Table 1 Model selection from the set of GLMMs analyzing the variation in mosquito feeding preferences. All models include bird pair and bird identity as random terms. The variables included in each model are represented by +. Top models are marked in bold

194.7

0.00

0.364

195.8

1.10

0.210

197.9

3.12

0.077

197.9

3.14

0.076

198.5

3.75

0.056

198.7

3.97

0.050

199.2

4.42

0.040

199.7

4.95

0.031

201.3

6.55

0.014

201.3

6.58

0.014

201.6

6.86

0.012

201.6

6.91

0.012

201.9

7.14

0.010

202.7

7.92

0.007

202.9

8.15

0.006

203.2

8.42

0.005

203.7

8.93

0.004

203.9

9.12

0.004

203.9

9.19

0.004

204.3

9.60

0.003

206.0

11.25

0.001

206.4

11.64

0.001

206.5

11.74

0.001

208.8

14.10

0.000

209.2

14.43

0.000

211.3

16.61

0.000