Figure 2.

The effect of early adulthood male density on late-life body mass. (a,b) The predicted relationship between age, the local male density experienced in early adulthood and body mass, from the best-supported model in table 2. Dotted line, low male density (3.7 male per 24.5 ha); dashed line, average male density (5.8); solid line, high male density (7.8). (c,d) A direct comparison of the sex difference in late-life body mass trajectories of males (solid line) and females (dashed line) under low and high male densities, respectively. Predictions represent badgers outside of their LYC, with ALC and social group size set to their mean values (8.5 and 12.7, respectively), and month set to July. The upper and lower limits of each shaded area represent 95% CI estimates based on fixed effects uncertainty.