Sentence examples for subsets of species from inspiring English sources

The first is that the subsets of species are carefully chosen, not random.

Third, the networks show distinct modules or compartments, i.e., distinct subsets of species that interact more strongly among themselves than with other modules.

When convergence and increased complementarity remain restricted to distinct subsets of species, then modularity will increase through a disproportionate growth of specialized motifs, creating vortexes of coevolutionary change (Thompson 2005, 2006).

We used null model testing of species co-occurrence and nestedness metrics estimated with our field data to ask whether SF species composition was segregated/aggregated, and if aggregated whether there was nestedness, i.e., whether species composition across sampling locations could be described by ordered subsets of species from the most species rich location in a landscape.

Megafaunal fruits appear repeatedly as subsets of species distributed among diverse angiosperm subclades.

Previous tests (discussed above) have focused on small communities or comparisons among small subsets of species.

Moreover, the subset of species that does manage to successfully colonise an island is not a balanced representation of the mainland ecosystem.

Indeed, only a small subset of species have been studied out of the ~ 43,000 extant spider species.

Each approach we tested failed to capture some subset of species and communities, highlighting the importance of explicit conservation targets and consideration of ecological processes.

E of porcine liver (760 kPa) and skin (222 kPa) were also within the range of macroscopic measurements reported for a limited subset of species and disease states.

We detected evidence of breeding across all aquatic systems and stand age classes, suggesting at least a subset of species are calling and reproductively active.