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. 2022 May 16;199(2):289–299. doi: 10.1007/s00442-022-05184-x

Table 1.

Output of Linear mixed models of body size (N = 348) and fluctuating size asymmetry (size FA) (N = 347) of each species as a function of biotic and abiotic covariates of urbanization, with site identity as random factor. Final models were selected through backward stepwise selection using AIC criterion. ΔAIC reports the difference in AIC values between full and final models. Models and results of shape FA are reported in Online resources, Table S3 as they were non-significant

Species Response variable Full model covariates Final model covariates ΔAIC Bi χ2; df p value
Bombus terrestris Body size Temperature T log (Floral resources) 16.5 0.025 6.610;1 0.010
Edge density ED
log (Floral resources FL)
Interaction T × ED × FL
B. pascuorum Body size Temperature T Temperature 17.9  − 0.003 7.403;1 0.006
Edge density ED
log (Floral resources FL)
Interaction T × ED × FL
B. terrestris Size FA Temperature T Temperature 23.5 0.052 7.183 0.007
log (Floral resources FL)
NO2 N
Interaction T × FL × N
B. pascuorum Size FA Temperature T log (Floral resources) 30.3  − 0.161 6.118;1 0.013
log (Floral resources FL)
NO2 N
Interaction T × FL × N

Significant p values are reported in bold. βi regression coefficient, χ2 chi square values, df degrees of freedom÷