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Birds were less likely to return to a nonfumigated site as the colony there became increasingly larger.

There was some evidence that hand-reared birds were less neophobic and less impulsive than wild-caught birds, suggesting that hand rearing might alter emotionally mediated decision making in a direction usually associated with reduced developmental stress in mammals.

Without the normal behaviorally-driven fluctuation in FoxP2, the songs of experimental birds were less accurate copies of the tutor.

Since the motifs of some birds were less than one second long, the scores resulting from the clip-based analysis often used twice as much acoustic data as the scores from the motif-based analysis.

As expected, the songs of these juvenile birds were less stable than those of the adult males we previously studied (juveniles vs. adults: mean accuracy of syllables (75d range = 76 82%, average = 79% ±0.9vs. adult range = 82 90%, average = 86%±0.9).

Hand-reared birds were less fearful and also less impulsive.

The milder weather means that there is more food available in the wider countryside, with birds being less reliant on garden feeders".

As a result, said Tony Giannone, the sales director, the birds are less likely to breed bacteria and also absorb no liquid; the taste and texture both benefit.

Larger birds are less agile and fly more slowly making them easier prey, so in the south smaller wrens have a greater chance of survival.

"The milder weather means there is more food available in the wider countryside, with birds being less reliant on garden feeders".

However, when the non-poisonous butterflies become more prevalent, birds are less likely to have had a 'bad experience' with that colouring and the advantage is lost.