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Table 3 Restricted maximum likelihood estimates and confidence intervals for the best-fit linear mixed effects model

From: Sensory trait variation in an echolocating bat suggests roles for both selection and plasticity

Parameter

Estimate (SE)

df

t-value

P- value

95% CI

Intercept

80.85 (0.6)

11.8

125.9

<0.001

79.4, 82.3

Biome

     

Desert

-4.9 (0.9)

11.7

-5.5

<0.001

-6.9, -2.9

Forest

4.1 (0.9)

13.3

4.4

<0.001

2.1, 6.1

Fynbos

2.8 (0.7)

12.1

3.8

<0.005

1.2, 4.4

Multiple biomes

5.4 (0.8)

11.5

6.9

<0.001

3.7, 7.1

Succulent/fynbos

.09 (1)

11.2

0.08

0.9

-2.3, 2.5

Succulent karoo+

0

0

   

Body mass*

-0.17 (0.05)

231.9

-3.2

<0.001

-0.2, -.06

  1. The best-fit linear mixed effects model describes resting frequency variation as a function of biome and body mass in R. capensis.
  2. +Reference parameter.
  3. *Centred variable.
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BMC Ecology and Evolution

ISSN: 2730-7182

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