Examples of 'breeding pairs' in a sentence

Meaning of "breeding pairs"

This phrase is commonly used in the context of wildlife conservation and biology to describe a pair of animals, usually of the same species, that are used for breeding purposes. Breeding pairs are selected based on their genetic compatibility and the desired traits that conservationists or breeders aim to preserve or enhance in the population. The term is often used in discussions about endangered species and efforts to ensure their survival

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breeding pairs
Breeding pairs spend the summer here.
They are often kept in breeding pairs or trios.
True breeding pairs are quite common in birds.
Tracking the productivity of breeding pairs.
Only three breeding pairs are currently known.
You usually work in breeding pairs.
The breeding pairs are often joined by helpers.
Brown quails form breeding pairs in the spring.
Breeding pairs punish juvenile trespassers very severely.
Only three breeding pairs were left.
Breeding pairs form in late winter.
Each group consisted of breeding pairs.
Several breeding pairs may be found within a group.
The estimated number of breeding pairs was.
Breeding pairs of tufted puffins.

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There is no breeding pairs left.
Breeding pairs of eagles have been known to hunt turkeys cooperatively.
The town is home to two breeding pairs of bald eagles.
Breeding pairs are for life.
Parrotlets can be held in captivity as breeding pairs or as a social companion.
Breeding pairs must not be left unattended if aggression is noted at pairing.
Installation of a temporary fence to protect nests and breeding pairs.
The number of breeding pairs you charted last year.
Crammed into a tiny patch of woodland are over a million breeding pairs.
The number of breeding pairs on the declined by a similar amount.
She enjoys an amazing relationship with all of her breeding pairs.
The number of breeding pairs likely fluctuates between years.
Uroplatus phantasticus is common in captivity and often kept in breeding pairs or trios.
Breeding pairs are monogamous and nests are built together.
These groups usually consist of breeding pairs and their offspring.
Breeding pairs often return to the same nest year after year.
They may even treat their breeding pairs as family pets.
Only three breeding pairs are currently known and is listed as critically endangered.
Territoriality appears to place a limit on the number of breeding pairs in a given area.
The number of breeding pairs was also the highest ever recorded.
Birds care for their young and commonly form breeding pairs.
The number of breeding pairs at permanent monitoring sites remains stable.
Packs will contain an alpha male and female who are the main breeding pairs.
Breeding pairs of these woodpeckers have been heard to softly mew at each other.
None of the regional changes in breeding pairs between survey years was meaningful.
Breeding pairs and individuals form very large and dense colonies.
Flammulated owls tend to form breeding pairs with unoccupied habitat between breeding clusters.
Breeding pairs will mate several times while the female is in estrous.
However they are avid spawners and breeding pairs will establish a territory and defended it together.
Breeding pairs were established and dams were monitored for pregnancy and delivery.
Approximately half of the breeding pairs occur in Iceland.
Most breeding pairs will use the same nest site in subsequent years.
Mexican Jays live in social groups that usually include multiple breeding pairs.
There were no breeding pairs in reindeer herding areas during that period.
DNA tests have shown that the foraging duos are not necessarily breeding pairs.

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