Table 1.

Subscripts used in survival models (program MARK)

(Details of which parameters were included in recapture models (p) and survival models (φ) are given in the right hand column.)

Analysis stage	Subscript	Description	Parameter type
Group level	st	Site-effect (BHP, KCS, PLJ or ROB)	φ, p
	sx	Sex-effect	φ, p
	t	Full time-dependence	φ, p
Temporal	mo	Month (13 months/year)	φ, p
	seas1	Season (Nov–Feb, Mar–May, May–Jul, Aug–Oct)	φ, p
	seas2	Season (winter Oct–Mar; summer Apr–Sept)	φ, p
	yr	Year (2001, 2002 or 2003)	φ, p
Covariates	rf	Average rainfall during trapping session	p
	temp	Average temperature during trapping session	p
	prevrf	Average rainfall during previous month	φ
	prevt	Average temperature during previous month	φ
	dens	Vole density during trapping session	φ, p
	n	Binary score of months with reduced number of secondary sessions	p
	tb	Prevalence of TB lesions (population level)	φ, p
Individual covariates	e	Binary covariate denoting individuals from grid edge	p
Time-specific individual covariates	m	Trap-dependency effect	p
	indtb	Presence of TB lesions (individual level)	φ