Sentence examples for predated to from inspiring English sources

Here, assessment of the levels of predation of the two forms, at seven sites along the transect, showed that the melanic form was less prone to predation in the industrial region and became progressively more heavily predated to the southwest as the habitat became more rural and less polluted (Bishop 1972).

It is unknown why the current date was not used, but numismatic historian R.W. Julian suggests the coins were predated to prevent coin collectors from becoming angered when they would be unable to obtain the newly dated coins, which were struck in very small numbers.

where σ is the sexual favoritism coefficient, σ > 1 means that the predator prefers predating male prey to female prey, 0 < σ < 1 means that the predator prefers predating female prey to male prey, and σ = 1 means there is no sexual favoritism.

Depredation was widespread, having affected 61.1% of households, but was less important than other forms of stock loss – monthly recall data revealed 1.2% of stock were predated, compared to 9.1% lost to disease and 2.8% to theft.

Table 3 shows the proportional contribution of female flowers, immature (undamaged) fruits and predated structures to potential seed production.

But fossils show that the tarsier ancestor was also nocturnal, strongly suggesting that the ability to see in three colors somehow predated the shift to daytime living.

I remark that his stage career predates theatre-to-cinema broadcasts and he laughs.

The assumption is then that specific mutations arise randomly, predating exposure to the selective pressure for which they are, by chance, adaptive.

That design document predated the decision to exclude gay relationships in the game.

His interest in elongated limbs predated his trip to Bali, indicated by his 1950 sketch of a Wayang Kulit, the Indonesian shadow-puppetry.

My desire for a wedding predated my ability to imagine any other kind of positive attention for myself, any other moment of triumph in my life.