FIGURE 3.

(a) Expected species interaction factor (SIF) for simulated combinations of occupancy for Species B, given that Species A was present (Ψ^BA) or absent (Ψ^Ba) from a site under patterns of avoidance (red), aggregation (blue), or independence (black) as a function of the occupancy for Species A (Ψ^A); and, (b) mean estimated SIF (±1 standard error) for simulations where the most‐supported model provided support for a lack of independence (i.e., avoidance or aggregation) when sites were closed (solid circles) or not closed (open circles) to changes in occupancy state and sampling occurred at N = 250 sites. For each simulated level of Ψ^A when sites were closed (or not), results for combinations of Ψ^BA and Ψ^Ba are presented from left to right by increasing the value of Ψ^BA. Results are presented based on encounter histories at a fine‐scale resolution