Sentence examples for up to breeding from inspiring English sources

Past studies in European starlings (as well as other species) have demonstrated that experimentally elevating plasma T levels up to breeding levels induces reproductive behaviour, such as increased song rate and increased nestbox visitation [13], [25], [26].

Seventeen partners from different working areas are carrying out a complex project reaching from the discovery, characterisation, isolation and transfer of genes of interest up to breeding of well performing varieties combined with important agronomic traits.

Numerous previous studies have proved the efficacy of this method for increasing T levels from baseline up to breeding levels in European starlings, both in the wild and in captivity [13], [14], [25], [26].

He also said that the Tiger Mountain exhibit includes a maternity den and is set up to accommodate breeding.

Because the penguins often nest in dense colonies of up to 1,500 breeding pairs, their excavation activities coupled with their droppings take a physical and chemical toll on the forest, and the colonies are forced to move to a new part of the forest each year.

We can chalk a lot of this up to line breeding, the failure to adequately test parents for genetic diseases and the trend among show breeders toward increasingly exaggerated features.

However eagle owl densities in our central plot were relatively high (up to 12 breeding pairs per 100 km2) pointing to food competition not being the most influential aspect in this IGP system.

Poison use was highlighted as one of the main causes of vulture decline in the study area in the past, resulting in the disappearance of up to three breeding colonies [23].

To the contrary, seed weight has probably been subject to unidirectional selection towards bigger seeds since early domestication up to recent breeding.

Pope's Eye colony is comprised of up to 180 breeding pairs, with an additional 330 nests scattered throughout Port Phillip Bay (Pyk et al., 2013).

With his racing days behind him, the colt settled down to stud duty at Claiborne Farm, where he lived a regal life as choice mares were sent to him at up to $1,500 per breeding effort.