Table 3 The likelihood that a subordinate helped in relation to the dominant’s age and the subordinate’s sex
From: Breeders that receive help age more slowly in a cooperatively breeding bird
(a) Dominant female | (b) Dominant male | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Estimate | SE | z | P | Estimate | SE | z | P |
Intercept | −1.09 | 0.21 | −5.14 | <0.001 | −1.12 | 0.21 | −5.31 | <0.001 |
Dominant age | 0.43 | 0.22 | 1.98 | 0.048 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.821 |
Territory quality | 0.10 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 0.674 | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.61 | 0.543 |
Subordinate sex (male) | −1.05 | 0.21 | −5.10 | <0.001 | −0.95 | 0.20 | −4.80 | <0.001 |
Subordinate age (older) | 1.73 | 0.24 | 7.26 | <0.001 | 1.85 | 0.24 | 7.62 | <0.001 |
Number of subordinates | −0.27 | 0.20 | −1.38 | 0.167 | −0.29 | 0.19 | −1.50 | 0.134 |
Dominant age * Subordinate sex | −1.00 | 0.41 | −2.43 | 0.015 | 0.07 | 0.37 | 0.18 | 0.858 |
Random | Variance | 939 Observations | Variance | 929 Observations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group ID | 0.48 | 673 Groups | 0.29 | 671 Groups | ||||
Individual ID | 0.16 | 294 Individuals | 0.30 | 302 Individuals | ||||
Year | 0.28 | 15 years | 0.27 | 15 years | ||||