Table 1. Description of variables used in the global models.

Variable	Data type	Description
lnBW	ordinal	ln body weight (kg), offspring range -0.967–2.526, adult range 2.542–3.401
lnBL	ordinal	ln body length (cm), offspring range 0.478–4.220, adult range 4.241–4.489
year	categorical	year, 14 levels
day	ordinal	day of year, range 75–325
age	ordinal	minimum age, range 3–14 (ages ≥ 14 were combined)
sex	binomial	sex
preg	binomial	female reproductive status (1 = pregnant, 0 = not pregnant)
kage	binomial	age is minimum age (0) or known age (1)
maxage	ordinal	maximum age at which an individual was measured, range 2–15
death	binomial	Individual died in the same year or the year following the last measurement of body weight and length
TQ4	ordinal	Territory quality, range 1–4 (see S1 File)
RP	binomial	offspring detected post emergence (1) or not (0) each year
RS	ordinal	number of offspring produced each year, range 0–4
mother	categorical	identity of mother, 39 levels
mmage	ordinal	minimum maternal age, range 2–15
rain	ordinal	rainfall (mm) in the previous Aug–Oct, range 164–515
RPY	binomial	RP in the same territory in the previous year
TE	ordinal	Trap effort in the current and previous year, range 2–51
mmage39	ordinal	minimum maternal age (≥3 years) where ages ≥9 were combined into one age, range 3–9
seasonage	categorical	Offspring age: first year summer (Jul-Aug); first year autumn (Sept-Nov); second year spring (Mar-May); second summer (Jun-Aug), 4 levels
LS	ordinal	Litter size (1, 2, ≥3 offspring)
rainbin	binomial	total rain Apr-Sept in birth year: < 570mm (-1), ≥ 570mm (+1)