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Table 1 Estimate fixed effects and variance decomposition explaining the variation in breeding time

From: Hydrology influences breeding time in the white-throated dipper

Variables Estimate Std. Error Variance decomposition
Intercept 136 3.15
Spring SCA sd [6] 7.0 2.14 0.4
Spring Groundwater mean [14] − 0.067 0.02 1.1
Winter Qnorm mean [17] − 6.6 0.95 10.3
Spring NAO [26] − 0.78 0.24 1.2
M novely 2.2 0.43 0.8
beta polygyny indicator 6.7 0.73 2.2
Age f − 5.7 0.67
Age f2 0.57 0.08 2.8
Altitude 0.055 0.004
Year − 0.10 0.09
Altitude × Year − 0.00082 0.00 29.2
  Std. Deviation Correlation
Year 8.4  
Qspec sd [23] |Year 0.080 − 0.85 20.5
Territory id 2.5   4.3
F id × Territory id 3.1   6.7
Residual 5.5  
  1. Estimated fixed effects and variance decomposition of fixed and random effects in a linear mixed effects model explaining the variation in hatching date in the white-throated dipper, where “spring” and “winter” is applied to enhance understanding of the terms SCA (Snow Covered Area), Qnorm (relative river discharge) and NAO (North Atlantic Oscillation). Numbers in brackets in the variable names denote the trigger period, mean and sd denote mean and standard deviation of the variable in the specified trigger period