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. 2015 Jan;99:33–42. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.10.015

Table 2.

Model selection for response variables from generalized linear mixed models

Variable Random factor Model AICc ΔAICc Relative likelihood Akaike weight
Scan flights (1|dyad/session/phase/min) Familiarity pairing* Experimental phase (Full model) 933.120 1.981 0.371 0.227
Familiarity pairing+Experimental phase 934.735 3.596 0.166 0.101
Familiarity pairing 940.415 9.276 0.010 0.006
Experimental phase 931.139 0 1.000 0.610
Intercept only 935.894 4.755 0.093 0.057
Number of birds perched in trees near loudspeakers (1|dyad/session/phase/min) Familiarity pairing* Experimental phase (Full model) 875.822 4.466 0.107 0.052
Familiarity pairing+Experimental phase 872.553 1.642 0.440 0.215
Familiarity pairing 870.807 0 1.000 0.488
Experimental phase 873.237 2.574 0.276 0.135
Intercept only 873.584 2.962 0.227 0.111
‘Haa’ calls (1|dyad/session/phase/min) Familiarity pairing* Experimental phase (Full model) 838.646 11.086 0.004 0.002
Familiarity pairing+Experimental phase 832.241 5.126 0.077 0.047
Familiarity pairing 830.137 3.126 0.210 0.127
Experimental phase 828.893 2.026 0.363 0.220
Intercept only 826.826 0 1.000 0.605
Defensive calls (1|dyad/session/phase/min) Familiarity pairing* Experimental phase (Full model) 1191.620 10.674 0.005 0.004
Familiarity pairing+Experimental phase 1187.525 6.024 0.049 0.037
Familiarity pairing 1185.683 4.286 0.117 0.088
Experimental phase 1184.991 3.738 0.154 0.116
Intercept only 1181.212 0 1.000 0.754

Bold type indicates the best models, which were determined based on relative AICc values (ΔAICc) and computed relative likelihood and Akaike weights.