gearin22).
Academic text (2000) -
In support of the benefits-of-philopatry hypothesis, females increasingly settled as nonbreeding group members in the larger coral as the difference in coral sizes increased (Figure 6b).
Academic text (2013) -
Dependence on mature forest and variation in migration among years indicates the need for forest gradients (connecting breeding and nonbreeding sites) that are wide rather than narrow, because these migration corridors not only provide habitat during migration but may provide essential nonbreeding habitat during some years.
Academic text (1992) -
Experimental setup showing a subordinate female (unfilled female symbol) goby (Paragobiodon xanthosomus) choosing between nonbreeding status on a large coral (left) and breeding status on a small coral (right).
Academic text (2013) -
During the nonbreeding season, many birds migrate to warmer climates to find food.
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Those nonbreeding individuals often play key roles in supporting the community by helping raise the young.
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The study observed how nonbreeding adults contributed to the foraging efforts of their group.
Synonyms
Not able to have young or make seeds
Not able to have children or young
Antonyms
- Specialized
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3.1
The process of producing new animals or plants by choosing which ones mate
How Reproductive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonbreeding joins the little prefix non- meaning 'not' with breed meaning 'to have young', so it is like saying 'not breeding'; it's easy to remember if you think of a season when animals are not making babies. This is why nonbreeding describes animals or times when they are not reproducing or are outside the breeding period.