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Appendix C. Support for models explaining territory-scale and nest-tree selection.
Table C1. Support for all models explaining territory-scale selection by four woodpecker species in central Washington, 2011–2013.
Model |
k |
AICc |
Δi |
wi |
Black-backed woodpecker |
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body |
2 |
2.33 |
0.00 |
0.665 |
sill body |
3 |
4.69 |
2.35 |
0.205 |
sill body dsnag |
4 |
7.18 |
4.84 |
0.059 |
dsnag body dlive10 |
4 |
7.18 |
4.84 |
0.059 |
DBH*DBH cline body dsnag |
6 |
10.63 |
8.29 |
0.011 |
DBH cline sill body prefire dlive10 dsnag |
8 |
14.80 |
12.47 |
0.001 |
dlive10 sill |
3 |
47.41 |
45.08 |
0.000 |
dlive10 |
2 |
47.64 |
45.31 |
0.000 |
dsnag dlive10 sill |
4 |
49.58 |
47.25 |
0.000 |
dsnag dlive10 |
3 |
49.73 |
47.39 |
0.000 |
sill |
2 |
51.10 |
48.76 |
0.000 |
none |
1 |
54.17 |
51.84 |
0.000 |
dsnag |
2 |
55.27 |
52.94 |
0.000 |
DBH |
2 |
56.35 |
54.02 |
0.000 |
prefire dsnag |
3 |
57.62 |
55.28 |
0.000 |
cline DBH |
3 |
57.82 |
55.49 |
0.000 |
DBH*DBH cline |
4 |
61.17 |
58.83 |
0.000 |
Hairy woodpecker |
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body |
2 |
2.21 |
0.00 |
0.647 |
sill body |
3 |
4.43 |
2.22 |
0.213 |
sill body dsnag |
4 |
6.73 |
4.52 |
0.068 |
DBH dsnag body |
4 |
6.73 |
4.52 |
0.068 |
DBH cline sill body dlive10 dsnag |
7 |
12.15 |
9.94 |
0.004 |
dlive10 sill |
3 |
48.77 |
46.56 |
0.000 |
sill |
2 |
48.93 |
46.72 |
0.000 |
cline DBH |
3 |
74.65 |
72.44 |
0.000 |
DBH |
2 |
79.51 |
77.30 |
0.000 |
DBH dsnag |
3 |
79.62 |
77.41 |
0.000 |
none |
1 |
83.25 |
81.04 |
0.000 |
dsnag dlive10 |
3 |
187.88 |
185.67 |
0.000 |
Northern flicker |
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body |
2 |
2.23 |
0.00 |
0.584 |
sill body |
3 |
4.47 |
2.24 |
0.191 |
cline sill body |
4 |
4.80 |
2.57 |
0.162 |
canopy sill body |
4 |
6.80 |
4.57 |
0.060 |
DBH cline sill body dlive10 canopy |
7 |
12.38 |
10.15 |
0.004 |
sill |
2 |
41.33 |
39.10 |
0.000 |
DBH cline |
3 |
50.61 |
48.38 |
0.000 |
cline DBH dlive10 canopy |
5 |
53.41 |
51.18 |
0.000 |
cline |
2 |
55.05 |
52.82 |
0.000 |
none |
1 |
76.32 |
74.09 |
0.000 |
canopy |
2 |
77.92 |
75.69 |
0.000 |
DBH |
2 |
78.18 |
75.95 |
0.000 |
canopy dlive10 |
3 |
79.83 |
77.60 |
0.000 |
White-headed woodpecker |
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sill body |
3 |
4.34 |
0.00 |
0.891 |
body |
2 |
8.86 |
4.53 |
0.093 |
body dlive50 canopy shrub |
5 |
13.07 |
8.73 |
0.011 |
DBH dlive50 cline sill body shrub slope canopy |
9 |
14.77 |
10.43 |
0.005 |
canopy sill |
3 |
54.14 |
49.80 |
0.000 |
sill |
2 |
54.91 |
50.57 |
0.000 |
cline |
2 |
99.43 |
95.09 |
0.000 |
shrub cline |
3 |
100.81 |
96.47 |
0.000 |
canopy |
2 |
101.30 |
96.97 |
0.000 |
DBH cline |
3 |
101.60 |
97.26 |
0.000 |
canopy shrub |
3 |
101.88 |
97.54 |
0.000 |
none |
1 |
102.64 |
98.30 |
0.000 |
slope |
2 |
103.10 |
98.77 |
0.000 |
canopy shrub dlive50 |
4 |
103.91 |
99.57 |
0.000 |
dlive50 |
2 |
104.92 |
100.58 |
0.000 |
slope dlive50 DBH |
4 |
105.18 |
100.84 |
0.000 |
DBH |
2 |
106.11 |
101.77 |
0.000 |
dlive50 DBH |
3 |
107.06 |
102.73 |
0.000 |
Table C2. Support for all models explaining nest-tree selection by four woodpecker species in central Washington, 2011–2013.
Model |
k |
AICc |
Δi |
wi |
Black-backed woodpecker |
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body |
2 |
7.12 |
0.00 |
0.749 |
sill body |
3 |
9.31 |
2.19 |
0.251 |
orientation height |
3 |
46.30 |
39.18 |
0.000 |
orientation |
2 |
49.14 |
42.02 |
0.000 |
body orientation |
3 |
52.81 |
45.69 |
0.000 |
sill |
2 |
54.17 |
47.05 |
0.000 |
none |
1 |
54.17 |
47.05 |
0.000 |
height |
2 |
55.61 |
48.49 |
0.000 |
sill height |
3 |
56.21 |
49.09 |
0.000 |
height sill body orientation |
5 |
57.34 |
50.22 |
0.000 |
Hairy woodpecker |
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body orientation |
3 |
4.43 |
0.00 |
0.894 |
body |
2 |
9.80 |
5.38 |
0.061 |
sill body |
3 |
11.11 |
6.69 |
0.032 |
height sill body orientation |
5 |
12.86 |
8.43 |
0.013 |
sill height |
3 |
71.96 |
67.53 |
0.000 |
height |
2 |
74.33 |
69.90 |
0.000 |
sill |
2 |
77.13 |
72.70 |
0.000 |
orientation height |
3 |
77.54 |
73.11 |
0.000 |
none |
1 |
83.25 |
78.82 |
0.000 |
orientation |
2 |
86.44 |
82.01 |
0.000 |
Northern flicker |
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height sill body orientation |
5 |
33.16 |
0.00 |
0.472 |
body |
2 |
33.73 |
0.57 |
0.354 |
sill body |
3 |
35.96 |
2.80 |
0.116 |
body orientation |
3 |
37.34 |
4.18 |
0.058 |
sill height |
3 |
66.27 |
33.11 |
0.000 |
sill |
2 |
68.19 |
35.03 |
0.000 |
height |
2 |
73.46 |
40.31 |
0.000 |
none |
1 |
76.32 |
43.16 |
0.000 |
orientation |
2 |
77.26 |
44.10 |
0.000 |
orientation height |
3 |
80.34 |
47.19 |
0.000 |
White-headed woodpecker |
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sill body |
3 |
25.36 |
0.00 |
0.533 |
body |
2 |
25.80 |
0.44 |
0.427 |
body orientation |
3 |
31.86 |
6.49 |
0.021 |
height sill body orientation |
5 |
31.97 |
6.60 |
0.020 |
none |
1 |
48.93 |
23.57 |
0.000 |
sill height |
3 |
73.16 |
47.80 |
0.000 |
orientation height |
3 |
80.23 |
54.86 |
0.000 |
height |
2 |
84.14 |
58.77 |
0.000 |
sill |
2 |
86.11 |
60.75 |
0.000 |
orientation |
2 |
93.94 |
68.58 |
0.000 |