Table 1 Model selection results for multi-state joint live-encounter dead-recovery spatial-explicit survival models for cheetahs with seasonal spatial covariates, Mun-Ya-Wana Conservancy, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 2008–2018.

From: Habitat complexity and lifetime predation risk influence mesopredator survival in a multi-predator system

Model

AICc

ΔAICC

− 2 × ln(L)a

wb

kc

S(state:EVI)

3601.15

0

3583.02

0.55

9

S(state:lion + state:EVI)

3603.51

2.36

3581.32

0.17

11

S(state:lion * state:EVI)

3604.06

2.91

3577.80

0.13

13

S(state:prey + state:EVI)

3604.60

3.45

3582.41

0.10

11

S(state:EVI + state:lion + state:prey)

3607.08

5.93

3580.82

0.03

13

S(state:prey * state:EVI)

3607.31

6.16

3581.05

0.03

13

S(state:lion * state:prey)

3613.35

12.20

3587.09

0.00

13

S(state:prey)

3617.96

16.81

3599.84

0.00

9

S(state)

3619.33

18.19

3603.23

0.00

8

S(state:lion)

3620.62

19.47

3602.49

0.00

9

S(state:lion + state:prey)

3621.51

20.36

3599.32

0.00

11

  1. States in the model include cubs (juveniles dependent on their mothers) and adults (non-juveniles). All models include effects of year on recovery rates and season on survival rates.
  2. aLog-likelihood.
  3. bAkaike model weight.
  4. cNumber of model parameters.
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