TABLE 3.
Model‐averaged parameter estimates with one standard error in parentheses for negative binomial generalized linear mixed models for microsite use (i.e., number of bites or number of pellets) and logistic regression models for patch‐scale use (i.e., the presence of pellets in the patch or bites on plants within the patch) by pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) at the Camas and Cedar Gulch study sites in Idaho, USA, during winter and summer
| Scale | Use | Season | Site | CP | MT | AC | D2B | DTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsite | Bites | Winter | Camas | 0.59 (0.57) | 0.02 (0.25) | 0.29 (0.42) | −0.54 (0.82) | −0.38 (0.45) |
| Cedar Gulch | 0.09 (0.26) | 0.13 (0.33) | 0.18 (0.34) | −4.59 (2.35) | 0.18 (0.42) | |||
| Summer | Camas | 0.65 (0.85) | 1.07 (0.98) | −0.04 (0.16) | 0.25 (0.70) | 0.10 (0.30) | ||
| Cedar Gulch | 1.19 (0.39) | −0.50 (0.48) | 0.28 (0.48) | −0.79 (0.49) | −0.53 (0.39) | |||
| Pellets | Winter | Camas | 1.56 (0.39) | 0.00 (0.16) | −0.04 (0.18) | 0.02 (0.22) | 0.20 (0.33) | |
| Cedar Gulch | 0.15 (0.24) | 0.00 (0.12) | 0.12 (0.20) | −2.00 (0.60) | −0.60 (0.31) | |||
| Summer | Camas | −0.13 (0.40) | 0.36 (0.63) | −0.04 (0.23) | −0.20 (0.58) | −0.07 (0.26) | ||
| Cedar Gulch | 0.34 (0.26) | 0.06 (0.09) | 1.14 (0.16) | −0.90 (0.20) | 0.17 (0.18) | |||
| Patch | Bites | Winter | Camas | 0.89 (0.56) | −0.01 (0.59) | 0.65 (0.58) | −1.04 (0.51) | −0.57 (0.74) |
| Cedar Gulch | −0.90 (0.52) | 0.93 (0.72) | 1.90 (0.78) | −3.01 (0.99) | 0.04 (0.48) | |||
| Summer | Camas | 0.90 (0.47) | −0.46 (0.46) | −0.71 (0.50) | 0.27 (0.47) | 0.53 (0.55) | ||
| Cedar Gulch | 1.01 (0.42) | 0.37 (0.38) | 0.55 (0.42) | −0.61 (0.42) | −0.07 (0.40) | |||
| Pellets | Winter | Camas | 0.30 (0.38) | −0.20 (0.39) | −0.15 (0.35) | −0.88 (0.40) | 0.12 (0.36) | |
| Cedar Gulch | −0.50 (0.31) | 0.73 (0.34) | 1.26 (0.37) | −0.81 (0.37) | 0.34 (0.31) | |||
| Summer | Camas | 0.47 (0.45) | −0.86 (0.42) | −0.01 (0.54) | −1.04 (0.50) | −0.50 (0.45) | ||
| Cedar Gulch | −0.02 (0.29) | −0.05 (0.29) | 1.28 (0.33) | −0.28 (0.29) | 0.47 (0.31) |
Abbreviations: AC, aerial concealment (%); CP, crude protein (%); D2B, distance to burrow (m); DTR, diurnal temperature range; MT, total monoterpene concentration (scaled).