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conspecific

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con·spe·cif·ic  (knsp-sfk)
adj.
Of or belonging to the same species.
n.
An organism belonging to the same species as another.
conspecific [ˌkɒnspɪˈsɪfɪk]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of animals or plants) belonging to the same species
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Noun1.conspecific - an organism belonging to the same species as another organism
organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Adj.1.conspecific - belonging to the same species; "cultivated cabbage and wild cabbage are conspecific"
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In two separate trials involving two different apparatuses--one featuring ramps, the other trays--Vonk's subjects were provided opportunities either to reward only themselves with fruit, to reward only their conspecific partners, or to furnish food for both themselves and their partners.
How deep is your love? Human morality and the question of altriusm ... by Krause, Kenneth / The Humanist
In this manner, sperm from the two species "competed" to fertilize conspecific or congeneric eggs, hence these experiments are termed "sperm competition.
Fertilization interference between Crassostrea ariakensis and ... by Bushek, David; Kornbluh, Andrea; Wang, Haiyan; Guo, Ximing; Debrosse, Gregory; Quinlan, John / Journal of Shellfish Research
Despite the truculent nature of the ants, the crickets could approach an ant, usually from the rear, while the ant was engaged in grooming or trophallaxis with another conspecific ant.
The eastern ant cricket, Myrmecophilus pergandei Bruner (Orthoptera: ... by Hill, JoVonn G. / Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences
 
 
 
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