Sentence examples for in nestlings from inspiring English sources

We also found that both Se and Hg concentrations in adult swallows were significantly higher than those observed in nestlings at both urban and rural reaches (Se: t = − 2.83, P = 0.033, df = 3; Hg: t = − 3.22, P = 0.024, df = 3).

In parts of Spain, studies have shown that the pigment is based on astaxanthin obtained from an introduced species of crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) and the bright red beak colours show up even in nestlings, in contrast to the duller beaks of young white storks elsewhere.

Blood-feeding parasites can lower hemoglobin concentrations in nestlings, causing anemia [41], [42].

The lower immunocompetence is probably more noticeable in nestlings as their immune system is still developing [44].

We recorded the prevalence of different Chlamydiaceae species in nestlings of both kestrel species in three different study areas.

Chlamydophila psittaci is ubiquitous and causes many different diseases and prognoses in birds, and is more aggressive in nestlings [29].

This relationship was stronger in single nestlings than in birds from multiple-chick broods, which suggests a greater impact of Pb on more stressed individuals.

Other drugs such as NSAIDs and antiparasitics were found in most nestlings at variable concentrations, but in no eggs (Table 1).

In our study, nestlings in unlined nests weighed a mean of 13% less, and had tarsi that were a mean of 5% shorter than nestlings in lined nests.

We manipulated nutritional conditions in fledglings and nestlings in a comparable experimental procedure as Criscuolo et al [19].

A low quality diet resulted in significantly elevated baseline corticosterone titres in both nestlings and fledglings.