The genetic mechanism by which the sex of an individual in a given species is fixed. In many species, sex is determined by the sperm that fertilizes the egg. In humans, the presence or absence of the Y chromosome determines the sex genotype. (https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/42686)
The deductive study of shape, quantity, and dependence (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2010/MB_cgi?mode=&index=8075&field=all&HM=&II=&PA=&form=&input=)
Process of determining the sex of an animal. Through sexing, biologists and agricultural workers determine the sex of livestock and other animals they work with. (From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexing and O'sullivan, D., Hilder, M. & Rough, K. (comp.) (1996) A dictionary of aquaculture. A guide to commonly used words and terms. Aquaculture Sourcebook, (6):64p. Launceston, Tasmania, Univ. Tasmania Key Centre for Aquaculture/ Turtle Press Pty Ltd., 2nd. Ed.;)
Bat boxes are artificial roosts designed to encourage bats into areas where there are few roosting sites. (https://www.bats.org.uk/our-work/buildings-planning-and-development/bat-boxes)
Interference with, or inhibition of, the growth of a living organism by another living organism due either to creation of unfavorable conditions (e.g., exhaustion of food supplies) or to production of a specific antibiotic substance (e.g., penicilin). (FAO Language Resources Project, 2005; IUFRO, Vienna, 2005.)
