Table 5. Odds ratios for top ranked resource selection function model of seasonal kill sites by cougars.
Winter |
Summer |
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Parameter | Point estimate | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | Point estimate | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | |
Elevation | 0.995 | 0.994 | 0.996 | 0.999 | 0.998 | 1.000 | |
Edge | 0.994 | 0.992 | 0.995 | 0.996 | 0.994 | 0.997 | |
H2O | 0.999 | 0.999 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 1.000 | 1.001 | |
Slope | 1.100 | 1.082 | 1.119 | ||||
North | 0.622 | 0.412 | 0.939 | ||||
East | 0.553 | 0.394 | 0.775 | ||||
West | 0.757 | 0.566 | 1.013 | ||||
Meadow | 0.473 | 0.287 | 0.779 | ||||
Barren | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||
Forested | 0.909 | 0.694 | 1.191 | ||||
Riparian | 0.764 | 0.450 | 1.298 |
For categorical variables (aspect and habitat type) south aspects and sagebrush steppe were used as the reference category.