Table 1 The best model candidates for (a) the odds of movement (‘yes’ or ‘no’) and (b) the distance moved (km) selected using AICc.

From: Patterns and drivers of movement for a coastal benthopelagic fish, Pseudocaranx georgianus, on Australia’s southeast coast

Model

df

AICc

∆AICc

Weight

Null deviance

Deviance explained (%)

(a) Odds of movement

~Days

2

147.6

0.00

0.41

154.7

7.2

~Latitude + Days

3

148.4

0.77

0.28

154.7

8.0

~Days + Length

3

149.4

1.80

0.16

154.7

7.4

~Latitude + Days + Length

4

149.6

1.91

0.16

154.7

8.7

(b) Distance moved

~Days + Length + Season

7

982.92

0

0.48

181.6

28.2

~Days + Direction + Length + Season

8

983.86

0.94

0.30

183.3

29.0

~Days + Latitude + Length + Season

8

984.49

1.58

0.22

182.5

28.6

  1. Binary logistic models were used to model the odds of movement, while negative binomial models were used to model the distance moved. df indicates the number of model parameters.
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