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Table 3 Comparison of model parsimony for contrasting models explaining effects of UV light (365 and 400 nm) on flight altitude

From: Do birds in flight respond to (ultra)violet lighting?

Model

Covariates

df

AIC

ΔAIC

logLik

Deviance

χ2

χ df

p

III

UV_TYPE*Distance

11

136.18

0.00

− 57.09

114.18

   

V

UV_TYPE*Distance*NOY

17

139.44

3.26

− 52.72

105.44

8.74

6

0.189

II

UV_TYPE

8

152.65

16.47

− 68.33

136.65

31.21

9

< 0.001

I

<intercept>

6

154.72

18.54

− 71.36

142.72

6.07

2

0.048

IV

UV_TYPE*NOY

11

156.60

20.42

− 67.30

134.60

8.12

5

0.150

  1. The last three columns represent log-Likelihood tests between consecutive models. NOY indicates night-of-year