Effects of meteorological conditions on brood care in cooperatively breeding carrion crow and consequences on reproductive success

Table 3 Variables associated with nestling body condition

Fixed terms	Estimate ± SE	df	t value	p value
Group size	0.154 ± 0.126	338.152	1.227	0.221
Clutch size	− 0.168 ± 0.173	391.269	− 0.969	0.333
Laying Julian date	− 0.009 ± 0.022	359.837	− 0.417	0.677
Temperature	− 0.361 ± 0.118	368.027	− 3.072	0.002
Days without rain	− 0.065 ± 0.046	356.789	− 1.418	0.157

Results of a LMM fitted by REML. p values obtained with Kenward-Roger’s method. Significant p values are highlighted in bold. The variable “Temperature” refers to average daily maximum air temperature during the chick rearing period. Days without rain were counted over the same period.

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