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field study

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noun

  1. (often plural) a research project carried out in the field See field

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Hinckley said more field study would be required to figure out what purpose the fangs might serve, but that their larger size in males suggests they could have some role in sexual selection.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023

Bonell and her team recently conducted the first field study probing the physiological impacts of heat stress on mother and fetus, published in December 2022.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 27, 2023

In what investigators say is the first field study to examine how this phenomenon works and its ecological impacts, they found that the stealthy flames draw nourishment from a surprising subterranean source.

From Scientific American • Jul. 31, 2023

This year’s field study detected an 11-member pack on the main island’s eastern side and a five-member pack on the western side.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023

In my field study I was helped by my son, John H. Fitch, who climbed to many kite nests and spent many hours observing in the field.

From Observations on the Mississippi Kite in Southwestern Kansas by Fitch, Henry S.

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