Sentences with phrase «reach sexual maturity for»
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.
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From the beginning, the researchers took great pains to select birds only for their behavior: Jungle fowl were tested for tameness at 12 weeks old, before they reached sexual maturity.
«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 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.
The new life expectancies — 40 years for females and 73 years for males — suggest great whites reach sexual maturity later than previously thought, making young deaths more devastating to the species.
The team argues that the timing of the emergence of the crest — when the species reaches sexual maturity — supports the sexual selection hypothesis, where a trait evolves because of a preference for certain characteristics.
As is true for humans, puppies may reach sexual maturity before they reach emotional or physical maturity.
Any pet that is not intended for a responsible breeding program should be spayed or neutered before it reaches sexual maturity.
It takes one month to 5 weeks for a dwarf hamster to reach sexual maturity, and the gestation period is about three weeks.
The fight drive part started after he reached sexual maturity; before that, the dog park was a fun place for us to go.
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.