Table 3. Variables found to be important for dormouse nestbox selection, as determined by a binary stepwise logistic regression.

	df	AIC	Delta AIC	Gradient	p-value
Honeysuckle	1	122.9	0	Positive	p = 0.16
Ferns	1	124.4	1.5	Negative	p = 0.07.
Sycamore	1	125.8	2.9	Negative	p = 0.10
Canopy clumpiness	1	126.2	3.3	Positive	p = 0.03*
Distance from edge of wood	1	129.5	6.6	Positive	p < 0.01**

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