Table 4. Output from 9 a priori models used to assess the relationship between mean incubation initiation (Julian Date) and seasonal weather patterns for 207 nests in Roosevelt County, NM, and Cochran, Hockley, Terry, and Yoakum counties, TX, USA, 2001–2011.

Model	AICc	DeltaAICc	AICcWeight	Likelihood	K	Deviance
Global	2057.82	0	0.98	1	7	19357
Winter	2071.50	13.68	0.00	0.50	3	21541
WinPrecip	2074.20	16.38	0.00	0.44	2	22042
WinTemp	2080.64	22.82	0.00	0.31	2	22739
YearlyPrecip	2085.40	27.66	0.00	0.25	2	23277
WetSeason	2090.65	32.83	0.00	0.19	2	23865
Spring	2098.38	40.56	0.00	0.13	3	24528
SprPrecip	2099.99	42.16	0.00	0.12	2	24966
SprTemp	2103.50	45.68	0.00	0.10	2	25394

WinTemp - Winter Temperature.

WinPrecip - Winter Precipitation.

YearlyPrecip - Yearly Precipitation.

SprTemp - Spring Temperatures.

SprPrecip - Spring Precipitation.

WetSeason - Wet Season Precipitation.