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OVOVIVIPARE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ovoviviparity
1, record 1, English, ovoviviparity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ovoviviparous animals develop within eggs that remain within the mother's body up until they hatch or are about to hatch. This strategy of birth is known as ovoviviparity. It is similar to vivipary in that the embryo develops within the mother's body. Unlike the embryos of viviparous species, ovoviviparous embryos are nourished by the egg yolk rather than by the mother's body. However, the mother's body does provide gas exchange. 1, record 1, English, - ovoviviparity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ovoviviparité
1, record 1, French, ovoviviparit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une espèce est ovovivipare lorsque les œufs incubent et éclosent dans le ventre de la mère, sans relation nutritive avec celle-ci(simples échanges d’eau et de gaz). Cette stratégie de reproduction est appelée l'ovoviviparité. 1, record 1, French, - ovoviviparit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ovoviviparidad
1, record 1, Spanish, ovoviviparidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ovoviviparismo 2, record 1, Spanish, ovoviviparismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estrategia reproductora que se encuentra a medio camino entre el oviparismo, característico de animales como las aves, y el viviparismo, típico de los mamíferos. 3, record 1, Spanish, - ovoviviparidad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El ovoviviparismo tiene aspectos en común tanto con el oviparismo como con el viviparismo. Como en el oviparismo, la nutrición del embrión depende de las reservas del huevo. Como en el viviparismo, el desarrollo se produce dentro del cuerpo de la madre, que facilita un ambiente muy adecuado; pero la diferencia está en que la madre no intercambia sustancias con el embrión. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ovoviviparidad
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-03-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ovoviviparous
1, record 2, English, ovoviviparous
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ovovivipare
1, record 2, French, ovovivipare
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit des animaux qui sont en fait des ovipares, mais dont les œufs éclosent à l’intérieur du corps maternel. 2, record 2, French, - ovovivipare
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Zoología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ovovivípara
1, record 2, Spanish, ovoviv%C3%ADpara
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese de la] la hembra que pone huevos que se incuban en su interior, del que salen las crías vivas. 2, record 2, Spanish, - ovoviv%C3%ADpara
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ovoviviparous fish 1, record 3, English, ovoviviparous%20fish
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- poisson ovovivipare
1, record 3, French, poisson%20ovovivipare
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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