Table 2.

Generalized linear mixed model results for the relationship between parameters of the body temperature profiles of cheetah after successful hunts, and hunt attributes. Cheetah identity was included as a random factor. n = 40 successful hunts. Italicized values indicate p < 0.05.

	β ± s.e.	Z	p	95% CI
maximum body temperature reached (°C)
maximum activity during the hunt	0.0024 ± 0.0038	0.64	0.52	−0.0050 to 0.0098
duration of the hunt	0.0021 ± 0.0021	0.94	0.35	−0.0022 to 0.0064
time of day when hunt occurred	0.0923 ± 0.0332	2.78	0.005	0.0272 to 0.1574
air temperature when hunt occurred	−0.0037 ± 0.0203	−0.18	0.86	−0.0435 to 0.0362
prey mass	−0.0029 ± 0.0027	−1.07	0.28	−0.0082 to 0.0024
body temperature increase (°C)
maximum activity during the hunt	−0.0004 ± 0.0036	−0.11	0.91	−0.0074 to 0.0066
duration of the hunt	0.0041 ± 0.0021	1.96	0.05	0.0000 to 0.0081
time of day when hunt occurred	0.0242 ± 0.0314	0.77	0.44	−0.0374 to 0.0858
air temperature when hunt occurred	−0.0076 ± 0.0192	−0.39	0.69	−0.0453 to 0.0301
prey mass	−0.0031 ± 0.0026	−1.20	0.23	−0.0081 to 0.0019
rate of body temperature change (°C min−1)
maximum activity during the hunt	0.0002 ± 0.0000	2.79	0.005	0.0000 to 0.0004
duration of the hunt	−0.0001 ± 0.0000	−2.91	0.004	−0.0002 to 0.0000
time of day when hunt occurred	0.0012 ± 0.0007	1.56	0.12	−0.0003 to 0.0026
air temperature when hunt occurred	0.0001 ± 0.0005	0.27	0.79	−0.0008 to 0.0010
prey mass	−0.0000 ± 0.0000	−0.50	0.62	−0.0002 to 0.0000
area under the temperature increase/time curve (°C min)
maximum activity during the hunt	0.0240 ± 0.3809	0.06	0.95	−0.7226 to 0.7706
duration of the hunt	0.5755 ± 0.2237	2.57	0.01	0.1371 to 1.0139
time of day when hunt occurred	3.7064 ± 3.3926	1.09	0.28	−2.9430 to 10.3557
air temperature when hunt occurred	−0.7017 ± 2.1163	−0.33	0.74	−4.8496 to 3.4462
prey mass	−0.3513 ± 0.2783	−1.26	0.21	−0.8967 to 0.1942