nonbreeding
Without producing offspring
Nonbreeding describes animals that are not currently reproducing or are outside their reproductive season.
A nonbreeding population of birds may occupy different habitat than breeding pairs.
Nonbreeding plumage is the duller coloration many birds display outside mating season.
The term appears in wildlife biology and birdwatching contexts: We spotted several nonbreeding adults at the shore.
Inability to reproduce
- barrenUnable to produce
- neuterRemove fertility surgically
- spaySterilize a female animal
- castrateRemove male gonads surgically
sterilization · vasectomy · hysterectomy · impotent · unfruitful
Prolonged winter dormancy
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- quiescenceState of being inactive
- latencyDelay in system response
- diapauseInsect developmental suspension
aestivation · inactivity · resting · suspension · overwintering · dormant · inactive · fallow
Movement to new territory
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- roostingSettling to sleep aloft
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
dispersal · overwintering · staging · flocking · resting · feeding · nomadism · socializing
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- continenceControl over bodily functions
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
- childfreeIntentionally without offspring
singleness · vow · monkhood · nunnery · priesthood · purity · asexual
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
- IUDImplanted birth control device
- condomContraceptive sheath worn internally
- pillSolid medicine dose
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
hormonal · withdrawal · implant · diaphragm
All inhabitants combined
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- biodiversityRange of life forms
survival · predation · territory · adaptation · behavior · ecosystem · climate · environment
infertility
Inability to reproduce
castrate · sterilization · vasectomy · hysterectomy · impotent · unfruitful
hibernation
Prolonged winter dormancy
- torporInactive, sluggish state
- quiescenceState of being inactive
- latencyDelay in system response
diapause · aestivation · inactivity · resting · suspension · overwintering · dormant · inactive · fallow
migration
Movement to new territory
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- roostingSettling to sleep aloft
foraging · dispersal · overwintering · staging · flocking · resting · feeding · nomadism · socializing · preparation
abstinence
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- continenceControl over bodily functions
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
childfree · singleness · vow · monkhood · nunnery · priesthood · purity · asexual
abstinence
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
sterilization · hormonal · withdrawal · implant · diaphragm
population
All inhabitants combined
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
biodiversity · survival · predation · territory · adaptation · behavior · ecosystem · climate · environment