Sentence examples for depressed body from inspiring English sources
The genus Altolamprologus feeds specifically on shrimp of the family Atyidae (Yuma, 1994) and it thus seems highly likely that the peculiarly depressed body is a particular adaptation to this mode of foraging, since a laterally depressed body allows easier access to narrow rock crevices.
In mice, DEHP at 1/6 LD50 significantly depressed body weight gain for up to 12 weeks after treatment, and reduced epididymal sperm number by 4 weeks.
Depressed body form (flattened from top to bottom), especially in the head region, is widespread among fishes spending much time on or near the bottom or under rocks and similar objects (most catfishes) or among those inhabiting torrential mountain streams (Balitoridae, some Loricariidae).
Like the other members of its family, it has a depressed body form and flipper-like limbs adapted for swimming.
It is of interest to note that all Mesozoic fleas (except for Tarwinia) are preserved in dorsoventral position implying more or less dorsoventral depressed body in contrast to laterally compressed extant fleas and, by inference, Tarwinia.
The glyptosternoid fishes are extremely well adapted to the rapidly flowing water environment and possess a series of adaptive structures, including a depressed body and head, horizontally inserted pectoral and ventral fins, and an adhesive apparatus on their paired fins, which are suited for this environment (Guo et al. 2005; Peng et al. 2006).
In contrast, the stream tadpoles have depressed bodies, long muscular tails, and shallow caudal fins.
Specifically, the line of best fit is depressed at lower body masses and elevated at high body masses, because slow speed flapping flight styles seen in smaller birds are associated with short-wings, while the soaring flight styles of larger birds favour longer wings [4].
Exposure to 1000 ppm slightly depressed the body weight of the females.
Exposure of rats to 55 ppm of VDC slightly depressed the body weight.
But the longer the grief, the more thoroughly depressed our bodies can get if we aren't taking care of them adequately.
