oviposition
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8.5
- noun
- /ˌoʊvɪpəˈzɪʃən/
- Specialized
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oviposición
- The female fish swims to the surface to begin oviposition, laying dozens of eggs in the water.
- oviposition behavior
- oviposition choice
- oviposition tests
Examples
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Females were placed individually in small plastic vials with wet filter paper as substrate for oviposition.
Academic text (2018) -
There was also a heritable variation in post-alighting oviposition behavior, with some females preferring one host and others the alternate host.
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Our findings to date indicate that the two Galerucella species successfully overwintered and started oviposition at all release sites.
Academic text (1993) -
When certain arctic Aedes mosquitoes obtain a blood meal, they will produce about 100 eggs per oviposition.
Academic text (1992) -
Each of the eight cages contained an oviposition cup, a small black container lined with filter paper and half-filled with water.
Academic text (1992) -
There is evidence that adaptive changes in oviposition preference can, within the constraints imposed by phylogenetic history, evolve within decades (Thompson 1998).
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Surgical removal of the corpora lutea causes premature oviposition in all oviparous lizard species examined.
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For example, gray treefrogs had much greater male calling activity and oviposition by females in experimental ponds in clearcuts relative to ponds in partial or control forests.
Academic text (2009) -
Our studies demonstrate that life stages related to oviposition and larval performance in the aquatic stage are sometimes affected positively by clearcutting, whereas effects on juvenile and adult terrestrial stages are mostly negative.
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Adults emerge in spring and feed on newly formed leaf tissue of Lythrum salicaria. Spring oviposition lasts approximately two months; batches of two to ten eggs are laid daily on the plant stem or in leaf axils.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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1.3
The act of birds, like chickens, producing eggs
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1.5
Animals, especially birds, make eggs and put them in a nest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word oviposition comes from the Latin parts ovi- 'egg' and position 'placing'. So, it means the act of laying or placing eggs, which is why scientists use it for how insects and other animals put their eggs down.