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Table 2 Summary of generalized additive models to predict home range characteristics

From: Juvenile Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) utilization distributions in the Gulf of Alaska

Response Variable

df

AIC

ΔAIC

weight

(a) Home Range Area

 Region + Sex

6

500.16

0.00

0.50

 Region

5

500.33

0.17

0.49

(b) Home Range Area (w/age)

 Season + Region + Sex

8

252.959

0.00

0.61

 Season + Region

7

255.269

2.31

0.24

 Region + Sex

6

257.272

4.313

0.11

(c) Number of Haulouts in home range

 Region + s(Season:Sex) + Sex

7

434.99

0.00

0.42

 Region + s(Season) + Sex

6

436.38

1.39

0.23

 Region + s(Season:Sex)

6

437.02

2.03

0.17

 Region + Sex

5

438.52

3.53

0.09

 Region + s(Season)

5

438.82

3.83

0.07

(d) Number of Haulouts in home range (w/age)

 Season + Region + Sex

7

195.05

0

0.35

 Season + Region + Age + Season:Age

9

195.10

0.05

0.22

 Region + Sex

5

196.66

1.61

0.22

 Season + Region

6

197.32

2.27

0.14

 Region

4

199.16

4.11

0.07

  1. Models presented are those included in our final model set based on criteria <Δ6 AIC and not a nested version of a simpler model [53]. Variables preceded by an s indicate the factor was included as a smoothed factor with a cyclic cubic regression spline