Table 1.
Models and results used in sample size‐corrected Akaike information criterion (AIC) model comparisons to determine best fit for tests on tadpole total length (in mm) based on the Gompertz growth equation. All 16 combinations of interactive and additive relationships plus the no effects model are shown
| So | γ | α | Rank | dAICc | df | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Location + Salinity + Density | Location + Salinity * Density | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.31 |
| 1 | Location * Salinity + Density | Location + Salinity * Density | 2 | 0.2 | 15 | 0.28 |
| 1 | Location + Salinity * Density | Location + Salinity + Density | 3 | 0.9 | 14 | 0.20 |
| 1 | Location + Salinity * Density | Location * Salinity + Density | 4 | 1.4 | 15 | 0.16 |
| 1 | Location + Salinity * Density | Location + Salinity * Density | 5 | 5.0 | 16 | 0.03 |
| 1 | Location + Salinity + Density | Location * Salinity * Density | 6 | 7.3 | 19 | 0.01 |
| 1 | Location * Salinity + Density | Location * Salinity * Density | 7 | 7.7 | 20 | 0.006 |
| 1 | Location * Salinity * Density | Location + Salinity + Density | 8 | 7.8 | 19 | 0.006 |
| 1 | Location + Salinity * Density | Location * Salinity * Density | 9 | 8.8 | 21 | 0.004 |
| 1 | Location * Salinity * Density | Location * Salinity * Density | 10 | 9.7 | 21 | 0.002 |
| 1 | Location * Salinity * Density | Location * Salinity + Density | 11 | 10.0 | 20 | 0.002 |
| 1 | Location + Salinity + Density | Location + Salinity + Density | 12 | 15.8 | 12 | <0.001 |
| 1 | Location * Salinity + Density | Location + Salinity + Density | 13 | 16.7 | 13 | <0.001 |
| 1 | Location + Salinity + Density | Location + Salinity + Density | 14 | 16.9 | 13 | <0.001 |
| 1 | Location * Salinity + Density | Location * Salinity + Density | 15 | 18.7 | 14 | <0.001 |
| 1 | Location * Salinity * Density | Location * Salinity * Density | 16 | 64.0 | 28 | <0.001 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 610.6 | 4 | <0.001 |