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Table 4 Logistic regression results for covariates predicting whether migrating purple martins will cross, or detour around, waterbodies. Tailwind is the wind assistance (m/s) in the optimal direction of travel; Water:Land refers to distance saved by crossing a waterbody (higher ratio = less distance saved), and DayOrNight is time of day that flights were initiated. CI = lower and upper Bayesian credible intervals. Continuous variables were scaled and centered prior to analysis

From: The use of nocturnal flights for barrier crossing in a diurnally migrating songbird

Covariate

Estimate

Est.Error

l-95% CI

u-95% CI

Rhat

Bulk_ESS

Tail_ESS

Intercept

3.24

1.57

0.88

7.16

1.00

2538

1744

Tailwind

1.25

0.86

−0.28

3.15

1.00

5795

4345

Water:Land

−2.04

1.18

−4.86

−0.23

1.00

3319

1971

DayOrNight

−1.47

1.62

−5.20

1.22

1.00

3213

1871