Sentence examples for preferred larger from inspiring English sources

Our separate size preference test revealed that females preferred larger males by laying their eggs near the larger of 2 males.

To address the question of whether experimental seahorses preferred larger partners, the null hypothesis of no preference (i.e., B = 0.5), was tested with one-sample t tests.

We carried out a mate preference test in aquariums at the Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology to determine whether females preferred larger males.

Although a minority of parents suggested they preferred larger infants the general view was that this was a stronger preference amongst older family members.

I've always been partial to creamy, slow-cooked scrambled eggs, but for this week's dishes I found that I preferred larger curds, cooked at medium heat rather than very low heat.

Dutilleux's craftsmanship and attention to detail (his manuscripts are things of beauty) did not result in a focus on small-scale pieces: he preferred larger canvases, using small motivic cells to generate the architecture of each piece.

In mate choice experiments, both sexes preferred large mates irrespective of own body size suggesting mating preferences are not size-assortative.

It also may be a remnant of the post-2002 bull market, when investors preferred large multinationals.

Both species preferred large trees, in intermediate or advanced stages of decay and crown senescence.

Within the territories, woodpeckers preferred large diameter oaks for foraging and decay oaks with holes for nesting.

The adult maize weevils from Kumamoto City that we tested preferred large grains such as rice, barley, and wheat.