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Table 2 The model selection results for the analyses investigating the probability of (1) PIT tag loss, (2) temperature logger loss, and (3) heart rate logger loss, showing the used degrees of freedom (df), log likelihood (logLik), AICc, ∆AIC, and AIC weight. Models were ranked by AICc

From: Retention and loss of PIT tags and surgically implanted devices in the Eurasian beaver

Model

df

logLik

AICc

∆AIC

AIC weight

(1) PIT tag loss

 Intercept only

2

-114

231

0.00

0.484

 Sex

3

-113

232

1.05

0.286

 Age class

4

-113

234

2.44

0.143

 Age class + Sex

5

-112

235

3.44

0.087

(2) Temperature logger loss

 Intercept only

1

-15

33

0.00

0.451

 Sensor type

2

-15

34

1.06

0.266

 Sex

2

-15

35

1.78

0.185

 Sensor type + Sex

3

-14

36

3.07

0.097

(3) Heart rate monitor loss

 Intercept only

1

-12

27

0.00

0.564

 Sensor type

2

-12

29

1.83

0.226

 Sex

2

-12

30

2.55

0.157

 Sensor type + Sex

3

-12

32

4.73

0.053