увеличению гнезда во время рождения.
English translation: faciliates enlargement of the clutch/clutch enlargement (during hatching)
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(results in) increased litter size at birth Explanation: Ощущение, что в Вашем тексте не хватает слова ("массы" или "размера") перед "гнезда". Думаю, речь все же о размере, т.е. количестве рожденных в одном помете. Litter size (Science: veterinary) The number of offspring produced at one birth by an animal. (http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Litter_size) |
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faciliates enlargement of the clutch/clutch enlargement (during hatching) Explanation: I am assuming we are talking about ornithology? "during hatching" is superfluous Clutch size is the number of eggs: http://www.google.com/search?q=ornithology clutch&ie=utf-8&o... |
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increases the clutch Explanation: If these are birds, "clutch" = set of eggs for hatching, so "at the time of hatching" is not necessary in English; adding the feed increases the number of eggs in the nest at the time of hatching. Obviously, the nest itself is not enlarged! If you are raising mice, it's another kettle of fish (= increased litter size), but "nest" wouldn't be used in that context, rather "chislo priploda, pometa," right? HTH |
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