Their most convincing argument, perhaps, comes from the theory of evolution, widely accepted by biologists of all stripes.
其中最具说服力的理由大概是来自于被生物界各流派所广泛接受的进化论。
The two biologists found, to their surprise, that both groups of birds survived equally well.
这两位生物学家惊奇地发觉，两组鸟都同样很好地活了下来。
Both of us are biologists, so we swerved to talk about the elusive chameleon.
我俩都是生物学家，便转而去讨论这难以捉摸的变色龙。
Sporting advantage notwithstanding, therefore, the existence of left-handedness poses a problem for biologists.
因此，尽管具有体育优势，左撇子的存在给生物学家提出了一个问题。
Sporting advantage notwithstanding, therefore, the existence of left-handedness poses a problem for biologists.
因此，尽管具有体育优势，左撇子的存在给生物学家提出了一个问题。
The Yellowstone wolf project has been a valuable experiment to help biologists decide whether to reintroduce wolves to other parts of the country as well.
黄石国家公园狼计划是一项有价值的实验，有助于生物学家决定是否将狼重新引入美国其他地区。
Some biologists argue that ocean and air currents are responsible for the transport of plant seeds to Hawaii.
一些生物学家称，海洋洋流和空气气流是植物种子传播到夏威夷的原因。
Early 20th-century biologists came to a similar conclusion, though they qualified it in terms of probability, stating that there is no reason why evolution cannot run backwards.
20世纪早期的生物学家也得出了类似的结论，不过他们从概率的角度对其进行了限定，称没有理由可以说明进化不能倒退。
He and other biologists studying a wide variety of organisms have found that these particular RNA's direct, in large part, the synthesis of histones, a class of proteins that bind to DNA.
他和其他研究多种生物的生物学家发现，这些特殊的RNA在很大程度上直接影响组蛋白的合成，组蛋白是一类与DNA结合的蛋白质。
Some biologists hypothesize that a plant will stop growing if it's in the shade of another plant, a reaction that's triggered when it senses an unusual ratio of red light to far-red light.
一些生物学家假设，如果一株植物处在另一株植物的荫蔽下，它就会停止生长，当它感知到红光与远红光的不寻常比例时，反应就会触发。
Nearly a century ago, biologists found that if they separated an invertebrate animal embryo into two parts at an early stage of its life, it would survive and develop as two normal embryos.
近一个世纪前，生物学家发现，如果他们在无脊椎动物胚胎生命的早期阶段将其分成两部分，它会存活下来并发育成两个正常的胚胎。
The differences between the groups and the similarities within each group made it seem certain to most biologists that the tree of life had only two stems.
类群之间的差异和每个类群内部的相似性使大多数生物学家确信，生命之树只有两个树干。
Years of observations by biologists Dian Fossey, who observed gorillas, and Jane Goodall, who worked with chimpanzees, could not prove that animals cry tears from emotion.
观察大猩猩的生物学家戴安·福西（DianFossey）和研究黑猩猩的珍·古道尔（Jane Goodall）经过多年的观察，都无法证明动物会因为情绪激动而流泪。
Now the biologists have moved into this minefield, and some of them have found that there are real differences between the brains of men and women.
现在，生物学家们已经进入了这个危机四伏的局面，他们中的一些人已经发现男性和女性的大脑确实存在差异。
Migration is a complex issue, and biologists define it differently, depending in part on what sorts of animals they study.
迁徙是一个复杂的问题，生物学家对此有不同的定义，定义的方法部分取决于他们研究的动物种类。
Biologists were delighted early this year when, with the help of the Navy, they were able to track a particular blue whale for 43 days, monitoring its sounds.
今年早些时候，当生物学家们在海军的帮助下，成功追踪到一只特定的蓝鲸长达43天并监测它的声音的时候，生物学家们很高兴。
Biologists also noted deer sniff and lick an unfamiliar rub, which suggests that this visual mark on a small tree plays an important communication purpose in the social life of deer.
生物学家也注意到鹿会嗅和舔陌生的擦痕，这表明小树上的这种视觉标记在鹿群的社会生活中起着重要的交流作用。
In order to eliminate the weed, biologists proposed treating infested parts of the lake with a certain herbicide that is nontoxic for humans and aquatic animals.
为了消除这种杂草，生物学家建议用某种对人类和水生动物无毒的除草剂来处理受感染的部分湖泊。
They believe the data support an idea current among marine biologists, that of the "shifting baseline".
他们认为这些数据支持了海洋生物学家中流传的“基线移动”的观点。
Once, biologists thought that ducklings followed the mother duck because of instincts.
曾经，生物学家认为小鸭子跟随母鸭是出于本能。
The fishermen know the approximate time of year when they will be allowed to fish, but on any given day, one or more field biologists in a particular area can put a halt to fishing.
渔民们知道一年中允许捕捞的大概时间段，但是在某些日子，一个地区可能有一个或多个实地生物学家中止捕鱼活动。
For the better part of a century, most biologists have been reluctant to use those words, mindful of a principle of evolution that says "evolution cannot run backwards".
在大半个世纪里，大多数生物学家都不愿使用这些词，因为他们牢记着一条进化论的原则，即“进化不能倒退”。
By the early twentieth century, the question about the rate of evolution had been answered in favor of gradualism to most biologists' satisfaction.
到二十世纪初，关于进化速度的问题已经得到了答案，答案支持渐进主义，大多数生物学家对此感到满意。
As a way of repairing some of that damage, a group of conservation biologists has proposed an ambitious, or some might say, a radical plan, involving large vertebrates, or, megafauna.
一群自然保护生物学家提出了一个雄心勃勃的计划——或者有人会说，这是一个激进的计划——即，把大型脊椎动物或巨型动物包含在计划中，作为修复部分损害的一种方法。
Biologists have long maintained that two groups of pinnipeds, sea lions and walruses, are descended from response to similar environmental pressures.
生物学家们长期认为，两类鳍脚亚目动物，即海狮和海象，都是从一种陆地上的类似于熊的动物繁衍而来的。
It's an example of what evolutionary biologists call exaptation.
进化生物学家将这称之为功能变异。
Biologists found no evidence of any dramatic changes on either the breeding or wintering grounds.
无论在繁殖地或越冬地，生物学家还没有发现任何急剧变化的证据。
Both of us being biologists, we swerved to follow the elusive chameleon.
我们都是生物学家，便转而讨论这让人难以捉摸的变色龙。
If all goes according to plan, however, a team of biologists and mathematicians from the University of Sydney will soon descend on a swarm and try to resolve the mystery.
如果一切按计划进行，悉尼大学的一组生物学家和数学家将会监控一个蝗虫群体并试图揭开谜底。
Musicians might think that it referred to a popular type of synthesizer, biologists a type of organ, and electrical engineers a type of circuit.
音乐家可能认为它指的是流行的合成器类型，生物学家认为这是一种器官，电子工程师认为是一种电路。
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