Sentence examples for reduced breeding from inspiring English sources

Agricultural and township expansions deteriorated territory quality and reduced breeding success.

Breeding success of C. aurntiirostris and T. icterocephala in deforested habitats was not different than in forest remnants, where T. assimilis experienced reduced breeding success.

Black-necked Storks appeared resilient over the long-term notwithstanding reduced breeding success in low-rainfall years.

A dose of 0.5 Gy from neon-ion beams induced a marked decrease in breeding activity in the prenatally irradiated male rats, while for the carbon-ion beams or X-rays, the significantly reduced breeding activity was observed only when the prenatal dose was at 1.0 Gy or more.

Chronic asymptomatic infection correlates with reduced breeding success and shortened telomeres in great reed warblers.

For instance, more than 10 years after the Exxon Valdez spill, researchers have found that black oystercatchers that foraged in contaminated areas had smaller eggs and reduced breeding levels compared to other populations.

This could reduce breeding areas for many tundra-dwelling bird species and grazing lands for caribou and other mammals.

Traps baited with sex-attractant chemicals, or pheromones, are a promising method to reduce breeding populations of certain insects.

200,000 deaths of children under 5 years from malaria could be prevented through environmental actions, such as reducing breeding sites of mosquitoes.

However, losses may also result from habitat changes that are unrelated to fragmentation, which reduce breeding success and recruitment.

The insects have been hit by two consecutive wet summers, as heavy rain reduces breeding success and stops the insects warming up sufficiently to become active and flying, preventing them from reaching food sources and leaving them open to predation.