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Table 5 Model comparison table showing ΔAIC, Akaike weights (w i ) and ranking for dry and wet seasons

From: Landscape-level movement patterns by lions in western Serengeti: comparing the influence of inter-specific competitors, habitat attributes and prey availability

 

Dry season

Wet season

Model

ΔAIC

w i

Rank

ΔAIC

w i

Rank

NULL

13.16

0.0013

4

2.24

0.1059

4

INTER

NA

NA

NA

3.65

0.0522

6

LAND

7.21

0.0249

3

0.00

0.3240

1

PREY

5.41

0.0611

2

3.70

0.0511

7

INTER + LAND

NA

NA

NA

1.34

0.1660

3

INTER + PREY

NA

NA

NA

5.14

0.0248

8

LAND + PREY

0.00

0.9128

1

1.14

0.1836

2

INTER + LAND + PREY

NA

NA

NA

2.51

0.0925

5

  1. INTER hypothesis is not considered in the dry season since association between lion and hyena use was positive for this season rendering the inter-specific competition hypothesis untenable