Table 2.
Best-fit linear mixed model based on AIC of the total daily agonistic encounters between rhesus macaques in group-housed field cages as a result of human interactions and reproductive season
| 95% CI |
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| Coefficient | 1 SD | t | P | Lower limit | Upper limit | ||
| Intercept | 5.163 | 0.069 | 74.912 | <0.0005 | 5.027 | 5.299 | |
| Reproductive season | |||||||
| Breeding | −0.023 | −0.023 | −0.991 | 0.323 | −0.068 | 0.023 | |
| Extra management events (EME) | |||||||
| 1 | −0.023 | 0.022 | −1.074 | 0.284 | −0.067 | 0.020 | |
| 2 or 3 | −0.056 | 0.036 | −1.536 | 0.126 | −0.127 | 0.016 | |
| 4 or more | 0.125 | 0.125 | 2.427 | 0.016 | 0.057 | 0.551 | |
| Total time in cage (TIC) | |||||||
| 1–3 h | −0.463 | 0.114 | −4.074 | <0.0005 | −0.687 | −0.239 | |
| More than 3 h | −0.195 | 0.052 | −3.752 | <0.0005 | −0.297 | −0.092 | |
| Technician 2 | |||||||
| Present | 0.330 | 0.029 | 11.261 | <0.0005 | 0.272 | 0.388 | |
| Reproductive season × EME (Figure 3) | |||||||
| Breeding season and 1 EME | 0.114 | 0.035 | 3.276 | 0.001 | 0.045 | 0.183 | |
| Breeding season and 2 or 3 EME | 0.176 | 0.044 | 4.035 | <0.0005 | 0.090 | 0.263 | |
| Breeding season and ≥ 4 EME | 0.204 | 0.069 | 2.956 | 0.004 | 0.068 | 0.339 | |
| Reproductive season × TIC (Figure 5) | |||||||
| Breeding season and 1-3 h TIC | 0.041 | 0.039 | 1.015 | 0.295 | −0.036 | 0.117 | |
| Breeding season and >3 h TIC | −0.248 | 0.062 | −4.024 | <0.0005 | −0.369 | −0.126 | |
| Extra management events × TIC (Figure 4) | |||||||
| 1 EME and 1–3 h TIC | 0.346 | 0.111 | 3.104 | 0.002 | 0.126 | 0.566 | |
| Extra management events × TIC (Figure 4) | |||||||
| 2 or 3 EME and 1–3 h TIC | 0.381 | 0.111 | 3.413 | 0.001 | 0.160 | 0.601 | |
| 2 or 3 EME and >3 h TIC | 0.377 | 0.067 | 5.610 | <0.0005 | 0.244 | 0.510 | |
| Extra management events × TIC (Figure 4) | |||||||
| ≥4 EME and >3 h TIC | 0.022 | 0.127 | 0.171 | 0.865 | −0.228 | 0.271 | |
| Technician 2 present × TIC (Figure 6) | |||||||
| Technician 2 present and 1-3 h TIC | −0.073 | 0.041 | −1.769 | 0.079 | −0.155 | 0.009 | |
| Technician 2 present and >3 h TIC | −0.209 | 0.072 | −2.881 | 0.004 | −0.351 | −0.066 | |
| Technician 2 present × EME (Figure 7) | |||||||
| Technician 2 present and 1 EME | −0.160 | 0.042 | −3.849 | <0.0005 | −0.242 | −0.078 | |
| Technician 2 present and 2 or 3 EME | −0.034 | 0.047 | −0.717 | 0.474 | −0.127 | 0.059 | |
| Technician 2 present and ≥4 EME | −0.101 | 0.065 | −1.552 | 0.123 | −0.228 | 0.027 | |
The baseline for this model is a cage during birthing season with no extra management events, total time in cage less than 1 h, and without technician 2 present.