Sentence examples for mass of nestlings from inspiring English sources

In this experiment, the presence of fleas reduced the body mass of nestlings on day 9, although this effect disappeared later on in the nestling development (see above).

Ref.6 did not analyse the final body size or mass of nestlings, but from the growth rates they present, it can be inferred that both methionine-treated and control nestlings reached similar body mass at fledging.

Differences in the amount of food delivered to nestlings by parents (less food in town centre), and the small masses of nestlings reared in the urban sectors support the idea that urban nestlings received insufficient food loads.

The rate of mass gain of cuckoo nestlings during the nestling period differed amongst those that evicted differing number of eggs (Table 2).

In addition, body mass is related to duration of nestlings period and clutch size [54].

Parasitisation of nestlings by Protocalliphora blow-fly larvae is a significant factor in nestling mortality.

The number of nestlings fed by parents per visit and the weight of nine day old nestlings were significantly higher in organic than in conventional vineyards.

20 days after pellet implantation, the endogenous corticosterone response to handling of nestlings implanted with corticosterone pellets attained similar levels as in placebo-nestlings.

The diet of nestlings was unaffected by the management system, but depended on the landscape characteristics.

Differences in the number of nestlings fed per visit and in the weight of the nestlings suggest that conventional vineyards offer fewer feeding resources (and/or of lower quality) than organic vineyards, with potential negative effects on survival of juveniles.

These blood-sucking parasites slow the growth rate of nestlings and may affect their survival rate.