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SAISON AMOURS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-03-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mating season
1, record 1, English, mating%20season
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- breeding season 2, record 1, English, breeding%20season
correct
- breeding period 3, record 1, English, breeding%20period
correct
- reproduction season 4, record 1, English, reproduction%20season
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A specific season of the year in which many animals, including mammals and birds, mate, which ensures that offspring are produced only at a certain time of the year. 1, record 1, English, - mating%20season
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This timing is important as it enables animals to give birth at a time of the year when environmental conditions and food supply are at their optimum. The breeding season of most animals is in the spring or summer. 1, record 1, English, - mating%20season
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
breeding season; breeding period: terms used by Parks Canada. 5, record 1, English, - mating%20season
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- période de reproduction
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20de%20reproduction
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- saison de reproduction 2, record 1, French, saison%20de%20reproduction
correct, feminine noun
- saison des amours 3, record 1, French, saison%20des%20amours
correct, feminine noun
- période des amours 4, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20des%20amours
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour une espèce donnée, la période de reproduction doit être programmée précisément, pour qu’une fois la période de gestation terminée, les naissances aient lieu au printemps, moment de l’année le plus propice à la survie des jeunes [...] 5, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9riode%20de%20reproduction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
période de reproduction; saison de reproduction; saison des amours; période des amours : termes en usage à Parcs Canada. 6, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9riode%20de%20reproduction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento animal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- época de cría
1, record 1, Spanish, %C3%A9poca%20de%20cr%C3%ADa
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- estación de cría 1, record 1, Spanish, estaci%C3%B3n%20de%20cr%C3%ADa
feminine noun
- período de apareamiento 1, record 1, Spanish, per%C3%ADodo%20de%20apareamiento
masculine noun
- temporada para reproducciones 2, record 1, Spanish, temporada%20para%20reproducciones
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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