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Table 1 Performance of models explaining variation in laying date, clutch size and breeding success of birds

From: Reproductive responses of birds to experimental food supplementation: a meta-analysis

Model rank

Model

log-likelihood

AICc

ΔAICc

wi

Laying date

     

1

rma.mv(d ~ Latitude + FoodAccess)

-37.02

88.84

0.00

0.13

2

rma.mv(d ~ Latitude)

-40.44

90.06

1.22

0.07

3

rma.mv(d ~ Latitude + FoodAccess + Elevation)

-36.10

90.20

1.36

0.07

4

rma.mv(d ~ Latitude + FoodAccess + Migratory + Broodedness)

-36.13

90.26

1.42

0.07

5

rma.mv(d ~ Latitude + FoodAccess + Migratory)

-36.13

90.26

1.42

0.07

6

rma.mv(d ~ Latitude + Elevation)

-39.35

90.58

1.74

0.06

7

rma.mv(d ~ Latitude + FoodAccess + Diet)

-36.48

90.97

2.13

0.05

8

rma.mv(d ~ Latitude + Migratory)

-39.64

91.16

2.32

0.04

9

rma.mv(d ~ Latitude + Diet)

-39.73

91.34

2.50

0.04

10

rma.mv(d ~ Latitude + FoodAccess + Broodedness)

-36.70

91.39

2.55

0.04

30

rma.mv(d ~ 1)

-57.93

122.53

7.08

0.00

Clutch size

     

1

rma.mv(d ~ FoodAccess + FoodCaching)

-26.77

67.94

0.00

0.13

2

rma.mv(d ~ FoodAccess + FoodCaching + MaxClutchSize)

-25.72

68.84

0.90

0.08

3

rma.mv(d ~ FoodCaching + MaxClutchSize)

-28.68

68.98

1.04

0.08

4

rma.mv(d ~ FoodAccess)

-28.75

69.13

1.19

0.07

5

rma.mv(d ~ FoodAccess + FoodCaching + Latitude)

-26.32

70.04

2.10

0.04

6

rma.mv(d ~ FoodAccess + Latitude)

-27.97

70.35

2.41

0.04

7

rma.mv(d ~ FoodAccess + FoodCaching + MaxClutchSize + Latitude)

-24.86

70.37

2.43

0.04

8

rma.mv(d ~ FoodAccess + FoodCaching + Mass)

-26.58

70.56

2.62

0.03

9

rma.mv(d ~ FoodCaching)

-30.78

70.58

2.64

0.03

10

rma.mv(d ~ FoodAccess + MaxClutchSize)

-28.10

70.61

2.67

0.03

50

rma.mv(d ~ 1)

-50.21

107.01

11.52

0.00

Breeding success

    

1

rma.mv(d ~ Timing + FoodAccess)

-39.21

93.53

0.00

0.13

2

rma.mv(d ~ Timing)

-42.14

93.57

0.04

0.12

3

rma.mv(d ~ Timing + Diet)

-40.81

93.69

0.17

0.12

4

rma.mv(d ~ Timing + FoodAccess + Diet)

-37.86

94.19

0.66

0.09

5

rma.mv(d ~ Timing + FoodCaching)

-41.40

94.86

1.33

0.06

6

rma.mv(d ~ Timing + Mass)

-41.49

95.04

1.52

0.06

7

rma.mv(d ~ Timing + FoodAccess + FoodCaching)

-38.30

95.09

1.56

0.06

8

rma.mv(d ~ Timing + FoodCaching + Diet)

-40.04

95.19

1.67

0.05

9

rma.mv(d ~ Timing + Diet + Mass)

-40.18

95.47

1.94

0.05

10

rma.mv(d ~ Timing + FoodAccess + Mass)

-38.60

95.68

2.15

0.04

25

rma.mv(d ~ 1)

-53.35

113.44

20.08

0.00

  1. Only the 10 best models and the null models are shown.