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Table 2 Rate of return parameter estimates from our Bayesian model on female desert bighorn sheep at Lone Mountain, Nevada (2016–2018)

From: Changes in selection of resources with reproductive state in a montane ungulate

Parameter

Mean

Lower 95% CI

Upper 95% CI

Adjusted mean

Adjusted lower 95% CI

Adjusted upper 95% CI

Annuals cover

54.092

42.168

59.808

108.184

84.336

119.616

Elevation

5.720

4.247

7.444

11.440

8.494

14.887

Perennials cover

32.415

27.735

37.734

64.830

55.471

75.468

Ruggedness

24.230

20.526

28.240

48.460

41.053

56.481

Shrub cover

27.353

24.656

30.332

54.706

49.313

60.663

Slope

2.246

1.212

4.104

4.492

2.424

8.207

Tree cover

2.987

2.010

4.181

5.974

4.020

8.362

Distance to water

26.460

24.185

28.865

52.921

48.371

57.729

  1. We present the original estimates from the model and the associated credible intervals, which represent a half-life and not the true return rate, and adjusted parameter estimates that represent the true rate of return for each habitat variable to that of females that were not provisioning offspring. The estimates represent the number of days it takes for each habitat parameter to return to the base level (i.e. females not provisioning offspring)