Sentence examples for patterns of mammals from inspiring English sources

Little is known about the genetic basis of ecologically important morphological variation such as the diverse color patterns of mammals.

Most migratory patterns of mammals are part of a recurrent annual cycle, but the irruptive emigrations of lemmings and snowshoe hares are largely acyclic responses to population pressure on food supplies.

Flies exhibit an ultradian rhythm of arousal that resembles the cyclical sleep patterns of mammals and humans.

Other potential impacts of shipping are ship strikes on mammals, introduction of alien species through fouling and in ballast water, disruption of migratory patterns of mammals, noise, and garbage and other debris.

They have helped us understand the diversification patterns of mammals as well as the patterns of seed evolution.

Remarkably, the isochore family patterns (hencefrom indicated as isochore patterns) of mammals and birds were found to be strikingly different from those of amphibians and fishes.

It was recently shown that embryonic growth and patterning of mammals largely depends on cellular senescence as a developmental mechanism to shape organ growth (Muñoz-Espín et al., 2013; Storer et al., 2013).

But the pattern of mammal biodiversity--extensive in low elevations and nearer the equator, sparse in high places and nearer the poles--suggested a connection to Len Gillman, an evolutionary ecologist at the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand.

We documented the activity patterns of small mammals and two ground-foraging bird species, as these have been previously cited as the main prey of this felid.

The aim of this project is to provide the Navy with baseline data on the occurrence, density and residency patterns of marine mammals and sea turtles in the USWTR.

To yield reliable data not influenced by human disturbance, several methods have been developed to monitor activity patterns of wild mammals.