TABLE 3.

AIC_c‐based ranking of candidate LMMs explaining FGM concentrations in chamois and red deer fecal samples between November and March

	Winter.season	Fecal N	Humidity	Temperature	Snow height	Snow height × Winter.season	Snow height × Fecal N	Snow height × Humidity	Snow height × Temperature	ΔAICc	AICc weight
Chamois	X		X	X	X	X		X		0.00	0.117
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		0.04	0.115
	X	X	X	X	X	X		X		0.34	0.099
	X	X	X	X	X	X				1.78	0.048
	X		X	X	X	X		X	X	1.96	0.044
	X	X		X	X	X	X			2.01	0.043
Red deer	X	X		X	X	X			X	0.00	0.152
	X	X		X	X	X	X		X	0.57	0.114
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	1.20	0.083
	X	X	X	X	X	X			X	1.20	0.083
	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	1.60	0.068
	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	2.23	0.050

All candidate models up to the first model with ΔAIC_c > 2 are shown. X indicates that the variable was included in the specific model.