Sex-biased severity of sarcoptic mange at the same biological cost in a sexually dimorphic ungulate

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 Model selection for assessing sexual differences in the effects of sarcoptic mange infection on body condition of Iberian ibexes

Biological model	K	AIC	Δi	wi
Mange severity + Sex	3	1259.1	0	0.73
Mange severity * Sex	4	1261.2	2.17	0.25
Date * Sex + Mange severity	11	1266.5	7.46	0.02
Date + Mange severity	5	1277.4	18.39	<0.01
Mange severity	3	1278.1	19.08	<0.01

K = number of parameters, AIC = Akaike Information Criterion, Δi = difference of AIC with respect to the best model, wi = Akaike weight. The best model is shown in bold. + indicates that the effects of the variables are additive, whereas * indicates the interaction of the variables

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