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Table 2 Model selection for post-fledging survival probabilities of barn swallows

From: Effects of radio-tag characteristics and sample size on estimates of apparent survival

Model

QAICc

ΔQAICc

QAICc weight

np

Deviance

Φ (age) p (type · age)

5904.93

0.00

0.481

47

5810.22

Φ (tag+age) p (type · age)

5905.34

0.42

0.391

48

5808.61

Φ (tag · age) p (type · age)

5907.57

2.65

0.128

52

5802.71

Φ (age) p (type+(tag · age))

5930.86

25.94

0.000

26

5878.64

Φ (age) p (type+age)

5935.14

30.21

0.000

20

5895.01

Φ (age) p (tag · age)

6094.60

189.67

0.000

23

6048.43

Φ (age) p (tag+age)

6094.69

189.77

0.000

16

6062.61

Φ (age) p (age)

6180.66

275.73

0.000

15

6150.58

Φ (age) p (.)

6700.32

795.39

0.000

9

6682.29

  1. For each model, the value of deviance, number of parameter (np), the corrected Akaike’s Information Criterion with quasi-likelihood adjustment (QAICc) and the QAICc-deviation to the best model (ΔQAICc) are given. For all models an over-dispersion factor ĉ = 1.192 was used. Model notation: Φ, survival probability; p, re-encounter probability; +, additive effect; ·, interaction; tag, radio-tagged/color marked; type, four categories of radiated power.