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单词 siblicide
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Definition of siblicide in English:

siblicide

noun ˈsɪblɪsʌɪdˈsibləˌsīd
mass nounZoology
  • The killing of a sibling or siblings, as a behaviour pattern typical in various animal groups.

    〔动〕自相残杀

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Because obligate siblicide typically occurs shortly after the second chick hatches, brood size does not vary for the majority of the nestling period.
    • Legge showed that the probability of siblicide may be affected both by parental behavior and competitive asymmetries between nestlings.
    • Asymmetric larval mobility and the evolutionary transition from siblicide to nonsiblicidal behavior in parasitoid wasps
    • The vast majority of this mortality is due to food shortage and/or siblicide, though predation can also be a significant source of mortality.
    • In this article, we examine the life-history consequences of siblicide that feed back to adult parasitoids.

Definition of siblicide in US English:

siblicide

nounˈsibləˌsīd
Zoology
  • The killing of a sibling or siblings, as a behavior pattern typical in various animal groups.

    〔动〕自相残杀

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Because obligate siblicide typically occurs shortly after the second chick hatches, brood size does not vary for the majority of the nestling period.
    • Asymmetric larval mobility and the evolutionary transition from siblicide to nonsiblicidal behavior in parasitoid wasps
    • Legge showed that the probability of siblicide may be affected both by parental behavior and competitive asymmetries between nestlings.
    • The vast majority of this mortality is due to food shortage and/or siblicide, though predation can also be a significant source of mortality.
    • In this article, we examine the life-history consequences of siblicide that feed back to adult parasitoids.
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