Thesaurus / breeding
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Because genetics influences aroma and flavor, Matthews is exploring whether it’s possible to better control aroma glycoside concentrations through breeding.
HOW DOES A CROP’S ENVIRONMENT SHAPE A FOOD’S SMELL AND TASTE?CAROLYN BEANSSEPTEMBER 10, 2020SCIENCE NEWSScientists aren’t sure exactly what the audience—some of which are birds that already have a breeding position in their own territory—gains from watching these fights, Barve says.
BLOOD, DEATH, AND EYE GOUGING: WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF ACORN WOODPECKERSKATE BAGGALEYSEPTEMBER 9, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCETo test this, they baited sticky traps with the chemical and put them on artificial grass and a natural breeding area of migratory locusts in northern China.
A SINGLE CHEMICAL MAY DRAW LONELY LOCUSTS INTO A HUNGRY SWARMJONATHAN LAMBERTSEPTEMBER 7, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSBirds that have access to stable food quantities over many years should arrive at their annual breeding grounds with the same energy reserves and fat insulation every year.
MATH OF THE PENGUINSSUSAN D'AGOSTINOAUGUST 17, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINEHer aim is to identify the genetic markers that contribute to a breed’s climate resilience, markers that might lead to more precise breeding and gene-editing practices.
BIOTECHNOLOGY COULD CHANGE THE CATTLE INDUSTRY. WILL IT SUCCEED?DYLLAN FURNESSAUGUST 16, 2020SINGULARITY HUB That new location then becomes their breeding ground as they mate with local females there.
LEOPARDS ARE INDEED CHANGING THEIR SPOTSEROMO EGBEJULEAUGUST 14, 2020OZYMitochondrial DNA couldn’t resolve whether numbers of breeding females increased or remained stable around the time of that split.
CLIMATE CHANGE, NOT HUNTERS, MAY HAVE KILLED OFF WOOLLY RHINOSBRUCE BOWERAUGUST 13, 2020SCIENCE NEWSWoolly rhino breeding numbers increased gradually starting around 1 million years ago and, by about 152,000 years ago, reached a peak of roughly 21,000 animals.
CLIMATE CHANGE, NOT HUNTERS, MAY HAVE KILLED OFF WOOLLY RHINOSBRUCE BOWERAUGUST 13, 2020SCIENCE NEWSThe study is the first to describe such offshore breeding sites for the penguins.
PENGUIN POOP SPOTTED FROM SPACE UPS THE TALLY OF EMPEROR PENGUIN COLONIESCAROLYN GRAMLINGAUGUST 4, 2020SCIENCE NEWSWith Yung Pak's father was a strange gentleman, a young man with a pleasant face and an air of good breeding.
OUR LITTLE KOREAN COUSINH. LEE M. PIKEWORDS RELATED TO BREEDING
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