Appendix H. Results from a GLMM to predict number of feeding events per 24-h time bin. Includes the Akaike’s Information Criteria (AICc), the delta AICc (Δi) and the Akaike weights (wi). Best fitting models are given in bold print.
ID |
Model |
df |
AICc |
Δi |
wi |
1 |
Mean depth (m) |
178 |
728.78 |
66.09 |
0.00 |
2 |
Mean dive duration (min) |
178 |
711.89 |
49.20 |
0.00 |
3 |
Mean bottom time (min) |
178 |
716.81 |
54.12 |
0.00 |
4 |
% square shapedd dives |
178 |
736.82 |
74.13 |
0.00 |
5 |
% v-shaped dives |
178 |
698.06 |
35.37 |
0.00 |
6 |
Travel rate (km/h) |
178 |
693.94 |
31.25 |
0.00 |
7 |
Distance (km) |
178 |
668.83 |
6.14 |
0.03 |
8 |
Bathymetry (m) |
178 |
724.05 |
61.36 |
0.00 |
9 |
Bottom temperature (ºC) |
178 |
716.69 |
54.00 |
0.00 |
10 |
Prevalence of muddy gravel |
178 |
736.24 |
73.55 |
0.00 |
11 |
Prevalence of clay, sandy silt |
178 |
733.56 |
70.87 |
0.00 |
12 |
Prevalence of mud, sand, with gravel |
178 |
740.70 |
78.01 |
0.00 |
13 |
Prevalence of silty clay |
178 |
734.70 |
72.01 |
0.00 |
14 |
Prevalence of clean, well-sorted sand/gravel |
178 |
742.82 |
80.13 |
0.00 |
15 |
Mean bout duration (h) |
178 |
727.94 |
65.25 |
0.00 |
16 |
Angular deviation |
178 |
733.21 |
70.52 |
0.00 |
17 |
Mean dive duration (min) + % v-shaped dives |
177 |
709.93 |
47.24 |
0.00 |
18 |
Mean dive duration (min) + distance traveled (km) |
177 |
681.34 |
18.65 |
0.00 |
19 |
Mean dive duration (min) + bathymetry (m) |
177 |
728.71 |
66.02 |
0.00 |
20 |
Mean dive duration (min) + bottom temperature (ºC) |
177 |
725.84 |
63.15 |
0.00 |
21 |
% v-shaped dives + distance traveled (km) |
177 |
662.69 |
0.00 |
0.75 |
22 |
% v-shaped dives + bathymetry (m) |
177 |
697.45 |
34.76 |
0.00 |
23 |
% v-shaped dives + bottom temperature (ºC) |
177 |
701.02 |
38.33 |
0.00 |
24 |
Distance traveled (km) + bathymetry (m) |
177 |
669.98 |
7.29 |
0.02 |
25 |
Distance traveled (km) + bottom temperature (ºC) |
177 |
673.37 |
10.68 |
0.00 |
26 |
Mean dive duration (min) + % v-shaped dives + distance traveled (km) |
176 |
678.95 |
16.26 |
0.00 |
27 |
Bathymetry (m) + bottom temperature (ºC) |
176 |
720.55 |
57.86 |
0.00 |
28 |
Mean dive duration (min) + % v-shaped dives + bathymetry (m) |
176 |
711.31 |
48.62 |
0.00 |
29 |
Mean dive duration (min) + % v-shaped dives + bottom temperature (ºC) |
176 |
711.53 |
48.84 |
0.00 |
30 |
% v-shaped dives + distance traveled (km) + bathymetry (m) |
176 |
666.54 |
3.85 |
0.11 |
31 |
Mean dive duration (min) + distance traveled (km) + bathymetry (m) |
176 |
681.89 |
19.20 |
0.00 |
32 |
Mean dive duration (min) + distance traveled (km) + bottom temperature (ºC) |
176 |
684.85 |
22.16 |
0.00 |
33 |
% v-shaped dives + distance traveled (km) + bottom temperature (ºC) |
176 |
667.47 |
4.78 |
0.07 |
34 |
% v-shaped dives + bathymetry (m) + bottom temperature (ºC) |
176 |
702.03 |
39.34 |
0.00 |
35 |
Distance traveled (km) + mean dive duration (min) + % v-shaped dives + bathymetry (m) |
176 |
676.99 |
14.30 |
0.00 |
36 |
Mean dive duration (min) + distance traveled (km) + bathymetry (m) + % v-shaped dives |
175 |
681.91 |
19.22 |
0.00 |
37 |
Mean dive duration (min) + distance traveled (km) + bottom temperature (ºC) + bathymetry (m) |
175 |
686.80 |
24.11 |
0.00 |
38 |
Mean dive duration (min) + bathymetry (m) + % v-shaped dives+ bottom temperature (ºC) |
175 |
717.10 |
54.41 |
0.00 |
39 |
% v-shaped dives+ bottom temperature (ºC) + distance traveled (km) + bathymetry (m) |
175 |
671.81 |
9.12 |
0.01 |
40 |
% v-shaped dives + distance traveled (km) + bottom temperature (ºC) + mean dive duration (min) |
175 |
682.34 |
19.65 |
0.00 |
41 |
Mean dive duration (min) + % v-shaped dives+ bottom temperature (ºC) + distance traveled (km) + bathymetry (m) |
174 |
686.92 |
24.23 |
0.00 |