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infrapopulation

infrapopulation noun: a subset of a population.

Noun

infrapopulation (plural infrapopulations)

  1. A subset of a population
    • If these data are assumed to represent random samples of flukes from the three host species, the Lorenz curves indicate that approximately 10% of flukes in any infrapopulation contribute about 30–35% of all eggs shed by a particular host.2015 June 10, MELISSA A. BECK, CAMERON P. GOATER, DOUGLAS D. COLWELL, “Comparative recruitment, morphology and reproduction of a generalist trematode, Dicrocoelium dendriticum, in three species of...

Forms of infrapopulation

pluralinfrapopulations

Origin of infrapopulation

From infra- + population.

Questions about infrapopulation

What does infrapopulation mean?
Infrapopulation means a subset of a population.
What part of speech is infrapopulation?
Infrapopulation is a noun.
What is the plural of infrapopulation?
The plural of infrapopulation is infrapopulations.

Words near infrapopulation in the dictionary

  1. infraphyla
  2. infraphylum
  3. infrapolitical
  4. infrapolitics
  5. infrapopliteal
  6. infrapopulation
  7. infrapopulations
  8. infraposed
  9. infraposition
  10. infrapostzygapophyseal
  11. infraprezygapophyseal

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