Sentence examples for birds in control from inspiring English sources
During the treatment period, the bouts of untreated birds in treated nests had 0.3% (−2.3 to 2.9 %) lower incubation constancy than the bouts of "untreated" birds in control nests (P = 0.98).
The change in the incubation constancy from before-treatment to treatment in the treated birds in treated nests was 0.4% (−2.8 to 3.7%) larger than in "treated" birds in control nests (P = 0.98).
The change in the length of incubation bouts from before-treatment to treatment in the treated birds in treated nests was 5min (−64 to 74min) larger than in "treated" birds in control nests (P = 1; Figure 2A, difference in slopes); here, the statistical power to detect an effect of 55min was <0.6 (Supplementary 1: Section 4, Figure S2).
In comparison, during the treatment period, the untreated birds in treated nests had 34min (−24 to 92min) longer incubation bouts than untreated birds in control nests an effect in the opposite direction to that expected for the untreated partner (P = 0.4; N total = 976 incubation bouts from 46 nests; Figure 2A).
During heating, the treated birds in treated nests had 3.9min (95% CI: −52 to 59.8min) longer incubation bouts than "treated" birds in control nests (P = 1, N total = 976 incubation bouts from 46 nests; see Figure 2A); the statistical power to detect an effect of 55min was >0.8 (detailed in Supplementary 1: Section 4).
This abnormal neuronal death did trigger cell growth: About three times as many new neurons sprouted in the treated birds as in control birds, the researchers report in the 24 February Neuron.
"Studying insects was really a way of keeping my fascination with birds somewhat in control," he says with a smile.
This species is migratory, so birds involved in control measures may have come from a wide area and breeding populations may not be greatly impacted.
(D ) Distribution of syllable self-similarity in AIV-lesioned birds (top) and in control birds (bottom, unlesioned, and Ad-lesioned controls combined).
Birds in the control group were implanted with empty tubes of the same size.
No gross lesions were observed in any birds in the control group.
