TABLES
Table 1. Parameter estimates of fixed effects from the two
mixed models explaining age, brood manipulation and parasite effects on
telomere length (telomere model) and body mass (mass model) of nestling
jackdaws. β = parameter estimate, SE = standard error,
σ2 = residual variance, τ = variance, ICC = interclass
correlation coefficient, CI = confidence interval. Significant parameter
estimates are in bold, for variable names, in bold when significant for
both models. Nestling mass was transformed to a standard normal
distribution by age and brood size manipulation group. All other
parameters were centered. Data on parasite infestation and telomere
length for the telomere model was available for a subset of individuals
present in the mass model.