Table 2.
Comparison of models assessing relationships between thermal characteristics of rock crevices and roost selection by Eastern Small-footed Myotis (Myotis leibii) in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia and New Hampshire, 2009–2018, based on Akaike Information Criterion corrected for small sample sizes (AICc) and model weights (ωi). Thermal measurements represent how much warmer crevices were compared to ambient air, at the coldest (ΔTmin) and hottest (ΔTmax) part of the day, and on average (ΔTavg). Models with less support (ΔAICc) than the intercept-only model are not shown. The intercept was included in all models.
| Model | LogLikelihood | AICc | ΔAICc | ωi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reproductive females | ||||
| ΔTmin + ΔTmin * Site | −17.5 | 41.6 | 0.0 | 0.906 |
| ΔTmin | −21.8 | 48.0 | 6.4 | 0.037 |
| ΔTmin + ΔTmax + ΔTavg | −19.5 | 48.2 | 6.6 | 0.033 |
| ΔTavg | −22.7 | 49.7 | 8.1 | 0.016 |
| ΔTavg + ΔTavg * Site | −22.5 | 51.6 | 10.0 | 0.006 |
| Intercept only | −26.5 | 55.0 | 13.4 | 0.001 |
| Males | ||||
| ΔTavg | −70.9 | 145.9 | 0.0 | 0.615 |
| ΔTmax | −72.5 | 149.1 | 3.2 | 0.124 |
| ΔTavg + ΔTavg * Site | −68.5 | 149.7 | 3.8 | 0.092 |
| ΔTmin + ΔTmax + ΔTavg | −70.9 | 150.2 | 4.3 | 0.072 |
| Intercept only | −74.8 | 151.6 | 5.7 | 0.036 |