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单词 mating
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Definition of mating in English:

mating

noun ˈmeɪtɪŋˈmeɪdɪŋ
  • The action of animals coming together to breed; copulation.

    courtship and mating also occur on land
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nevertheless, with random mating among sexually produced gametes, selection on a modifier of sex is very weak.
    • Here, males maintained a constant sperm number irrespective of whether a mating involved one, two, or three males.
    • If a mating failed to occur within 10 min, we replaced the male.
    • The frequency of mating, researchers speculate, is meant to stimulate egg release in the female.
    • It only needs just a small number to survive for the mating to be a success.
    • Courtship and mating takes place from late winter to spring.
    • Mating in many animals increases predation risk, and courtship is often performed near where mating will occur.
    • When not engaged in territorial behaviors or mating, the winged adults forage great distances to prey on insects.
    • Mating can take place either in water or on land.
    • In the first part of the study, we investigated size-dependent mating in the field.
    • The second male was always placed with the female on the day that the first mating had occurred.
    • Mature virgin females are highly receptive to mating.
    • In one specific example, mating in yeast, cell-cell communication is mediated by secreted peptide pheromones that stimulate physiological responses leading to mating.
    • At several points during the mating, the female appeared to be trying to break free.
    • Worldwide, not many areas exist where shark mating can be observed.
    • The minerals are passed on in a sperm packet during mating, to enrich the eggs.
    • In this situation the cost of mating for the female is essentially the cost of a (forced) copulation.
    • The methodology is applicable to the investigation of parentage for all progeny developed from parental mating without subsequent generations of inbreeding.
    • Matings were usually performed at 23°; males produced at 25° were not as proficient in mating.
    • The cameras were triggered automatically by any movement in the vicinity of the bower, where all courtship and mating take place.
    Synonyms
    copulation, copulating, coupling, sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex, procreation

Definition of mating in US English:

mating

nounˈmeɪdɪŋˈmādiNG
  • The action of animals coming together to breed; copulation.

    ovulation occurs only if mating has taken place
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mature virgin females are highly receptive to mating.
    • At several points during the mating, the female appeared to be trying to break free.
    • The second male was always placed with the female on the day that the first mating had occurred.
    • The minerals are passed on in a sperm packet during mating, to enrich the eggs.
    • In this situation the cost of mating for the female is essentially the cost of a (forced) copulation.
    • In the first part of the study, we investigated size-dependent mating in the field.
    • The frequency of mating, researchers speculate, is meant to stimulate egg release in the female.
    • Mating in many animals increases predation risk, and courtship is often performed near where mating will occur.
    • If a mating failed to occur within 10 min, we replaced the male.
    • In one specific example, mating in yeast, cell-cell communication is mediated by secreted peptide pheromones that stimulate physiological responses leading to mating.
    • The methodology is applicable to the investigation of parentage for all progeny developed from parental mating without subsequent generations of inbreeding.
    • Matings were usually performed at 23°; males produced at 25° were not as proficient in mating.
    • Worldwide, not many areas exist where shark mating can be observed.
    • Courtship and mating takes place from late winter to spring.
    • When not engaged in territorial behaviors or mating, the winged adults forage great distances to prey on insects.
    • Nevertheless, with random mating among sexually produced gametes, selection on a modifier of sex is very weak.
    • Here, males maintained a constant sperm number irrespective of whether a mating involved one, two, or three males.
    • The cameras were triggered automatically by any movement in the vicinity of the bower, where all courtship and mating take place.
    • It only needs just a small number to survive for the mating to be a success.
    • Mating can take place either in water or on land.
    Synonyms
    copulation, copulating, coupling, sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex, procreation
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