Sentence examples for spawning behavior from inspiring English sources

Biologists say that the sturgeons' spawning behavior is set off by a rise in water flow in the spring.

And in tropical waters in many parts of the world, there are small marine worms whose spawning behavior is so precisely adjusted to the tidal calendar that merely by observing them one can tell the month and the day, and often the time of day as well.

Constraints on the heating rate and temperature variability to maintain fish health and stimulate spawning behavior were considered.

In addition, there is concern over whether the drastic decline in silt concentration may also have an impact on mating and spawning behavior.

The spawning behavior of the species is unknown, but it is presumed to be polygamous with the female choosing the male.

Energy expenditure during spawning behavior in salmon is relatively higher than standard metabolism [12]; as a result, spawning behavior represents relatively severe exercise.

Last spring, Britain's Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership, which unites a wide array of scientists, government agencies and industries, issued an analysis that found "clear changes in the depth, distribution, migration and spawning behaviors of fish -- many of which can be related to warming sea temperatures".

While it is unclear to what extent they interact with each other, it has been suggested that the two types segregate by depth during spawning [21] but other differences may exist in courtship or spawning behaviors as well.

Angelfishes (Pomacanthidae) have been very lucrative (Supplementary Table S2) and have spawning behaviors similar to groupers (Serranidae), which have been successfully cultured for food.

Aggressive displays in Tropheus include chasing, expelling, circling, and mouth-fighting, while courtship and spawning behaviors include lead swimming by the male, quivering by both sexes, release and snapping up of eggs by the female, and nuzzling of the male's anal fin by the female (Nelissen, 1976).

But their so-called "spawning aggregation" behavior makes them attractive targets for novice anglers.