Movement of leopard tortoises in response to environmental and climatic variables in a semi-arid environment

Table 8 Daily movement top models

Model	df	log.like	AIC_c	ΔAIC_c	w _i
habitat + month + temp + water	21	−429.80	901.87	0	0.653
habitat + month + water	20	−431.64	903.52	1.65	0.286
habitat + month + sex + temp + water	22	−431.70	907.69	5.83	0.035
habitat + month + sex + water	21	−433.54	909.33	7.47	0.016
habitat + month + temp + water + rain	22	−433.26	910.80	8.93	0.007
habitat + month + water + rain	21	−435.33	912.93	11.06	0.003

Notes: df degrees of freedom, log.like = log likelihood, ΔAIC_c = deviation for AIC_c compared with top model, w _i = AIC_c weight
Results from top GLMMs comparing model fitness for daily movement for Leopard Tortoises. Predictor variables included habitat type, month, sex, distance from water source, mean temperature, and total rainfall. Rows shown in bold indicate top models (ΔAIC_c < 2). Rainfall and temperature measurements were provided by South African Weather Service (Pretoria, South Africa) for Beaufort West area, South Africa

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