Sentences with phrase «other during breeding season»

Urban song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) have also been found to be more aggressive towards each other during the breeding season.

Male - versus - male competition may have been another force for fang evolution; males stab each other during breeding season.

Not exact matches

Vast rice - growing regions in India, Bangladesh, and other countries, which are submerged during rainy season and rendered useless for rice production, have been made productive since the SUB1 gene that makes rice flood - tolerant was discovered and bred into popular existing rice varieties.

On the other hand, the male sandpiper, for one, can largely forgo sleep during the breeding season, hinting that it may also be possible for birds to stay awake during prolonged trips.

During breeding season, which takes place over the winter months, groups of male humpback whales will display for potential mates by singing their famously haunting songs, breaching, and performing a host of other competitive displays that depend on speed, strength and size.

«We've discovered conflicting functions of GLP - 1 in the platypus: in the gut as a regulator of blood glucose, and in venom to fend off other platypus males during breeding season,» explained the study's co-author Briony Forbes, from Flinders University.

Certainly there are times when it's absolutely normal for a cat to be more vocal (like when there are other strange cats in the vicinity or during breeding season)-- especially if your cat has not been spayed or neutered.

Cats, on the other hand, cycle into heat about every three weeks during a breeding season that generally occurs between January and October.

Just like any other dog breed, border collies also shed their coat throughout the year, and during spring and fall season they shed excessively.