Avian blood parasite infection during the non-breeding season: an overlooked issue in declining populations?

BMC Ecology

Table 4 Summary of the candidate models predicting the probability of survival (Φ)

Model	Φ	p	npar	QAICc	∆QAICc	Model weight
1	Constant	Time	4	163.68	0.000	0.273
2	Wing length	Time	5	163.86	0.185	0.249
3	Sex	Time	5	164.67	0.995	0.166
4	Age	Time	5	165.71	2.034	0.099
5	Age + Wing length	Time	6	165.85	2.176	0.092
6	Sex + Wing length	Time	6	165.92	2.243	0.089
7	Age + Sex + Wing length	Time	7	167.93	4.257	0.032

The model with Time alone was found to be the best model for predicting the probability of recapture (p), and thus p remains as a constant in this model; npar shows the number of parameters; QAICc is the adjusted AIC value following correction for overdipersion, and ∆QAICc shows the difference between the specified model and the ‘best’ model. Models with a ∆QAICc < 2 are considered not to differ from the best model.

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