Table 7. Alternative hypotheses that may affect reintroduction success, and their ranking using AICC.
| HYPOTHESES | AICC | ΔAICC | wi |
| Number Males Released, Region, Relatedness | −1.76 | 0.00 | 0.447 |
| Number Females Released, Region, Relatedness | −1.76 | 0.01 | 0.445 |
| Number Males Released, Region, Diversity | 3.48 | 5.25 | 0.032 |
| Number Females Released, Region, Diversity | 3.52 | 5.29 | 0.032 |
| Number Males Released, Region, Type | 4.23 | 5.99 | 0.022 |
| Number Females Released, Region, Type | 4.49 | 6.26 | 0.020 |
| Number Females Released, Region, Protect2 | 7.55 | 9.31 | 0.000 |
| Number Males Released, Region, Protect2 | 7.55 | 9.32 | 0.000 |
| Number Females Released, Region | 12.38 | 14.14 | 0.000 |
| Number Males Released, Region | 12.47 | 14.23 | 0.000 |
| Number Females Released, Region, Feasibility | 13.70 | 15.47 | 0.000 |
| Number Females Released, Region, Protect1 | 13.72 | 15.49 | 0.000 |
| Number Males Released, Region, Feasibility | 13.92 | 15.69 | 0.000 |
| Number Males Released, Region, Protect1 | 14.04 | 15.80 | 0.000 |
| Number Females Released, Region, Season | 14.70 | 16.47 | 0.000 |
| Number Males Released, Region, Season | 14.72 | 16.49 | 0.000 |
| Number Males Released, Region, Monitor | 15.21 | 16.98 | 0.000 |
| Number Females Released, Region, Monitor | 15.27 | 17.03 | 0.000 |
| Number Males Released, Region, Sex ratio | 15.33 | 17.10 | 0.000 |
| Number Females Released, Region, Sex ratio | 15.33 | 17.10 | 0.000 |
The first two hypotheses are considered the best models. See data for all variables in Table S1.