postbreeding

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

post- +‎ breeding

Adjective[edit]

postbreeding (not comparable)

  1. After (finishing) breeding
    • 2015 July 3, Rose E O’Dea et al., “Maternal effects on offspring size and number in mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki”, in Ecology and Evolution[1], volume 5, →DOI:
      (Note that not all females bred, so this also affects the size differences between treatment groups for postbreeding females).