Sentence examples for may reflect initial from inspiring English sources

Speckled rattlesnakes from Ángel de la Guarda have proportionately small rattles [27], which may reflect initial stages of vestigilization of the rattling system in the absence of predators.

As pointed out by the investigators, it seems likely that this finding may reflect initial expansion of residual memory cells.

We also found smaller risk increases with higher EIA optical density of the first CDI, which may reflect initial bacterial burden and/or toxin production [ 36].

This picture may reflect initial reactive changes following implantation, where most tumour cells fail to adapt to the new environment and die.

For instance, current/acute H. pylori infection assessed with stool antigen test [ 35] may reflect initial H. pylori acquisition, before the establishment of the bacteria, the development of the subsequent immune response, and any effects on the child's haematopoetic system.

The effective population size of all cattle breeds is known to have decreased in recent history and this may reflect initial domestication, breed formation or selection for breed specific production traits (beef or milk) [ 18].

The positive association between grades and course evaluations may also reflect initial student ability and preferences, instructor grading leniency, or even a favorable meeting time, all of which may translate into higher grades and greater student satisfaction with the course, but not necessarily to greater learning" (p. 1).

We suggest that the contrasting activity levels observed following these two types of disturbance and the dominance of forest generalist in logged stands may partly reflect initial mortality patterns caused by these disturbances, as fires as severe as the one sampled in this study generally result in a much higher mortality rate in soil invertebrates than logging.

The short follow-up period was chosen to avoid any seasonal effects that might complicate our analysis if a longer period of time had been taken and late deaths may not reflect initial management and care.

If that happens, the data may reflect the initial impact, but subsequent impacts — as when a car rolls over — might not register.

An early up-regulation of chemosensory receptors following IFN-β+APAP treatment may reflect an initial response to cellular stress or conflicting stimuli.