Sentence examples for marked nests from inspiring English sources
To collect reproductives, the entrances of several nests were flagged during the dry season in July 2008 and on November 12th 2008, with the first rains of the season, alate Mycocepurus males (n = 19) and queens (n = 13) were collected next to the previously marked nests.
For six weeks starting 1st April, we selected groups of approximately six marked nests each day, each with 3 6 foundresses and large larvae or older brood.
The nuptial flight lasted for approximately two hours from noon to 14.00 h and was interrupted by a brief rain shower; after the rain shower (15.00 h), no activity could be detected at the marked nests.
We 300-plus are quickly processed and having marked our nests for the next seven days are just as quickly back on deck to line the rails for our departure.
In addition to the collected bees, we also marked 100 nests at site LL6 in early June 2006, and excavated 32 in mid July 2006.
Descent with modification with the division of lineages thrown in, will automatically produce a nested array of genealogical lineages, marked by nested arrays of shared characteristics the raw data of systematics.
They were laid out on flower brocade sofas, alongside cabinets of Sèvres porcelain, with one bag marked "Caviar" nesting among the silver on an elegant dining table.
The scientists marked a nest, a domed structure of woven grasses close to the ground, as "attacked" if the eggs or chicks vanished before they were capable of fledging, a developmental period requiring at least 25 days. . Adult superb fairywrens are socially monogamous, and both males and females produce what scientists call a "chatter song" to defend their territory.
The same thing occurred when the nests were left in position, but a white piece of cardboard used to mark the nest was moved while the bee was away.
His assistant raised a little orange flag, Iwo-Jima-like, to mark the nest.
