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Meanings of subadult in anglès

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молодняк
portuguès
juvenil
català
període juvenil d'un organisme
espanyol
juvenil

Individual organism that has not yet reached its adult form, sexual maturity, size;if transition from juvenile to fully mature is a more prolonged process (puberty for example), then juveniles during this transformation are sometimes called subadults.

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        període juvenil d'un organisme
        Usage of subadult in anglès
        1
        The function of marking by subadult bears is somewhat unclear, but may be related to the behaviour of adult males.
        Pubmed
        2
        In addition, male subadult and adult chimpanzees had larger cardiac wall dimensions and chamber volumes than did their female counterparts.
        Pubmed
        3
        Twenty subadult specimens of A. australis found recently dead on the southern coast of Brazil were necropsied and their lungs were examined.
        Pubmed
        4
        Subadults investigated trees more often than they scent marked during the breeding season, which could be a result of an increased risk from adult males.
        Pubmed
        5
        We show that body weight, sex and age significantly predict cumulative testosterone and progesterone levels, allowing the differentiation between subadults and adults in both sexes.
        Pubmed
        Translations for subadult
        portuguès
        juvenil
        espanyol
        juvenil
        Subadult through the time