Table 1.
Top models for consecutive seasonal comparisons within the same year (only models contributing ≥ 0.04 of the AICc weight are shown).
| Model | K | ΔAICc | AICc weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain : seasonal comparison | 7 | 0 | 0.28 |
| Rain | 4 | 1.2 | 0.15 |
| Rain + BLS | 5 | 2.0 | 0.10 |
| Temp | 4 | 3.3 | 0.05 |
| Rain + BIS | 5 | 3.3 | 0.05 |
| Null | 3 | 3.8 | 0.04 |
| Rain + BIS + BLS | 6 | 4.1 | 0.04 |
For all models, elephant family group identity was included as a random effect. For consecutive seasons within the same year, the interaction between rainfall and specific seasonal comparison was explored.
Temp temperature, BIS percentage of UD burned within season, BLS percentage of UD burned in last fire before season, TSLB time since last burn in UD before season.