| 单词 | cooperative breeding |
| 释义 | > as lemmascooperative breeding cooperative breeding n. (a) breeding of animals or plants, esp. livestock or agricultural crops, by a society, institution, or union of people; (b) the provision of care for offspring by individuals other than the breeding pair, esp. as a behaviour or quality characteristic of certain species; cf. alloparent n. ΚΠ 1877 Atlantic Monthly May 594/2 The cooperative breeding of live stock cannot as yet be said to have become well established, but its possibilities of success are considerable. 1968 D. Lack Ecol. Adaptations for Breeding in Birds vii. 72 In true cooperative breeding, or communal breeding as it is sometimes called, several adults help to feed one brood, and in a few of the species concerned, more than one female lays in the same nest. 1994 R. Haines Biotechnol. Forest Tree Improvem. iii. 39 With the increasing emphasis on cooperative breeding of both industrial and non-industrial forest tree species in tropical countries, international movement of material will become increasingly important. 2021 Guardian (Nexis) 6 Oct. Some of the most distinctive traits of songbirds arose in Australia such as female song and cooperative breeding (young of previous years help their parents raise more offspring). < as lemmas |
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