Table 1. Output from 9 a priori models used to assess the relationship between clutch size and seasonal weather patterns for 156 lesser prairie-chicken nests in Roosevelt County, NM, and Cochran, Hockley, Terry, and Yoakum counties, TX, USA, 2001–2011.

Model	AICc	DeltaAICc	AICcWeight	Likelihood	K	Deviance
Global	1092.94	0	0.44	1	7	1003.72
WinPrecip	1094.53	1.58	0.20	0.92	2	1085.84
SprPrecip	1094.92	1.98	0.16	0.90	2	1088.57
Winter	1095.71	2.76	0.11	0.87	3	1079.57
Spring	1096.86	3.92	0.00	0.82	3	1087.59
WinTemp	1099.65	6.70	0.00	0.71	2	1122.06
YearlyPrecip	1104.41	11.47	0.00	0.56	2	1156.85
WetSeason	1106.60	13.70	0.00	0.50	2	1173.55
SprTemp	1106.69	13.74	0.00	0.50	2	1173.55

WinTemp - Winter Temperature.

WinPrecip - Winter Precipitation.

YearlyPrecip - Yearly Precipitation.

SprTemp - Spring Temperatures.

SprPrecip - Spring Precipitation.

WetSeason - Wet Season Precipitation.