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Meanings of subadult in English
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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Usage of subadult in English
1
The function of marking by subadult bears is somewhat unclear, but may be related to the behaviour of adult males.
2
In addition, male subadult and adult chimpanzees had larger cardiac wall dimensions and chamber volumes than did their female counterparts.
3
Twenty subadult specimens of A. australis found recently dead on the southern coast of Brazil were necropsied and their lungs were examined.
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.
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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.
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Translations for subadult
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