(esp of a particular segment of an animal species) not breeding
2.
relating to a time or place where breeding does not occur
Examples of 'nonbreeding' in a sentence
nonbreeding
Experiment 2 was performed with 14 ewes during the nonbreeding season.
Rubianes E, Carbajal B, Ungerfeld R, Forsberg M 2005, 'Endocrine and Ovarian Changes in Response to the Ram Effect in MedroxyprogesteroneAcetate-primed Corriedale Ewes During the Breeding and Nonbreeding Season', Acta Veterinaria Scandinavicahttp://www.actavetscand.com/content/46/1/33. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There were marked variations in ovarian weight and size between the breeding and the nonbreeding seasons.
L. Bao, Q. Li, Y. Liu, B. Li, X. Sheng, Y. Han, Q. Weng 2014, 'Immunolocalization of NGF and its receptors in ovarian surface epithelium of the wildground squirrel during the breeding and nonbreeding seasons', European Journal of Histochemistryhttp://www.ejh.it/index.php/ejh/article/view/2363. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We found no evidence of individual-level carry-over effects of nonbreeding season body condition on spring migration performance.
Emily A. McKinnon, Calandra Q. Stanley, Bridget J. M. Stutchbury 2015, 'Carry-Over Effects of Nonbreeding Habitat on Start-to-Finish Spring Migration Performanceof a Songbird', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0141580. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Overall, there was no significant difference in the behavioral activities during the breeding and nonbreeding season.
Himanshu Mishra, Vikas Kumar, Ashish Kumar 2018, 'Population structure, behavior, and distribution pattern of the river lapwing Vanellusduvaucelii (Lesson, 1826)', Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversityhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X18300529. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Seasonal variation in mortality rates was however virtually nonexistent in males and moderately low in both breeding and nonbreeding females.
Dirk Bauwens, Katja Claus 2019, 'Seasonal variation of mortality, detectability, and body condition in a populationof the adder (Vipera berus)', Ecology and Evolutionhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5166. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Overall, parrot density was high in the breeding season, with few parrots present during the nonbreeding season.
Miguel Ángel. De Labra-Hernández, Katherine Renton 2017, 'Factors influencing density of the Northern Mealy Amazon in three forest types ofa modified rainforest landscape in Mesoamerica', Avian Conservation and Ecologyhttp://www.ace-eco.org/vol12/iss1/art5/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)