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Table 4 Comparison of model parsimony for contrasting models explaining effects of UV light (365 and 400 nm) on flight activity

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

Model

Covariates

df

AIC

ΔAIC

logLik

Deviance

χ2

χ df

p

IV

Distance + Altitude*UV_TYPE

21

7582.9

0.0

− 3770.4

7540.9

   

V

(Distance + Altitude)*UV_TYPE

29

7597.7

14.8

− 3769.8

7539.7

1.18

8

0.997

I

Distance + Altitude

11

7604.7

21.8

− 3791.4

7582.7

43.04

18

< 0.001

II

Distance + Altitude + UV_TYPE

13

7607.1

24.2

− 3790.5

7581.1

1.63

2

0.442

III

Altitude + Distance*UV_TYPE

21

7620.6

37.7

− 3789.3

7578.6

2.46

8

0.964

  1. The last three columns represent log-Likelihood tests between consecutive models