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  • noun Plural form of conspecific.

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Examples

  • This has a detrimental effect on plant reproduction: a) the density of conspecifics is fundamental to favor higher levels of inter-plant pollen transfer, and b) reproductive success depends on the quantity and quality of effective pollination visits, and both of these are likely to depend on local abundance.

    Juan Fernández Islands temperate forests 2007

  • They learn to recognize the features of their fellow monkeys (so called conspecifics) and can grasp the identity of every group member quickly.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • They learn to recognise the features of their fellow monkeys (so called conspecifics) and can grasp the identity of every group member quickly.

    Zee News : India National 2010

  • They learn to recognize the features of their fellow monkeys (so called conspecifics) and can grasp the identity of every group member quickly.

    Scientific Blogging 2010

  • They learn to recognise the features of their fellow monkeys (so called conspecifics) and can grasp the identity of every group member quickly.

    The Times of India 2010

  • They learn to recognize the features of their fellow monkeys (so called conspecifics) and can grasp the identity of every group member quickly.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2010

  • Or maybe you and I are just not conspecifics after all.

    Book Review: On Criticism by Noel Carroll 2009

  • While your Female Friends are writing their blogs, the Men are gossiping and whinging with their conspecifics who occur with high density in their workplace IRL and pretending that this is all just part of their 'doing Science' job ...

    Pushing Buttons Candid Engineer 2008

  • There are two generalizations that may be made from studies on latitudinal variation in growth rates: high-latitude fish populations often attain larger maximum body size than conspecifics at lower latitudes; and, although lower temperatures often reduce activity and constrain individuals to grow more slowly, they compensate by accelerating growth rate or larval development time relative to low-latitude conspecifics when raised at identical temperatures.

    Approaches to projecting climate change effects on arctic fish populations 2009

  • Species-typical behavior is important for the organism because behaving 'correctly' keeps the animal safe from danger and helps it utilize resources - such as what is the right kind of food to eat or prey to hunt, where and how to find appropriate shelter, and also how to interact with conspecifics, or others of its species, in a social manner which would include mating and parenting.

    Ethology Conference - The Development of Behavior DNLee 2009

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