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oviposition
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oviposition
[ō′vipəsish′ən]
Etymology: L, ovum + ponere, to place
the act of laying or depositing eggs by a female oviparous animal.
oviposition [o″vĭ-pŏ-zish´un]
the act of laying or depositing eggs.
oviposition
the act of laying or depositing eggs.
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In the present work, large virilis fruit flies (Drosophila virilis) were allowed to oviposit in a media that contained different concentrations of perfluorooctanes or into control media.
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Because lizards were not permitted to oviposit, it is not known what the total partitioning of Se would have ultimately been to eggs.
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Calliphoridiae flies, more commonly known as blowflies or greenbottle and bluebottle flies, are particularly attracted to livestock and oviposit on fresh and cooked meat, and dairy products.
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