Sentence examples for feeding selectivity from inspiring English sources

Amoeboid organisms also display feeding selectivity.

Evidence suggests that a reaction between chemical compounds on the surface of the prey and the tentacle tip of the suctorian is responsible for feeding selectivity.

We recorded the activity and feeding selectivity of the camels, as well as the consumption and recovery of the common perennial plant species.

The numbers of horses grazing at pasture are increasing in developed countries, so a proper understanding of their feeding selectivity and of the tactics they use for extracting nutrients from swards is essential for the management of horses and grasslands.

Feeding selectivity in shallow water species has only been shown at the bulk level (fresh vs. old detritus) [26], [37] and not at the pigment level.

It appears that feeding selectivity for labile organic material and biochemicals is more pronounced at greater water depths as a result of lower food inputs [49].

Therefore, we also ran the model with sigmoid selectivity, U T (L), at the feeding grounds and bell-shaped selectivity, U G (L), at the spawning grounds, both with Lmax = 90 cm, to see how a fishery with mixed gear types compares to fishing with only one gear type.

Meng et al. [70] studied the effect of temperature on feed conversion, selectivity of total light olefins and product distribution in the reaction temperature range of 600 716 °C using a CEP-1 catalyst.

CO2 selectivity slightly increased after feeding the impurity-containing solutions, which was due to enhanced water gas shift (WGS).

Partial selectivity was also observed at the feeding station scale (Table 2).

Foraging behavior was recorded with a camcorder (Sony® Handycam 20 ×) and data were used to characterize selectivity across 4 nested foraging scales: bite, feeding station, patch and treatment.