Table 2. Variables found to be important for dormouse nestbox selection, as determined by a stepwise regression.

	df	AIC	Delta AIC	Relationship	p-value
Hawthorn	1	-312.4	0	Negative	p = 0.14
Number of trees	1	-311.9	9.6	Positive	p = 0.11
Oak	1	-311.5	11.7	Positive	p = 0.08.
Canopy clumpiness	1	-311.1	13.2	Positive	p = 0.07.
Ferns	1	-310.4	13.9	Negative	p = 0.05*
Birds	1	-308.9	14.3	Positive	p = 0.02*
Circumference of the tree	1	-306.8	14.7	Negative	p < 0.01**
Distance from edge of wood	1	-297.2	15.2	Positive	p < 0.01***

Significance codes: ‘*** ’ p < 0.001 ‘** ’ p < 0.01 ‘* ’ p < 0.05 ‘.’ p < 0.1