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The turtle egglaying season also attracted numerous black bears on and near the beach, making the trips more than mere strolls.
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Axel and Scheller's success in 1982 in cloning the gene encoding the egglaying hormone in Aplysia seeded Axel's long-term interest in neurobiology and gave me not only a wonderful friend but also an exposure to the methods of recombinant DNA and modern molecular biology.
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Oak galls (commonly known as oak apples) are growths produced by perforations made by egglaying insects on leaves and twigs.
Chapter 5 1994
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Mauli: Would it be wrong to assume that, as in other insect colonies, the female, or egglaying gender, is the guiding force?
The Rowan McCaffrey, Anne 1990
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In Africa the grasshopper Zonocerus variegatus may be serious; control is by destruction of the egglaying sites or by fenitrothion.
Chapter 11 1987
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The average egglaying rate per hen is 240, more than 4 higher than the 1975 rate.
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Biologists discover an egglaying mammal, a very weird moth, and other bizarre fauna.
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Biologists discover an egglaying mammal, a very weird moth, and other bizarre fauna.
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Biologists discover an egglaying mammal, a very weird moth, and other bizarre fauna.
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Biologists discover an egglaying mammal, a very weird moth, and other bizarre fauna.
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