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. 2019 Apr;150:27–38. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.01.018

Table A3.

List of all models tested on host plant preference

Type of choice Model Fixed effects Random effects df AIC ΔAIC Akaike weights
Postdiapause food choice
 Difference in area of host plant eaten 1 Host plant treatment*trial*sex Larva ID/family 15 594.572 27.323 0
2 Host plant treatment*trial + sex Larva ID/family 10 573.664 6.415 0.032
3 Host plant treatment + trial + sex Larva ID/family 8 570.147 2.899 0.184
4 Host plant treatment*trial Larva ID/family 9 567.249 0 0.784
Adults' oviposition choice
 Host plant type 5 Host plant treatment*trial Female ID/family 6 159.116 3.959 0.058
6 Host plant treatment + trial Female ID/family 5 157.152 1.994 0.155
7 Host plant treatment Female ID/family 4 155.157 0 0.421
8 Trial Female ID/family 4 155.446 0.289 0.365
 Clutch size 9 Host plant treatment*Maternal host plant treatment*trial Family 10 898.079 9.84 0.004
10 Host plant treatment*Maternal host plant treatment + trial Family 7 892.972 4.732 0.049
11 Host plant treatment + Maternal host plant treatment + trial Family 6 891.534 3.294 0.101
12 Host plant treatment*Maternal host plant treatment Family 6 897.634 9.395 0.005
13 Maternal host plant treatment*trial Family 6 891.95 3.71 0.082
14 Host plant treatment*Maternal host plant treatment Family 5 895.889 7.649 0.011
15 Maternal host plant treatment + trial Family 5 889.956 1.717 0.223
16 Trial Family 4 888.24 0 0.525

The best model after Akaike information criterion (AIC) analysis marked in bold.