intraspecific
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- intraspecifically adverb
Example Sentences
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Her example illustrates "intraspecific variation," which the study found to be pervasive across all North America's mammals.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023
Modern rhino horns are used in intraspecific combat and in fighting predators, but also in foraging and especially in breaking branches.
From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2013
The resulting competition for resources among population members of the same species is termed intraspecific competition.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
Nevertheless, HI genes may have properties that are not easily modeled from intraspecific genetics and thus need to be directly tested in hybrid backgrounds.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 15, 2011
Considerable intraspecific geographic variation occurs in adult size, especially in taurinus.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.
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