A case of modular phenotypic plasticity in the depth gradient for the gorgonian coral Antillogorgia bipinnata (Cnidaria: Octocorallia)

Table 1 Ranking of Linear Mixed-effects Model for three modular traits

Trait	Model	AIC	Δi	d.f.	Weight
Vertical length variation	TgHt, Mrph	673.3	0.00*	6	0.343
	TgHt	673.5	0.19*	5	0.311
	TgHt, Mrph, TgHt:Mrph	674.3	1.02*	7	0.205
	Mrph	676.4	3.07	5	0.074
		676.5	3.25	4	0.067
Horizontal length variation	TgHt, Mrph	580.1	0.00*	6	0.742
	TgHt, Mrph, TgHt:Mrph	582.4	2.25	7	0.240
	Mrph	587.8	7.66	5	0.016
	TgHt	592.3	12.15	5	0.002
		598.6	18.50	4	0.000
New branches promotion	TgHt	855.6	0.00*	5	0.427
	TgHt, Mrph	856.2	0.52*	6	0.329
	TgHt, Mrph, TgHt:Mrph	856.9	1.22*	7	0.232
		863.9	8.30	4	0.007
	Mrph	864.5	8.84	5	0.005

Each model incorporates both fixed- and random—effects terms in the linear predictor expression, from which the conditional mean of the response can be evaluated. AIC Akaike information criterion, Δi delta in AIC score with respect to the best model, d.f. degrees of freedom TgHt Target Habitat; Mrph, Morphotype. AIC values below two are marked with asterisks

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