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Table 1. Model selection for models evaluating an association between the life history trait of juvenile survival and the individual covariates of microsatellite multilocus heterozygosity (MLH) and early body condition (EBC).

Model	Description	np	Deviance	QAICc	ΔQAICc	ω
13	Null model: Φ_{(a_Juvenile}_{.cohort)+a_Adult}, Ψ_{a_Fledgling}_{+(a_Adult}_.season), E_{a_Fledgling}_{+a_Adult}	148	25823.42	16326.40	0.00	0.241
18	Association between EBC and survival of juvenile dispersers (survival of juveniles who have dispersed to Italy, the Iberian Peninsula and Africa): Φ_{(a_Fledgling} _{.cohort)+a_JuvenileFR} _{+(a_{JuvenileIT,IB,AF}} _{.EBC)+a_Adult}, Ψ_{a_Fledgling} _{+(a_Adult} _.season), E_{a_Fledgling} _{+a_Adult}	151	25814.54	16327.25	0.86	0.157
19	Association between EBC and survival of juvenile intermediate-distance dispersers (survival of juveniles who have dispersed to Italy and the Iberian Peninsula): Φ_{(a_Fledgling} _{.cohort)+a_{JuvenileFR,AF}} _{+(a_{JuvenileIT,IB}} _{.EBC)+a_Adult}, Ψ_{a_Fledgling} _{+(a_Adult} _.season), E_{a_Fledgling} _{+a_Adult}	151	25814.76	16327.39	0.99	0.147
20	Association between MLH and survival of juvenile dispersers (survival of juveniles who have dispersed to Italy, the Iberian Peninsula and Africa): Φ_{(a_Fledgling} _{.cohort)+a_JuvenileFR} _{+(a_{Juvenile IT,IB,AF}} _{.MLH)+a_Adult}, Ψ_{a_Fledgling} _{+(a_Adult} _.season), E_{a_Fledgling} _{+a_Adult}	151	25815.06	16327.57	1.18	0.134
21	Association between MLH and survival of juvenile long-distance dispersers (survival of juveniles who have dispersed to Africa): Φ_{(a_Fledgling} _{.cohort)+a_{JuvenileFR,IT,IB}} _{+(a_{Juvenile AF}} _{.MLH)+a_Adult}, Ψ_{a_Fledgling} _{+(a_Adult} _.season), E_{a_Fledgling} _{+a_Adult}	151	25815.52	16327.86	1.47	0.116
22	Association between EBC and survival of juvenile long-distance dispersers (survival of juveniles who have dispersed to Africa): Φ_{(a_Fledgling} _{.cohort)+a_{JuvenileFR,IT,IB}} _{+(a_JuvenileAF} _{.EBC)+a_Adult}, Ψ_{a_Fledgling} _{+(a_Adult} _.season), E_{a_Fledgling} _{+a_Adult}	151	25815.74	16328.00	1.60	0.108
23	Association between MLH and survival of juvenile intermediate-distance dispersers (survival of juveniles who have dispersed to Italy and the Iberian Peninsula): Φ_{(a_Fledgling} _{.cohort)+a_{JuvenileFR,AF}} _{+(a_{JuvenileIT,IB}} _{.MLH)+a_Adult}, Ψ_{a_Fledgling} _{+(a_Adult} _.season), E_{a_Fledgling} _{+a_Adult}	151	25816.83	16328.68	2.28	0.077
24	Association between EBC and juvenile survival: Φ_{(a_Juvenile} _{.cohort.EBC)+a_Adult}, Ψ_{a_Fledgling} _{+(a_Adult} _.season), E_{a_Fledgling} _{+a_Adult}	152	25819.21	16332.27	5.88	0.013
25	Association between MLH and juvenile survival: Φ_{(a_Juvenile} _{.cohort.MLH)+a_Adult}, Ψ_{a_Fledgling} _{+(a_Adult} _.season), E_{a_Fledgling} _{+a_Adult}	152	25821.58	16333.74	7.35	0.006

The best model (lowest QAICc) is in bold. Number of parameters (np), the delta QAICc (ΔQAICc) calculated from the null model 13 and model weight (ω) are given. Age class is symbolized by the letter “a”: juvenile encompasses the first two years of life; adult survival encompasses >2 years and older; fledgling encompasses the first winter and adult movement all successive seasons following the first winter. Geographical location is symbolized as “FR” (France), “IT” (Italy), “IB” (Iberian Peninsula) and “AF” (Africa).