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Table 2 Factors that might influence the nestling’s body mass in the Grey-backed Shrike

From: The Grey-backed Shrike parents adopt brood survival strategy in both the egg and nestling phases

Generalized linear mixed model parameters

Fixed effects

β ± SE

n

t

P

Intercept

1.620 ± 1.086

284

1.492

0.065

Clutch initiation date

0.042 ± 0.048

284

0.870

0.284

Hatching sequence

– 0.186 ± 0.164

284

– 1.134

0.101

Nestling age

2.264 ± 0.054

284

42.234

 < 0.001

Random effects

β ± SD

n

Results of VCA (%)

Nestling identity

0.001 ± 0.001

284

0.006

Nest identity

3.694 ± 1.922

284

21.25

Year

3.032 ± 1.741

284

17.44

Residual

10.659 ± 3.265

284

61.31