Sentence examples for degree of egg from inspiring English sources

Although cuckoos have evolved the same degree of egg polymorphism as their parrotbill hosts, our study cannot provide conclusive evidence for this hypothesis.

Alternatively, in host species having evolved exquisite egg recognition abilities coupled with disruptive selection for discrete egg morphs [23] [26], parasites may evolve the same degree of egg polymorphism and show further within-host specialization.

Therefore, we obtained spectral reflectance from 33 host clutches in 2009 allowing us to describe egg colour objectively and explore the degree of egg morph differentiation in relation to the avian visual system.

Vinous-throated parrotbills (Paradoxornis webbianus), which are closely related to ashy-throated parrotbills, are known as cuckoo hosts and also displays a high degree of egg polymorphism [33], [34].

Wang et al. [15] add gray theory to BP neural network for predicting eggs' Haff value and evaluating freshness degree of eggs.

All strains of Pcc-parasitized eggs within egg masses on roots but to varying degrees; the lightest rate of egg infection of 3 and 9% was recorded in treatments of Pcc60A and Pcc60B respectively (Table 1).

Egg production is correlated with the degree of care given the eggs or young.

Because eggs can serve as a good source for vitamins, proteins, and other nutrients in the U.S., it is important to determine the net degree of benefit and harm of egg consumption on the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Moreover, host ability to recognize foreign eggs depends on degree of mimicry between host and parasitic egg [e.g., [ 31, 32]], and, thus, when egg-recognition ability improves in one but not in other host species within a given genus, cuckoo egg-morphs might still have success parasitizing some species in the genus.

Among the 12 species of emerald cuckoos, the degree of host specificity and egg resemblance is variable, some species being highly host-adapted, others less so.

Although Ms Currie undoubtedly exaggerated the degree of salmonella in British egg production, the industry did have a problem and was giving too many people food poisoning.