Table 1.
description of parameter | parameter name | β | p-value | ∼r2 |
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asymptotic kill rate (deer/wolf) | a | −0.417 | <0.001 | 0.174 |
deer density at ½a | h | 0.126 | 0.003 | 0.016 |
selectivity constant of juveniles and old females (10 years or more) | Sel1 | −0.116 | 0.005 | 0.013 |
juvenile survival | sjuv | −0.010 | 0.815 | 0.001 |
adult survival | sprime | −0.563 | <0.001 | 0.318 |
deer : wolf ratio when adult wolf survival=one-half maximum value | g | 0.153 | <0.001 | 0.023 |
probability that a dispersing wolf settles | psettle | −0.458 | <0.001 | 0.209 |