Table 3 Comparison of generalized linear models used to describe cortisol levels in all small mammal species in forest fragment samples.

From: Small mammal glucocorticoid concentrations vary with forest fragment size, trap type, and mammal taxa in the Interior Atlantic Forest

Cortisol logistic models

Rank

Df.res

AUC

BIC

AICc

ΔAICc

p value

f(Area + Genus + Trap)

9

97

0.94

102.5

78.2

0.0

< 0.0001

f(Area + Genus + Capture)

7

99

0.92

99.65

79.8

1.7

< 0.0001

f(Area + Species + Trap)

12

94

0.95

111

80.4

2.2

< 0.0001

f(Area + Species + Capture)

10

96

0.94

108.2

81.7

3.6

< 0.0001

f(Area + Genus + Ecomorphological + Capture)

8

98

0.92

104.3

82.2

4.1

< 0.0001

f(Area + Genus + Ecomorphological + Trap + Capture)

11

95

0.94

111.7

83.1

4.9

< 0.0001

f(Area + Ecomorphological + Capture)

5

101

0.89

101.3

86.1

8.0

< 0.0001

f(Area + Ecomorphological + Capture)

5

101

0.89

101.3

86.1

8.0

< 0.0001

f(Species + Genus + Ecomorphological + Trap)

11

95

0.93

129.1

94.5

16.3

< 0.0001

f(Species + Genus + Ecomorphological + Trap + Capture)

12

94

0.93

133.7

97.2

19.0

< 0.0001

f(Species)

7

99

0.82

122.3

102.5

24.3

< 0.0001

f(Area + Ecomorphological)

4

102

0.77

117.2

104.5

26.3

< 0.0001

f(Species + Genus)

7

99

0.82

136.3

109.8

31.6

< 0.0001

f(Species + Genus + Ecomorphological)

8

98

0.82

141

112.4

34.2

< 0.0001

f(Area + Capture)

4

102

0.78

126.9

114.2

36.0

< 0.0001

f(Genus:Area)

8

98

0.83

148.5

115.8

37.6

< 0.0001

f(Capture)

2

104

0.72

128.8

121.1

42.9

< 0.0001

f(Species + Genus + Genus:Area)

11

95

0.85

168.2

126.5

48.3

< 0.0001

f(Area)

3

103

0.62

139.8

129.5

51.3

0.0013

f(1)

1

105

0.50

142.3

137.1

58.9

Null

  1. Models are ranked based on ΔAICc, and models with values < 2 are considered equally valid (bold). All variables are explained in text.