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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > physiology > reproduction > fecundity
Preferred Term:

fecundity

Definition:
The rate at which an individual produces offspring, usually expressed only for females. For example, the number of eggs produced per female striped bass during a spawning season.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
reproduction
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9468
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