Appendix C. A table showing comparison of seed shadow function fits. Bold type indicates the best model for each dispersal function within the negative log likelihood (-ln L) column and the overall best model within the AIC column. Asterisks indicate * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001.
Model
Function
df
L
AIC
L
AIC
L
AIC
Bird
Wind
Monkey
No effect
Negative exponential
3
386.85
392.85
524.76
530.76
420.88
426.88
a
5
386.34
392.34
498.49***
504.49
413.43**
419.43
f
5
386.42
392.42
502.05***
508.05
409.51***
415.31
k
5
385.98
391.98
523.74
529.74
418.57
424.57
af
7
383.62
389.62
495.93
501.93
409.07
415.07
ak
7
385.67
391.67
497.17
503.17
412.78
418.78
fk
7
385.53
391.53
498.64
504.64
407.54
413.54
afk
9
383.12
389.12
493.70
499.70
405.86
411.86
No effect
Inverse power
3
375.64
381.64
531.89
537.89
419.10
425.10
a
5
375.42
381.42
511.44***
517.44
414.14**
420.14
f
5
373.94
379.94
510.80***
516.80
407.48***
413.48
k
5
375.62
381.62
530.44
536.44
417.19
423.19
af
7
369.99*
375.99
507.15*
513.15
405.86
411.86
ak
7
375.41
381.41
509.28
515.28
412.68
418.68
fk
7
373.93
379.93
507.12*
513.12
406.12
412.12
afk
9
369.45
375.45
504.13
510.13
404.55
410.55
No effect
Gaussian
3
389.70
395.70
523.01
529.01
421.23
427.23
a
5
388.55
394.55
518.29**
524.29
415.03**
421.03
f
5
389.49
395.49
499.70***
505.70
410.00***
416.00
k
5
388.26
394.26
521.83
527.83
419.08
425.08
af
7
387.60
393.60
497.32
503.32
411.19
417.19
ak
7
387.46
393.46
516.33
522.33
414.76
420.76
fk
7
388.16
394.16
496.00*
502.00
408.40
414.40
afk
9
386.57
392.57
490.73**
496.73
410.17
416.17
No effect
Student t
4
389.65
397.65
523.36
531.36
421.24
429.24
a
6
388.54
396.54
506.26***
514.26
414.97**
422.97
f
6
389.09
397.09
499.79***
507.79
410.01***
418.01
b
6
388.94
396.94
505.25***
513.25
410.21***
418.21
k
6
388.23
396.23
521.84
529.84
419.09
427.09
af
8
386.06
394.06
494.00**
502.00
408.38
416.38
ak
8
387.36
395.36
496.73*
504.73
414.54
422.54
fk
8
387.84
395.84
496.22*
504.22
408.40
416.40
ab
8
385.02*
393.02
496.99
504.99
408.93
416.93
bf
8
384.75*
392.75
498.06
506.06
407.37
415.37
bk
8
387.32
395.32
501.09
509.09
407.71
415.71
afk
10
383.16
391.16
491.13
499.13
405.64
413.64
afb
10
382.80
390.80
493.01
501.01
406.89
414.89
abk
10
385.18
393.18
491.71
499.71
406.32
414.32
fbk
10
385.23
393.23
497.61
505.61
405.89
413.89
afbk
12
382.19
390.19
490.34
498.34
405.61
413.61