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Fecundity is defined in two ways; in human demography, it is the potential for reproduction of a recorded population as opposed to a sole organism, while in population biology, it is considered similar to fertility,[1][2][3] the natural capability to produce offspring,[4] measured by the number of gametes (eggs), seed set, or asexual propagules.
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separate biological fathers. The term superfecundation is derived from fecund, meaning able to produce offspring. Homopaternal superfecundation is fertilization...
For example, because of its small size, short generation time and high fecundity, the common fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is a model organism for...
marriage requires in particular conjugal fidelity and protecting the fecundity of marriage. The couple must foster trust and honesty as well as spiritual...
Natalism (also called pronatalism or the pro-birth position) is a policy paradigm that promotes the reproduction of human life as an important objective...
The Ten Commandments are series of religious and moral imperatives that are recognized as a moral foundation in several of the Abrahamic religions, including...
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pyramitela fecundity in females are female longevity, foraging success, and size. After each clutch of eggs is birthed, resulting fecundity in the mother...
will occur? Propinquity or remoteness: How soon will the pleasure occur? Fecundity: The probability that the action will be followed by sensations of the...
influences the seed set of survivors (fecundity). The authors find that tradeoffs between plant viability and fecundity can engender a stable polymorphism...
Pacific salmon over the past 30 years are negatively impacting salmon fecundity, nutrient transport, commercial fishery profits, and rural food security...
poem To Autumn, where he describes the season as a time of bounteous fecundity, a time of "mellow fruitfulness". In North America, while most foods are...
ISBN 0684825074. It may be affirmed that within the literature of the Arabs, wide and fecund as it is both in poetry and in elevated prose, there is nothing to compare...
means "offspring", thus a fruit containing so many seeds is a sign of fecundity.[citation needed] Pictures of the ripe fruit with the seeds bursting forth...
Flag Coat of arms Motto: Libre crezca fecundo (Spanish) "Grow Free and Fecund" Anthem: Himno Nacional de Guatemala (English: "National Anthem of Guatemala")...
production and are more susceptible to health problems (Gjerde 1986). Fecundity – As the fecundity in fish and shellfish is usually high it is not considered as...
images of divinities, plant life, flowing water, and animals promoting fecundity on the Ara Pacis (1st century BCE), contemporary with the ius liberorum...
"Effects of female feeding regime in a sexually cannibalistic mantid: fecundity, cannibalism, and male response in Stagmomantis limbata (Mantodea)". Ecological...
involves the number of children that women have and is to be contrasted with fecundity (a woman's childbearing potential). Mortality is the study of the causes...
Strong, and Immaculate" respectively represented the three functions of fecundity, sovereignty, and priestly force, which were also functions present in...
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