intraspecific

American  

[in-truh-spuh-sif-ik] / ˌɪn trə spəˈsɪf ɪk /

adjective

1. Biology. existing or occurring within, or produced from, members of the same species. Compare interspecific.

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intraspecific British  

/ ˌɪntrəspəˈsɪfɪk /

adjective

1. relating to or occurring between members of the same species

   intraspecific competition

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intraspecific Scientific  

/ ĭn′trə-spĭ-sĭf′ĭk /

1. Arising or occurring within a species or between members of the same species.

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Other Word Forms

• intraspecifically adverb

Example Sentences

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

If so, the intraspecific variation in the morphology of P4 could be expected to be somewhat greater than that of the upper molars, for example.

From Records of the Fossil Mammal Sinclairella, Family Apatemyidae, From the Chadronian and Orellan by Clemens, William Alvin