Table 1. Model selection in house sparrow case studies.
| DIC | Best Model | |
|---|---|---|
| Bill depth~ | ||
| Year + sex + island + age + u | 2468.208 | |
| Year + sex + island + u | 2466.415 | * |
| Year + sex + u | 2467.077 | |
| Year + u | 2477.196 | |
| Year | 2591.390 | |
| Breeding season success~ | ||
| Sex + year + island + u | 1718.687 | |
| Sex + year + island | 1709.878 | * |
| Year + island | 1710.776 | |
| Year | 1713.180 | |
| ARI~ | ||
| Year + sex + island + u | 2275.140 | * |
| Year + sex + island | 2275.729 | |
| Year + sex | 2283.010 | |
| Sex | 2291.700 |
Deviance information criteria (DIC) for different models explaining variance in bill depth, breeding season success, and average reproductive intensity (ARI) of Norwegian house sparrows are shown. Best models (lowest DIC) for bill depth, breeding season success and ARI are indicated by *.