interspecies
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of interspecies
Vocabulary lists containing interspecies
Ecology - High School
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The team then used lab techniques to mimic repeated transmission of a human-origin virus in mice, testing the protein's role in the pace of mutations that lead to interspecies adaptation.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024
David Rothenberg is one of the musicians who has performed for whales alongside Nollman, and believes making interspecies music is more of an exercise in empathy than an attempt to find specific definitions of sounds.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024
But researchers have debated when and how often that interspecies mingling happened.
From Science Magazine • May 22, 2024
Biologist Dr Rachel Grant, at London South Bank University, says such interspecies "adoptions" are likely the result of "fixed action patterns", in which the adopting animal is responding to a "certain trigger" from the adoptee.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2023
The mass of animals suddenly changes direction, an interspecies flock—lions, llamas, and zebras running side by side with orangutans and chimps; a hyena shoulder to shoulder with a tiger.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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