Publications
model averaging and muddled multimodel inferences. | three flawed practices associated with model averaging coefficients for predictor variables in regression models commonly occur when making multimodel inferences in analyses of ecological data. model-averaged regression coefficients based on akaike information criterion (aic) weights have been recommended for addressing model uncertainty but they are not valid, interpretable estimates of partial effects for individual predictors when there is multicollinearity among the predictor variables. mult ... | 2015 | 26594695 |
nest success of gunnison sage-grouse in colorado, usa. | gunnison sage-grouse (centrocercus minimus) is a species of concern for which little demographic information exists. to help fill this information gap, we investigated factors affecting nest success in two populations of gunnison sage-grouse. we assessed the relative effects of (1) vegetation characteristics (e.g., shrub height, shrub cover, grass cover, and grass height), (2) temporal factors (e.g., year, timing of incubation initiation, and nest age), (3) precipitation, and (4) age of the nest ... | 2015 | 26287996 |