Research Article

Effects of Variable Food Supply on the Body Condition of Breeding Tawny Owls Strix aluco in Southern Finland

Table 2

The best generalized linear models showing the most significant relationships between the regional prey indices and body condition in breeding tawny owls. Other factors probably related to body condition were also included in the preliminary analyses. Estimates, standard errors (SE), test statistics ( 𝑡 ), and their significance ( 𝑃 ) as well as adjusted coefficients of determination for each single variable (Adj 𝑟 2 ) and the difference between adjusted coefficients of determination of subsequent variables in the model ( Δ Adj 𝑅 2 ) are given. For total models, test statistics ( 𝐹 ), their significance ( 𝑃 ), and adjusted coefficients of determination (Adj 𝑅 2 ) are presented.

VariableEstimateSE 𝑡 1 , 1 9 / 𝐹 5 , 1 5 𝑃 Adj 𝑟 2 Δ Adj 𝑅 2

Females
 (Intercept)952.01378.76512.087<.001
 Nestling wing length −0.9000.247−3.643.0020.361 0.361
 Julian Day−4.1541.015−4.092.0010.179 0.107
 Age of bird28.8239.4283.057.0080.117 0.143
 Spring bank voles−38.08913.070−2.914.011−0.0520.083
 Winter birds0.0010.0011.907.076−0.0510.043

 Total model12.22<.0010.737

Males
 (Intercept)466.59837.26812.520<.001
 Julian Day−1.232 0.334−3.689.0020.389 0.389
 Age of bird22.8834.6424.930<.0010.3080.367
 Autumn voles−2.0500.770−2.662.018−0.053 0.020
 Nestling wing length−0.2780.085−3.254.0050.0410.035
 Brood size12.2814.7142.605.0200.4100.050

 Total model25.81<.0010.861