Table 2.

Model selection for overall mortality (A) and cause-specific mortality (B) in wild boar

Model name	Model notation	Np	Biological meaning	AICc for males	AICc for females
A
M1	M(1&2&3)	3	Same overall mortality for age classes 1, 2 and 3	1512.43	1548.44
M2	M(1&3, 2)	4	Same overall mortality for age classes 1 and 3; different for age class 2	1513.92	1540.30
M3	M(1&2, 3)	4	Same overall mortality for age classes 1 and 2; different for age class 3	1514.01	1547.80
M4	M(1, 2&3)	4	Same overall mortality for age classes 2 and 3; different for age class 1	1514.41	1535.85
M5	M(1, 2, 3)	5	Different overall mortalities for age classes 1, 2, and 3	1515.65	1537.30
B
M1	Mh(1&2&3), Mn(1&3, 2)	5	The same hunting mortalities for age classes 1, 2, and 3; different non-hunting mortalities for age class 2 than 1 and 3	1503.49	1549.67
M2	Mh(1&2&3), Mn(1,2,3)	6	The same hunting mortalities for age classes 1, 2, and 3; different non-hunting mortalities for age classes 1, 2, and 3	1504.77	1551.20
M3	Mh(1&2, 3), Mn(1, 2, 3)	7	The same hunting mortalities for age classes 1 and 2, and a different hunting mortality for age class 3; different non-hunting mortalities for age classes 1, 2, and 3	1505.05	1551.31
M4	Mh(1, 2&3), Mn(1, 2, 3)	7	The same hunting mortalities for age classes 2 and 3, and a different hunting mortality for age class 1; different non-hunting mortalities for age classes 1, 2, and 3	1505.06	1539.77
M5	Mh(1&2, 3), Mn(1&3, 2)	6	Different hunting mortalities for age class 3 than age classes 1 and 2; different non-hunting mortalities for age class 2 than age classes 1 and 3	1505.42	1551.93
M6	Mh(1&3, 2), Mn(1&3, 2)	6	The same hunting mortalities for age classes 1 and 3, and a different hunting mortality for age class 2; different non-hunting mortality for age class 2 than 1 and 3	1505.43	1541.89
M7	Mh(1, 2&3), Mn(1&3, 2)	6	The same hunting mortalities for age classes 2 and 3, and a different hunting mortality for age class 1; different non-hunting mortality for age class 2 than 1 and 3	1505.80	1539.79
M8	Mh(1, 2, 3), Mn(1, 2, 3)	8	Different hunting mortalities for age classes 1, 2, and 3; different non-hunting mortalities for age classes 1, 2, and 3	1506.42	1541.23
M9	Mh(1&3, 2), Mn(1, 2, 3)	7	The same hunting mortalities for age classes 1 and 3 and a different hunting mortality for age class 2; A different non-hunting mortality for age classes 1, 2, and 3	1506.54	1543.73
M10	Mh(1, 2, 3), Mn(1&3, 2)	7	Different hunting mortalities for age classes 1, 2 and 3; A different non-hunting mortality for age class 2 than for 1 and 3	1506.80	1541.36
M11	Mh(1&2, 3), Mn(1, 2&3)	6	The same hunting mortalities for age classes 1 and 2, a different hunting mortality for age class 3; A different non-hunting mortality for age classes 2 and 3 than 1	1510.27	1552.23
M12	Mh(1&2&3), Mn(1, 2&3)	5	The same hunting mortalities for age classes 1, 2, and 3; A different non-hunting mortality for age class 1 than for 2 and 3	1510.29	1550.42
M13	Mh(1, 2, 3), Mn(1, 2&3)	7	Different hunting mortalities for age classes 1, 2 and 3; The same non-hunting mortality for age classes 2 and 3 and a different non-hunting mortality for age class 1	1511.93	1541.23
M14	Mh(1, 2&3), Mn(1, 2&3)	6	Different hunting mortalities for age classes 2 and 3 than age class 1; The same non-hunting mortality for age classes 2 and 3 and a different non-hunting mortality for age class 1	1512.24	1537.76
M15	Mh(1&2&3), Mn(1&2&3)	4	The same hunting mortalities for age classes 1, 2, and 3; The same non-hunting mortalities for age classes 1, 2, and 3	1512.43	1548.43
M16	Mh(1&3, 2), Mn(1, 2&3)	6	The same hunting mortalities for age classes 1 and 3 and a different hunting mortality for age class 2. The same non-hunting mortality for age classes 2 and 3 and a different non-hunting mortality for age class 1	1512.60	1543.73
M17	Mh(1&3, 2), Mn(1&2&3)	5	The same hunting mortalities for age classes 1 and 3 and a different hunting mortality for age class 2. The same non-hunting mortality for age classes 1, 2, and 3	1513.07	1541.89
M18	Mh(1&2&3), Mn(1&2, 3)	5	The same hunting mortalities for age classes 1, 2, and 3. Different non-hunting mortality for age classes 1 and 2 than age class 3	1513.09	1549.65
M19	Mh(1&2, 3), Mn(1&2, 3)	6	Different hunting mortalities for age classes 1 and 2 than age class 3. Different non-hunting mortality for age classes 1 and 2 than age class 3	1514.37	1549.56
M20	Mh(1, 2, 3), Mn(1&2&3)	6	Different hunting mortalities for age classes 1, 2, and 3. The same non-hunting mortality for age classes 1, 2, and 3	1514.51	1539.22
M21	Mh(1&3, 2), Mn(1&2, 3)	6	The same hunting mortalities for age classes 1 and 3 and a different hunting mortality for age class 2. The same non-hunting mortality for age classes 1 and 2 and a different non-hunting mortality for age class 3	1514.92	1543.74
M22	Mh(1&2, 3), Mn(1&2&3)	5	A different hunting mortality for age class 3 than for age classes 1 and 2. The same non-hunting mortality for age classes 1, 2, and 3	1515.13	1549.86
M23	Mh(1, 2&3), Mn(1&2&3)	5	A different hunting mortality for age class 1 than 2 and 3. The same non-hunting mortality for age classes 1, 2, and 3	1515.32	1537.79
M24	Mh(1, 2, 3), Mn(1&2, 3)	7	Different hunting mortalities for age classes 1, 2, and 3. The same non-hunting mortality for age classes 1 and 2 and a different non-hunting mortality for age class 3	1516.48	1541.23
M25	Mh(1, 2&3), Mn(1&2, 3)	6	A different hunting mortality for age class 1 than for age classes 2 and 3. The same non-hunting mortality for age classes 1 and 2 and a different non-hunting mortality for age class 3	1516.48	1539.80

Displayed are models relating age classes to overall mortality (M), hunting mortality (Mh), and non-hunting mortality (Mn). Age classes are denoted as 1 for juveniles, 2 for subadults, and 3 for adults. Pooled age classes are indicated with ‘&’ between them. ‘Np’ indicates the number of biological parameters. ‘Biological meaning’ explains the ‘Model notation’ in biologically relevant terms. When two models had close AICc values (ΔAICc < 2), the most parsimonious model was selected. The selected models are indicated in bold