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. 2014 Sep 27;177(1):113–121. doi: 10.1007/s00442-014-3094-4

Table 1.

Model comparisons using corrected Akaike information criterion (AICc)

Classa Type (model)b Significant termsc AICc
Lean mass
 Diapause Linear (~temp) Temp 1,427.82
Quadratic (~temp + temp2) Temp 1,428.99
 Non-diapause Linear (~temp) Temp 1,082.83
Quadratic (~temp + temp2) Temp 1,083.60
 Combined Linear (~temp + class + sex) Temp, class, sex 2,502.93
Linear (~temp + temp2 + class + sex) temp, temp2†, class, sex 2,501.96
Fat mass
 Diapause Linear (~temp) Temp 1,397.90
Quadratic (~temp + temp2) Temp 1,399.95
 Non-diapause Linear (~temp) Temp 1,039.38
Quadratic (~temp + temp 2 ) Temp, temp 2 1,036.76
Food consumption
 Diapause Linear (~temp) Temp 3,395.52
Quadratic (~temp + temp2) Temp, temp2 3,393.34
 Non-diapause Linear (~temp) Temp 1,965.29
Quadratic (~temp + temp2) Temp, temp2 1,961.65
 Combined Quadratic (~class × temp + temp 2 + class:temp 2 ) Temp, temp 2 , class:temp, class:temp 2 5,354.91
Linear (~class × temp) class, temp, class:temp 5,360.39
Waste production
 Diapause Linear (~temp + food) Food 2,956.94
Quadratic (~temp + temp2 + food) Food, temp2† 2,955.35
 Non-diapause (male) Linear (~temp + food) Food 800.85
Quadratic (~temp + temp2 + food) Food 802.08
 Non-diapause, (female) Linear (~temp + food) Food 965.99
Quadratic (~food + temp + temp 2 + food:temp 2 ) Food, food:temp 2 961.40
Development time
 Diapause Linear (~temp) Temp −275.48
Quadratic (~temp + temp 2 ) Temp + temp 2 −300.46
 Non-diapause Linear (~temp) Temp −202.61
Quadratic (~temp + temp2) Temp, temp2† −203.46
Relative growth rate
 Diapause Linear (~temp) Temp −875.57
Quadratic (~temp + temp2) Temp, temp2 −878.03
 Non-diapause Linear (~temp) Temp −583.13
Quadratic (~temp + temp2) Temp, temp2 −594.25
 Combined Quadratic (~temp × class + temp 2 + class:temp 2 ) Temp, temp 2 , class:temp, class: temp 2 −1,463.03
Linear Temp, class, class:temp −1,446.38

Shown are the models compared for each analysis, with the best-fit model in italic

Temp Temperature

a, b (model) indicates the actual regression model used in R, where class is diapause status

c, † p < 0.10; all others listed indicate p < 0.05