Table 3 Comparison of candidate models for the occupancy component of a multispecies occupancy model for the Hazara Torrent Frog (Allopaa hazarensis) and Murree Hills Frog (Nanorana vicina).

From: Development and validation of an eDNA protocol for monitoring endemic Asian spiny frogs in the Himalayan region of Pakistan

Model

Parameters

AIC

ΔAIC

Weight

Visual observation data

Elevation + Year, No Species Interaction

12

492.19

0

0.80

Elevation + Year, Species Interaction

15

496.18

3.98

0.11

Elevation + Wetland + Year, No Species Interaction

16

496.54

4.35

0.09

Elevation + Wetland + Year, Species Interaction

21

504.37

12.18

0.00

Null, Species Interaction

9

528.82

36.62

0.00

eDNA data

Elevation + Wetland + Year, No Species Interaction

12

636.30

0

0.90

Elevation + Year, No Species Interaction

8

642.22

5.92

0.05

Elevation + Wetland + Year, Species Interaction

17

642.59

6.3

0.03

Elevation + Year, Species Interaction

11

644.03

7.73

0.02

Wetland + Year, No Species Interaction

10

680.89

44.59

0.00

  1. Only the top five models for each data type are presented. AIC = Akaike Information Criterion, ΔAIC = the difference in AICc values between the given model and the model that is most likely to have generated the data (i.e., the one with the lowest AICc), and is a relative measure conditional on the candidate set of models.
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