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. 2019 Dec 17;54(2):955–964. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04089

Table 1. Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) model selection results for model terms in 2007–2010 Mesocosm Experimentsa.

treatment model term AIC ΔAIC
Cu 0–5.1 CCU CCU × instar size 234.64 0
CCU, instar size 244.03 9.39
instar size 250.36 15.72
CCU 280.45 45.81
Cu + Zn 0–7.0 CCU CCU, instar size 247.88 0
CCU × instar size 249.05 1.17
instar size 252.96 5.08
CCU 265.45 16.40
Cu + Zn + Cd 0–12.9 CCU CCU × instar size 312.89 0
CCU, instar size 319.18 6.29
instar size 346.31 33.42
CCU 368.07 55.18
a

ANCOVA was used to test for the responses of Baetis spp. abundances given the model predictors of metals concentration(s) (CCU), instar size, and the CCU × instar size interaction.