Table 2 Statistical outputs for lifetime breeding success and trace metal concentrations in tail feathers.

From: Exposure to Pb impairs breeding success and is associated with longer lifespan in urban European blackbirds

 

Estimate

SE

t-value

Pr (>|t|)

% of deviance explained

(Intercept)

0.524

0.283

   

sex[m]

−0.240

0.400

−0.600

0.550

0.21

Pb

−0.118

0.046

−2.529

0.013*

3.65

Cd

0.198

0.817

0.243

0.809

2.38

Pb:sex[m]

0.141

0.062

2.284

0.025*

5.97

Cd:sex[m]

−2.785

1.552

−1.795

0.076

3.57

  1. Generalized linear models using a quasipoisson distribution and offset variable lifespan of the bird with sex differences, n = 108). Significant results (p < 0.05) are marked in bold with an asterisk*.
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