Sentence examples for species playing from inspiring English sources

The wildlife service points out that the Delhi Sands fly is a pollinator species, playing a role in the growth of flowers native to the dunes.

"Knights" opens with two "Backyardigans" characters, Tyrone, a moose, and Uniqua, a bug-like girl of indeterminate species, playing knights under a tree on the dappled grass near a picnic table.

Gene expression diverges rapidly between related species, playing a key role in the evolution of new phenotypes.

Riverine wetlands provide important habitats and travel corridors for resident and transient species, playing a key role in maintaining the diversity of entire landscapes.

The culprit is Wolbachia, a bacterium that lives within the ovaries and testes of many arthropod species, playing havoc with sex lives and gender ratios.

But, Chapman says, "with 13 species playing this game of ecological roulette, the odds increase to nearly 100%." Marine ecologist Anson Hines of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland, concurs that live seafood is a potential avenue for introductions of invasive species.

But then this is a production in which the old play the young, and one species plays another, and gender is entirely fluid, too.

"You start at night, bring pre-recorded calls of owl species, play the tape and wait for the response," Mr. Rogers said, describing the process.

It poked fun at the divisive issue of the spotted owl, whose status as an endangered species played havoc with Oregon's timber industry.

Working out what role these thirty new species play in the greater Los Angeles ecosystem will involve another lengthy process of hypothesis development and experimentation.

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