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incubation [‚iŋ·kyə′bā·shən] (chemistry) Maintenance of chemical mixtures at specified temperatures for varying time periods to study chemical reactions, such as enzyme activity. (medicine) The phase of an infectious disease process between infection by the pathogen and appearance of symptoms. (vertebrate zoology) The act or process of brooding. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| ABSTRACT In artificial incubation of astacid crayfish eggs, stage 2 juveniles must be removed by hand from incubators and a significant decrease in survival rates has been recorded between hatching (stage 1) and the first moult (stage 2). That first egg is sent off for artificial incubation and rearing by zookeepers with condor-like puppets as parental stand-ins. Because the bald eagle hasn't been able to successfully reproduce on its own on Catalina Island, Coonan said, biologists remove an egg once it is laid and send it to the San Francisco Zoo for artificial incubation. |
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