Sentences with phrase «in reaching sexual maturity»

In children and teens, the condition is associated with a delay in reaching sexual maturity, according to the researchers.

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Once a female reaches sexual maturity, her body's hormones stimulate a monthly cycle in which about 400 follicles die and roughly 20 follicles begin to mature.

«For marine animal populations to thrive and support sustainable fisheries, the males and females of each species need to reach sexual maturity, and deliver their eggs and sperm in the right place and at the right time.

In fact, since domesticated dogs soon reach sexual maturity and reproduce rapidly, an early human family would have been overrun by a pack of carnivores if some puppies were not culled.

Several studies have shown that in households where the biological father is missing, children reach sexual maturity, have their first sexual experience, and are more likely to become teenage parents at a younger age.

In the 1970s, its nest sites were pillaged for the pet trade, and it remains highly endangered — not least because individuals don't reach sexual maturity until they are 25 years old.

After toadlets emerge in the fall, it will take an additional three to six years for them to reach sexual maturity.

In general, the earlier an organism reaches sexual maturity, the sooner it dies.

They don't reach sexual maturity for two years, and when they reproduce, they must release their eggs in water roughly 1,000 meters (or about 3,200 feet) deep.

Tasked with embodying a woman who is barely that, a girl stolen away from the world before she can reach full maturity and forced to endure years of psychological torture, physical and sexual abuse resulting in a son she loves and must protect despite his existence as a constant reminder of her captor, Larson must do more than her fair share of heavy lifting.

In more detail, both male and female kittens can reach sexual maturity between four and six months, so it is entirely possible a kitten could impregnate his mother.

Owners of labs and retrievers also need to know that the age at which they are spayed and neutered is important, if the pet reaches sexual maturity before being fixed this will help later in life with obesity or weight gain.

As the male acquires sexual maturity and the testicles start producing testosterone, the prostate gland increases in size and reaches peak secretory function by about 4 years of age.

Older iguanas, which can reach several feet in length, can be aggressive and dangerous, whipping their tails and biting, especially when they reach sexual maturity.

He is probably a stray — what typically happens is that someone had him as a kitten but they didn't get him neutered, as he got older and reached sexual maturity he became less interested in being a homely pet and instead began to roam further afield in search of female cats or to take part in territory battles with other unneutered male cats.

In other words, we as veterinarians stand a better chance of preventing male dog behavioral problems when neutering is performed prior to the pet reaching sexual maturity.

Screening is initiated, therefore, once healthy dogs and bitches have reached sexual maturity (between 10 - 14 months in males and during the first anestrus period for females following their maiden heat).

Since neutering eliminates the instinctual need for urine marking in males and pregnancy in females, it is advisable to spay or neuter a puppy before they reach sexual maturity at six months of age.

Puppies usually reach «puberty» or the beginning of sexual maturity starting at 6 months in age.

6 - 7 months: Puppies» hormones will kick in as they reach sexual maturity.