Table 6 Bayesian simple linear regression analyses of banded mongoose (northeastern Botswana, 2008 – 2011) responses in seasonal concentration of space use (area-probability integral) to factors putatively associated with association with humans, metabolic scaling theory, and the resource dispersion hypothesis
From: Association with humans and seasonality interact to reverse predictions for animal space use
Response variable | Pred.a | nb | β c | 95% HPDId | % Post.e | DICf | Interp.g | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Predictor |  |  |  | LB | UB | < 0 | > 0 |  |  |
Area-probability integral (dispersion of space use) | Â | ||||||||
Dry season | Â | ||||||||
Buildingsh | - | 9 | −2.3×10−4 | −6.2×10−4 | 1.5×10−4 | 90 | 10 | -25.6 | MC |
Buildings (core)h | - | 9 | −1.4×10−3 | −3.4×10−3 | 6.1×10−4 | 93 | 7 | -26.4 | MC |
Building densityh | - | 9 | −2.1×10−2 | −4.1×10−2 | −1.5×10−3 | 98 | 2 | -29.9 | HC |
Building density (core)h | - | 9 | −1.4×10−2 | −2.9×10−2 | 2.1×10−3 | 96 | 4 | -28.1 | HC |
Macrofaunai | - | 9 | −5.2×10−10 | −1.4×10−8 | 1.1×10−8 | 60 | 40 | 18.2 | U |
Macrofauna (core)i | - | 9 | 1.7×10−8 | −1.5×10−7 | 1.8×10−7 | 21 | 79 | 79.9 | U |
Macrofauna densityi | - | 9 | −2.4×10−8 | −1.2×10−6 | 6.0×10−7 | 44 | 56 | 31.7 | U |
Macrofauna dens. (core)i | - | 9 | −5.2×10−7 | −4.3×10−6 | 1.3×10−6 | 59 | 41 | -17.7 | U |
Patch dispersion | + | 9 | −9.2×10−3 | −2.9×10−2 | 9.9×10−3 | 86 | 14 | -24.8 | U |
Group size | + | 9 | −4.4×10−4 | −3.7×10−3 | 2.9×10−3 | 62 | 38 | -23.1 | U |
Wet season | Â | ||||||||
Buildingsh | - | 8 | −1.3×10−4 | −4.5×10−4 | 1.9×10−4 | 84 | 16 | -23.9 | U |
Buildings (core)h | - | 8 | −1.9×10−4 | −2.7×10−3 | 2.3×10−3 | 57 | 43 | -22.3 | U |
Building densityh | - | 8 | −2.2×10−2 | −7.1×10−2 | 2.7×10−2 | 85 | 15 | -24.0 | U |
Building density (core)h | - | 8 | −1.5×10−2 | −5.5×10−2 | 2.4×10−2 | 81 | 19 | -23.6 | U |
Macrofaunai | - | 8 | −2.8×10−10 | −6.1×10−9 | 1.0×10−8 | 57 | 43 | 31.0 | U |
Macrofauna (core)i | - | 8 | 5.3×10−9 | −6.0×10−8 | 6.4×10−8 | 32 | 68 | 49.6 | U |
Macrofauna densityi | - | 8 | −2.5×10−8 | −1.7×10−6 | 1.1×10−6 | 54 | 46 | 61.2 | U |
Macrofauna dens. (core)i | - | 8 | 3.9×10−8 | −4.8×10−7 | 6.0×10−7 | 37 | 63 | 49.8 | U |
Patch dispersion | + | 8 | −2.9×10−3 | −2.3×10−2 | 1.7×10−2 | 64 | 36 | -22.4 | U |
Group size | + | 8 | −1.2×10−3 | −6.9×10−3 | 4.6×10−3 | 69 | 31 | -22.7 | U |