19:37 Jan 21, 2013 |
Greek to English translations [PRO] Science - Agriculture / Snail farming | |||||||
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4 | mother snails |
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4 | breeding snails |
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3 +1 | breeding stock |
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4 | parent snails |
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3 | female breeders |
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female breeders Explanation: This sounds more like 'snail rearing' language. |
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mother snails Explanation: http://www.google.gr/search?q=reproductive snails&aq=f&oq=re... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2013-01-22 06:10:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I was curious, so I went a little bit deeper into this. Oxford journals:Behavioral Ecology ... Contrary to previous assumptions, dart shooting is unlikely to function as a stimulus for copulation. In searching for a more ultimate explanation of the dart's function, we tested whether variation in dart shooting influences reproductive fitness in Helix aspersa. Individual mother snails were mated sequentially to two potential fathers. Dart shooting was closely observed and quantified for all pairings, and percentages of offspring sired by each potential father were determined using allozymes... McGill University:Dart shooting influences paternal reproductive success in the snail Helix aspersa (Pulmonata, Stylommatophora) Individual mother snails were mated sequentially to two potential fathers. Dart shooting was closely observed and quantified for all pairings, and percentages of offspring sired by each potential father were determined using allozymes. Another one with a really funny video: http://diybio.madlab.org.uk/wp/tag/team-snail/ and many others: http://www.google.gr/search?q=snails reproduction&aq=f&oq=sn... |
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breeding snails Explanation: http://escargot.free.fr/eng/snail.htm |
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breeding stock Explanation: ...... |
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parent snails Explanation: “In time, each parent snail lays a batch of eggs. Each snail is mother to its own eggs and father to the eggs laid by the other snail……” see: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19600506&id=V... Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the newspaper article Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.snailsgarden.polfirms.eu/en.html Reference: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19600506&id=V... |
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