Table 2 Model selection results for model comparisons of humidity and temperature and pre-hibernation fat mass on Pd prevalence, Pd load, and WNS prevalence.

From: Experimental inoculation trial to determine the effects of temperature and humidity on White-nose Syndrome in hibernating bats

Model formula

Pd prevalence

Pd load

WNS prevalence

df

AIC

ΔAIC

df

AIC

ΔAIC

df

AIC

ΔAIC

[NULL MODEL]

1

121.99

1.1

3

65.97

0

1

65.48

0

Fat

2

120.89

0

4

67.32

1.35

2

65.79

0.31

Humidity

4

126

5.1

6

69.65

3.68

4

66.68

1.2

Temp

4

124.72

3.83

6

68.7

2.72

4

70.38

4.89

Fat + humidity

5

124.64

3.75

7

71.05

5.08

5

67.18

1.7

Fat + temp

5

123

2.1

7

70.24

4.27

5

70.45

4.97

Humidity + temp

7

129.14

8.25

9

70.26

4.29

7

72.45

6.96