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Meaning of "semelparity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEMELPARITY

semelparity  [ˈsɛməlˌpærɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEMELPARITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Semelparity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEMELPARITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

semelparity

Semelparity and iteroparity

Semelparity and iteroparity refer to the reproductive strategy of an organism. A species is considered semelparous if it is characterized by a single reproductive episode before death, and iteroparous if it is characterized by multiple reproductive cycles over the course of its lifetime. Some plant scientists use the parallel terms monocarpy and polycarpy. In truly semelparous species, death after reproduction is part of an overall strategy that includes putting all available resources into maximizing reproduction, at the expense of future life. In any iteroparous population there will be some individuals who die between their first and second reproductive episodes, but unless this is part of a syndrome of programmed death after reproduction, this would not be called semelparity. This distinction is also related to the difference between annual and perennial plants. An annual is a plant that completes its life cycle in a single season, and is usually semelparous. Perennials live for more than one season and are usually iteroparous.

Definition of semelparity in the English dictionary

The definition of semelparity in the dictionary is the condition of producing flowers and fruit only once before dying. Other definition of semelparity is the condition of producing offspring only once during its lifetime.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEMELPARITY


charity
ˈtʃærɪtɪ
clarity
ˈklærɪtɪ
disparity
dɪˈspærɪtɪ
familiarity
fəˌmɪlɪˈærɪtɪ
imparity
ɪmˈpærɪtɪ
iteroparity
ˌɪtərəʊˈpærɪtɪ
multiparity
ˌmʌltɪˈpærɪtɪ
nonparity
ˌnɒnˈpærɪtɪ
nulliparity
ˌnʌlɪˈpærɪtɪ
omniparity
ˌɒmnɪˈpærɪtɪ
oviparity
ˌəʊvɪˈpærɪtɪ
ovoviviparity
ˌəʊvəʊˌvaɪvɪˈpærɪtɪ
parity
ˈpærɪtɪ
polarity
pəʊˈlærɪtɪ
popularity
ˌpɒpjʊˈlærɪtɪ
primiparity
ˌprɪmɪˈpærɪtɪ
scissiparity
ˌsɪsɪˈpærɪtɪ
singularity
ˌsɪŋɡjʊˈlærɪtɪ
solidarity
ˌsɒlɪˈdærɪtɪ
viviparity
ˌvɪvɪˈpærɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEMELPARITY

seme
semeiologic
semeiological
semeiologist
semeiology
semeion
semeiotic
semeiotician
semeiotics
Semele
semelparous
sememe
sememic
semen
Semeroe
Semeru
semester
semestral
semestrial
semi

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEMELPARITY

angularity
authority
cellularity
circularity
complementarity
granularity
hilarity
interdisciplinarity
irregularity
modularity
molarity
muscularity
nonlinearity
peculiarity
planarity
rarity
registered charity
regularity
similarity
unfamiliarity
vulgarity

Synonyms and antonyms of semelparity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «semelparity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEMELPARITY

Find out the translation of semelparity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of semelparity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «semelparity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

semelparity
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

semelparidad
570 millions of speakers

English

semelparity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

semelparity
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أحادية الإنجاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

semelparity
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

semelparity
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

semelparity
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sémelparité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semelpariti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

semelparity
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

semelparity
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

semelparity
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Semelparity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

semelparity
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

semelparity
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शून्यता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

semelparity
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semelparity
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

semelparity
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

semelparity
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semelparity
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

semelparity
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

semelparity
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

semelparity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

semelparity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of semelparity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMELPARITY»

The term «semelparity» is used very little and occupies the 184.195 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMELPARITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about semelparity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEMELPARITY»

Discover the use of semelparity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to semelparity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ecosystems of the Deep Oceans
Age distribution of reproductive effort Background In his classic paper linking life- history traits with population growth, Cole (1954) focused on the demographic advantages and disadvantages of one-time reproduction (semelparity) and ...
P.A. Tyler, 2003
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Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome
Of particular interest to the genetic basis for semelparity are phenotypes of conditional semelparity. A striking example is that of the American shad Alosa sapidissima; shad are clupeiforms, a different order than salmon (Table 2.3). The most ...
Caleb E. Finch, 1994
3
The Behavior and Ecology of Pacific Salmon and Trout
Semelparity Not only do salmon migrate to sea and come back to their natal stream to spawn but death inevitably follows reproduction in many Pacific salmon species. This life-history pattern, termed semelparity, transfers millions of kilograms ...
Thomas P. Quinn, 2011
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Plant Reproductive Ecology : Patterns and Strategies: ...
In theory, semelparity is favored by conditions under which the probability of reproductive success at a given time is high, and iteroparity is favored when the chance of reproductive success is low." Thus, the semelparous organism may be at ...
Jon and Lesley Lovett-Doust Professor of Biology the University of Windsor, 1988
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Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology
SEMELPARITY. VERSUS. ITEROPARITY. As we pointed out in chapter 22, some organisms, such as annual plants, insects, and the Pacific salmon, reproduce only once during their entire lifetimes. These “big bang” breeders are called ...
‎2007
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Physiological Ecology of Pacific Salmon
The property of semelparity remains somewhat perplexing. What are its advantages? Why does it persist in all the species? How did it evolve? The last of these questions is perhaps the hardest, and the second might be recast as "How can ...
Cornelis Groot, 2010
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Semelparity and Iteroparity
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Semelparity and Iteroparity refer to the reproductive strategy of an organism.
Jody Cletus, 2011
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Encyclopedia of Ecology, Five-Volume Set: Online version
Early work predicted that greater temporal variation in adult survival relative to juvenile survival favored the evolution of semelparity, although more recently it has been demonstrated that this also depends on the age structure of the population ...
‎2008
9
The Other Insect Societies
Tallamy and Brown's idea might be termed the semelparity hypothesis: semel- parous rather than iteroparous insects are more likely to evolve parental (in particular maternal) care since limited possibilities of future reproduction lowers the ...
James T. Costa, 2006
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Evolution Illuminated : Salmon and Their Relatives: Salmon ...
Further reflection, however, suggests that such considerations do not explain the origin of semelparity in this group. In the first place, anadromous rainbow trout or "steelhead" (O. mykiss), cohabit the same river systems and, in some cases, ...
Andrew P. Hendry Department of Biology McGill University, Department of Ecology and Evolution Yale University Stephen C. Stearns Professor, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEMELPARITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term semelparity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Aging in Microbes
Not even plants (which often don't age) were considered, let alone semelparity (instant death after reproduction) or any of the topics on this page–cellular ... «ScienceBlog.com, Jul 15»
2
澳大利亚新物种连续交配14小时精尽而亡
第二种理论认为,袋鼩自杀式繁殖方式(专业术语叫Suicidal reproduction,或者semelparity)源于精子间的竞争(PNAS 2013)。由于袋鼩所生活的高海拔地区,食物资源 ... «东北网, Jun 15»
3
Researchers find extreme sexual behaviors in Dusky Antechinus
A new study has revealed that marsupials involve in suicidal reproduction or semelparity, which is extreme sexual behavior. The research found that short ... «NH Voice, Jun 15»
4
Loài chuột Úc sống chết cả đời chỉ vì... sex
Điều này có nghĩa những con chuột Dusky đực thường chỉ truyền giống được một lần duy nhất trước khi lìa đời. Phong cách "sống" này được gọi là semelparity, ... «VNReview, Jun 15»
5
Vampire squid take mommy breaks
Called semelparity, this single blowout of procreation shows up in organisms from salmon to garden squash vines. Among species of squid, octopus and ... «Science News, May 15»
6
The running of the quolls
... practice the lifestyle called semelparity, living for only a single, albeit intense, breeding season. They're the furry, four-legged equivalent of salmon or petunias. «Science News, Mar 15»
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Sex life of northern quolls: Reproduction rituals on Groote Eylandt …
Ms Heiniger said this unusual reproductive strategy was known as semelparity, and although common in the animal kingdom, it was "rare in mammals". «ABC Online, Oct 14»
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Octo Moms of Rare Octopus Species Protect Their Eggs for 4-1/2 …
Octopi normally exhibit a trait called "semelparity," a reproductive strategy characterized by a single reproductive period shortly before death. Eggs of ... «Chinatopix, Jul 14»
9
Island Sanctuary Could Save Sex-Crazed Northern Quoll
All quoll species share the same sex-and-death pattern (known scientifically as semelparity), as do several other species on Australia. Most recently a tiny ... «Scientific American, Jun 14»
10
New Marsupial Species Dies During Sex, 'Promiscuous' Black …
Previous studies have identified several animal species, including certain insects, that practice suicidal reproduction, or semelparity. Other well-known examples ... «International Business Times, Feb 14»

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