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.