Models are ranked by Akaike’ s Information Criterion corrected for small
sample sizes (AICc) values, from the best to the worst model. LIFE:
light intensity of first emergence of bats, LISS: light intensity of
sunset, HFE: humidity as first emergence of bats, TFE: temperature as
first emergence of bats, LS: lactation stages, PAPDD: presence or
absence of predators during dusk.
Table 2 Model-averaged parameter estimates of the best-supported (before
and including the null model) linear mixed models describing the
variation in first emergence time of Vespertilio sinensis. The
independent effects (IF) of factors on the first emergence time ofVespertilio sinensis using hierarchical partitioning analysis are
displayed in the last column.