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. 2014 Dec 22;9(12):e115535. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115535

Table 4. Model selection for multi-state reproductive model analysis of grizzly bears in Alberta, Canada.

No Reproduction Survival AICc ΔAICc wi K Deviance
Survival covariates
1 NC(age) CY YT (NT CY) +roads 559.6 0.00 0.327 10 538.0
2 NC(age) CY YT (NT CY) +roads+age 560.2 0.61 0.241 11 536.3
3 NC(age) CY YT NT CY +roads 561.1 1.51 0.154 10 539.6
4 NC(age) CY YT NT +roads CY+roads 561.8 2.20 0.109 11 537.9
5 NC(age) CY YT NT C+roads Y+roads 563.4 3.80 0.049 11 539.5
Age-specific reproduction A
6 NC(age) CY YT (NT CY) +age 563.3 3.68 0.052 10 541.7
7 NC(age) CY(age) YT (NT CY) +age 565.2 5.63 0.020 11 541.3
8 NC(age2) CY YT (NT CY) +age 565.4 5.82 0.018 10 543.9
9 NC(age) CY YT (NT CY) 565.9 6.30 0.014 9 546.6
10 NC(age) CY(age) YT NT+age CY+age 567.2 7.58 0.007 12 540.9
11 NC(age) CY(age) YT(age) (NT CY) +age 567.6 7.98 0.006 12 541.3
Base models
12 NC CY YT CC = YC = TC NT CY 570.7 11.04 0.001 8 553.6
13 NC CY YT CC = YC = TC NT T Y 571.2 11.63 0.001 9 552.0
14 NC CY YT CC = YC = TC C Y NT 571.8 12.20 0.001 9 552.5
15 NC CY YT CC = TC YC NT CY 572.8 13.15 0.000 11 548.9
16 NC CY YT CC TC YC N C Y T 572.8 13.22 0.000 9 553.6

Sample-size adjusted Akaike Information Criteria (AICc), difference in AICc between most supported and given model (ΔAICc), Akaike weight (wi), the number of parameters (K), and Deviance are shown.

A

A model with CC = YC = TC was used for all models in this group.