Table 4 Summary of generalized additive models to predict core space characteristics
From: Juvenile Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) utilization distributions in the Gulf of Alaska
Response Variable | df | AIC | ΔAIC | weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(a) Core Area | ||||
 Region + s(Season:Region) | 8 | 537.3 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
 Region | 5 | 537.9 | 0.60 | 0.49 |
(b) Core area (w/age) | ||||
 Region | 5 | 278.35 | 0.00 | 1 |
(c) Minimum Distance Core-Haulout | ||||
 s(Season:Region) + Region + Sex + Region:Sex | 11 | 1671.06 | 0.00 | 0.56 |
 s(Season:Region) + Region | 8 | 1673.63 | 2.57 | 0.23 |
 s(Season) + Region + Sex + Region:Sex | 9 | 1675.86 | 4.80 | 0.07 |
 Region + Sex + Region:Sex | 8 | 1676.43 | 5.37 | 0.07 |
 S(Season:Region) | 6 | 1676.51 | 5.45 | 0.06 |
(d) Minimum Distance Core-Haulout (w/age) | ||||
 Season + Region + Season:Region | 11 | 840.54 | 0.00 | 0.88 |
(e) Intensity | ||||
 Sex + s(Season:Region) | 8 | 293.80 | 0.00 | 0.58 |
 s(Season:Region) | 6 | 294.60 | 0.80 | 0.42 |
(f) Intensity (w/age) | ||||
 Season | 5 | 168.04 | 0.00 | 0.92 |