A logistic model was fit to maturing (recruit spawners) and immature individuals [ equation (3)], with maturity state as a binary dependent variable.
The extraction of olive oil is closely related to the cellular maturity state, itself related to the fragility degree of the parietal and membrane structures of the fruit which constitute a physical barrier preventing the release of the cell contents and the effective recovery of the fat.
Indeed, according to observed maturity state, HyN hybrids had reproduction dates most similar to those of the nase, favouring the introgression of nase genes.
Therefore, analyses were performed for the two genders simultaneously, but controlled for maturity state.
Maturity state of the cells were controlled by analyzing cell surface expression of CD86 using flow cytometry as described above.
Maturity state was introduced as a binary dependent variable, age and length were considered as continuous explanatory variables and cohort group (Cg) as a factor.
The GARD assay uses the inducible cell surface expression of CD86 after chemical stimulation as a general measure of the maturity state of the cells and as a quality control to ensure bioavailability of chemical stimulations.
Characters for thoracolumbar vertebrae (state 0 = 19 or less; state 1 = 20 or more) and eruption of the permanent dentition (state 0 = at/near sexual maturity; state 1 over twice the age of female sexual maturity) were added to a previously compiled morphological dataset [ 48], sampled here only for extant taxa.
The DemPMRN method was developed because in most survey programmes, the maturity state of gonads is evaluated by macroscopic observation, and thus it is impossible to determine if a mature gonad comes from a recruit or a repeat spawner (Saborido-Rey and Junquera 1998).
Because ginger is a tropical crop, growing it to maturity in states other than Hawaii requires heated greenhouses to get the plants through the winter.
You can do skeletal chronology in bones and infer things like longevity, age at maturity, juvenile states - traits which are very, very important to get an idea about the health of a population and whether it is vulnerable.
