Table 2.
Statistical tests of intraspecific relationships between phenology and abundance change
| Dependent variable | Independent variable | Data subset | Interacting covariates | n | AIC | Marginal R2 | Effect size (s.e.) | Χ2 (P) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in abundance | Change in emergence date | Full data set | Voltinism | 1677 | −5255.4 | 0.028 | – | 9.18 (0.002) |
| Voltinism∗ Class | 1677 | −5261.4 | 0.032 | – | 0.17 (0.679) | |||
| Univoltine species | – | 1038 | −3182.7 | 0.000 | −0.00 (0.00) | 0.02 (0.886) | ||
| Class | 1038 | −3179.4 | 0.002 | – | 0.81 (0.368) | |||
| Univoltine habitat specialists | – | 99 | −254.9 | 0.007 | 0.01 (0.02) | 0.59 (0.441) | ||
| Univoltine wider-countryside generalists | – | 939 | −2933.2 | 0.0001 | −0.00 (0.00) | 0.13 (0.723) | ||
| Multivoltine species | – | 639 | −2029.7 | 0.074 | 0.01 (0.00) | 57.50 (<0.001) | ||
| Class | 639 | −2086.9 | 0.084 | – | 0.006 (0.938) | |||
| Multivoltine habitat specialists | – | 14 | −32.46 | 0.002 | 0.01 (0.04) | 0.06 (0.800) | ||
| Multivoltine wider-countryside generalists | – | 625 | −1995.7 | 0.078 | 0.01 (0.00) | 58.63 (<0.001) | ||
| Multivoltine species (increasing abundance) | – | 295 | −903.9 | 0.068 | 0.01 (0.00) | 21.46 (<0.001) | ||
| Multivoltine species (declining abundance) | – | 344 | −1162.7 | 0.091 | 0.01 (0.00) | 33.80 (<0.001) |
An overall model was constructed in each case with species as a random effect, and with voltinism as an interacting covariate if indicated. Significance of each model was tested using a likelihood ratio test, and tests that had statistical significance (P < 0.05) are indicated in bold