Sentences with phrase «breeding areas for»

One of the whales, dubbed Varvara by the scientists, visited the three major breeding areas for eastern gray whales, which are found off North America.

They essentially make north - south migrations between cold water feeding areas for summer and temperate to tropical breeding areas for winter.

The rocky shores of Santa Barbara Island also provide resting and breeding areas for California sea lions, harbor seals and northern elephant seals.

Dogs that are not dried completely are prone to various skin conditions, as a damp coat and skin are prime breeding areas for bacteria.

The nationally significant Warrego River Waterholes near Charleville are an important breeding area for native fish including Murray cod and silver perch.

The pond is a documented breeding area for the eastern tiger salamander, one of the largest terrestrial salamanders in the United States and a species on the state's endangered list.

The researchers also still wonder why these animals only stay in the breeding area for a month during the breeding season — whether, for example, it is too energetically demanding to stay longer, or whether they have another nest to visit elsewhere.

Norway's government has approved oil drilling in what environmentalists say is a highly sensitive breeding area for fish and birds.

«This region off the western Antarctic Peninsula has been a known breeding area for Adélie penguins for thousands of years,» said Kim Bernard, a biological oceanographer at Oregon State University and lead author on the study.

The offshore marine habitat was long known as an important breeding area for the commercially valuable Queen Conch, as well as a seasonal spawning bank for Nassau and Yellowfin Groupers, and a variety of other species.

The Bacalar Chico Project is geared toward sustainable use and development of this unique area of North Ambergris Caye due to a variety of exceptional factors: at Rocky Point the reef touches the shore; the green sea turtle and the loggerhead nesting site between Robles and Rocky Point; the offshore marine habitat once known as a breeding area for Queen conch; and the seasonal spawning bank for the nassau and yellowfin groupers; the high diversity of terrestrial and vegatation zones.

Just over 30 kilometres offshore from Port Lincoln lies aptly - named Dangerous Reef, a breeding area for great white sharks.

2004 — September: Work commences on the spacious new breeding area for the Elephants, and at the same time updating and modernizing the infrastructure of the Elephant food area, waste & rubbish removal, plus the implementing of a brand new Elephant Manure Processing Plant in Renon, Denpasar where the elephant waste is turned into an environmentally friendly fertilizer.

Midway is the most important breeding area for Laysan albatross, a species vulnerable to extinction as pollution and fishing pressures increase.

Not exact matches

As in other areas of the Basin, the floodplains and wetlands of the Lachlan are flourishing and as a result, large breeding events for colonial water bird species such as straw - necked ibis are possible.

This is because they are land races — adapted varieties that have been growing in the same geographic area for hundreds of years — and not recently bred - to - be-true varieties.

National strategies have been implemented to accelerate research and its application in areas including biological control, crop rotations and polycultures.This has resulted in major changes in some of the goals of Cuban plant breeding and a search for more appropriate methods of participatory plant breeding.

The Hogs are competent in all areas of special teams — punter Dylan Breeding has averaged 44.6 yards per boot, place - kicker Zach Hocker is 12 - for - 15 on field goals under 40 yards and boots 41 percent of his kickoffs for touchbacks, etc..

Rachid Khlifi, a coach and scout mostly based in and around Paris, most recently as the head of scouting at the Paris FC academy, pinpoints several significant factors which make Les Ulis and other areas like it a breeding ground for talent.

Even if it doesn't, you have to clean out the tank and the inner part on a regular basis; damp areas are a breeding ground for mold and bacteria!

Frequently touched surfaces, like door handles and crib rails, and areas that see more than their fair share of yuck (such as changing tables and laundry hampers) provide an excellent breeding ground for germs and bacteria.

Mouth and nose piercings are particularly prone to problems since these areas are breeding grounds for all kinds of bacteria.

«Unfortunately for broadcast journalism, Paxman is more or less gone from the news studios, and the new breed of anchors seem to have an increasing inability to ask simple, direct questions or press hard on the most vulnerable areas.

The area is a breeding and nesting ground for threatened and endangered birds like bald eagles and black terns.

Inwoof, an advocacy group for local dog owners, hopes that an area for smaller - breed dogs will be added to Homer's Run in Inwood Hill Park in the coming months, thanks to funds secured by City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez.

Gas - source isotope ratio mass spectrometers are a special breed of a class of instruments — mass spectrometers — that are used in many different areas of science, from physics to biomedical science, for the separation of atoms and molecules of different charges and molecular weights.

«This provides an opportunity for animal breeding programs, by identifying the areas where improvement could boost sustainability.»

The researchers studied the birds for seven breeding seasons and captured nearly 1,000 total male and female birds around lek sites, which are communal areas where males gather and make calls to attract females.

In addition to its utility for answering basic scientific questions, Springer appreciates how genomics has made his work more relevant to other areas, such as plant breeding and physiology.

Researchers have found that most cooperatively breeding mammals live in areas where it might not rain for weeks.

In the study, the researchers used zebrafish lines that had been selected to be bolder by breeding fish that stayed still for a maximum of 50 seconds after being introduced into new surroundings, while shy fish — those that stayed still for more than 3 minutes when dropped into a new area — were bred to create a shy line.

In a study published in the journal Functional Ecology, researchers warn that people capturing rainwater in drought - ridden areas are also providing breeding grounds for disease - carrying insects.

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The rarity of the Swainson's warbler has long been attributed to its finicky preference for large areas of densely vegetated breeding habitat in the southeastern U.S. and wintering range in the Caribbean basin.

The research team watched for multiple attempts to breed and an inclination to stay in the nesting area year - round, and tracked what type of food was delivered to nestlings.

This study provides a blueprint for responsibly incorporating them into captive breeding programs, he says, or very carefully reintroducing them back to their area of origin.

Rather, they settle in a productive, vacant area and wait for a breeding partner to show up.

For a study forthcoming in The Condor: Ornithological Applications, authors David Nelson of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Todd Katzner of the U.S. Geological Survey (formerly West Virginia University), and colleagues traced individual eagles» movements through isotopes in their feathers to identify their breeding areas and to assess the population's migratory connectiviFor a study forthcoming in The Condor: Ornithological Applications, authors David Nelson of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Todd Katzner of the U.S. Geological Survey (formerly West Virginia University), and colleagues traced individual eagles» movements through isotopes in their feathers to identify their breeding areas and to assess the population's migratory connectivifor Environmental Science, Todd Katzner of the U.S. Geological Survey (formerly West Virginia University), and colleagues traced individual eagles» movements through isotopes in their feathers to identify their breeding areas and to assess the population's migratory connectivity.

The WWF said it will work with the government of Nepal and local communities in a 9,000 square mile (93,310 square km) region that includes protected areas for tigers, rhinos and elephants in order to stop poaching, increase breeding and to monitor the tiger population.

Certainly possible in Australia where there are large areas of relatively undisturbed forest with plenty of potential prey... there have been consistent sightings in the Blue Mountains area west of Sydney over many decades which suggest that rather than just an isolated zoo escapee or over grown pet there may be a breeding population, which would be a bit of a worry for us bush walkers!

Yosemite toads only come together for about two weeks once a year in late spring to breed in shallow water areas located at elevations of 6,500 feet or higher in the Sierra Nevada.

The scientists also modeled two other scenarios for the Iberian lynx, both based on a future prospect for releasing individuals from breeding programs into wild areas.

The combination of a hot, humid climate ideal for breeding mosquitoes and large population centers in southern China combine to make this area a particular concern for public health officials.

The area is a nesting nexus for a variety of species, and breeding looks dismal again this year for kittiwakes, fulmars, puffins, and murres as well as terns.

«We learned to breed them in captivity and are now releasing Atelopus varius in areas where the epidemic has passed, so it is extremely important for us to realize that the defenses of these frogs may be weaker than the defenses of frogs that survived the epidemic in the wild,» said Roberto Ibáñez, study co-author, STRI staff scientist, and in - country director of the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project.

In addition, they will be breeding soon and females will be searching for nesting areas which is when most people may encounter them.

Aiming for an elite breeding of germplasm, the facility has an area dedicated to seed processing, and separate rooms for seed storage.

Then scientists supplied Cao de Gado Transmontanos, a large though lean and agile dog developed in a mountainous region of Portugal; Karakachans, developed by nomadic sheepherders in a mountainous area of Bulgaria; and Kangals, another powerful breed with an instinct for guarding, this one originating in Turkey.

Knik - Knaks mostly appear in riverbank levels such as Riverside Race for the red breed and Lightning Lookout for the yellow breed, but they can also be found in other areas, which highlights their adaptability.

Traditional scrubber dryer design restricts manoeuvrability in small spaces and can present difficulties in removing contamination from brush housings and recovery tanks - ideal breeding grounds for bacteria which could be transferred from one area to another.