immobility
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Symptoms of this progressive neurological disease include memory loss, seizures and immobility.
From Science Daily
The amoeboid cells of R. marina, characterized by their near immobility, can produce flagellated cells with two rearward-extending flagella through budding under conditions of prey scarcity.
From Science Daily
For Neubauer, it was exciting to see that, next to the described laziness or immobility of drones, the drones have synchronized hyperactivity periods, in which they are the fastest individuals in the colony.
From Science Daily
Predation is a driving force in the evolution of anti-predator strategies, and death feigning, characterized by immobility in response to threats, is a common defensive mechanism across various animal species.
From Science Daily
That matters, Wooldridge continues, because “The rate of single parenting is the most significant predictor of social immobility in the country.”
From Seattle Times
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