Ecological Archives E088-055-A6

Don R. Church, Larissa L. Bailey, Henry M. Wilbur, William L. Kendall, and James E. Hines. 2007. Iteroparity in the variable environment of the salamander Ambystoma tigrinum. Ecology 88:891–903.

Appendix F. Model-averaged transition probability estimates ± standard error between breeding and nonbreeding states within and between populations of Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum.

WET YEAR

Females

Oak

Two

Deep

Breed

Nonbreed

Breed

Nonbreed

Breed

Nonbreed

Oak

Breed

0.1362 ± 0.0470

0.8638

0NO

0MC

0NO

0MC

Nonbreed

0.2590 ± 0.2112

0.7410

0NO

0MC

0NO

0MC

Two

Breed

0NO

0MC

0.1362 ± 0.0470

0.8638

0NO

0MC

Nonbreed

0NO

0MC

0.2590 ± 0.2112

0.7110

0.0300 ± 0.0600

0MC

Deep

Breed

0NO

0MC

0NO

0MC

0.1362 ± 0.0470

0.8638

Nonbreed

0NO

0MC

0NO

0MC

0.2590 ± 0.2112

0.7410

Males

Oak

Two

Deep

Breed

Nonbreed

Breed

Nonbreed

Breed

Nonbreed

Oak

Breed

0.3231 ± 0.0625

0.6769

0NO

0MC

0NO

0MC

Nonbreed

0.1273 ± 0.0988

0.8727

0NO

0MC

0NO

0MC

Two

Breed

0.0670 ± 0.0650

0MC

0.3231 ± 0.0625

0.5419

0.0680 ± 0.0660

0MC

Nonbreed

0.0337 ± 0.0387

0MC

0.1273 ± 0.0988

0.8000

0.0390 ± 0.1270

0MC

Deep

Breed

0NO

0MC

0NO

0MC

0.3231 ± 0.0625

0.6769

Nonbreed

0NO

0MC

0NO

0MC

0.1273 ± 0.0988

0.8727

DRY YEAR

Females

Oak

Two

Deep

Breed

Nonbreed

Breed

Nonbreed

Breed

Nonbreed

Oak

Breed

0.0202 ± 0.0206

0.9798

0NO

0MC

0NO

0MC

Nonbreed

0.1017 ± 0.0685

0.8983

0NO

0MC

0NO

0MC

Two

Breed

0NO

0MC

0.0202 ± 0.0206

0.9798

0NO

0MC

Nonbreed

0NO

0MC

0.1017 ± 0.0685

0.8683

0.0300 ± 0.0600

0MC

Deep

Breed

0NO

0MC

0NO

0MC

0.0202 ± 0.0206

0.9798

Nonbreed

0NO

0MC

0NO

0MC

0.1017 ± 0.0685

0.8983

Males

Oak

Two

Deep

Breed

Nonbreed

Breed

Nonbreed

Breed

Nonbreed

Oak

Breed

0.2950 ± 0.0704

0.7050

0NO

0MC

0NO

0MC

Nonbreed

0.5028 ± 0.2229

0.4972

0NO

0MC

0NO

0MC

Two

Breed

0.0670 ± 0.0650

0MC

0.2950 ± 0.0704

0.5700

0.0680 ± 0.0660

0MC

Nonbreed

0.0337 ± 0.0387

0MC

0.5028 ± 0.2229

0.4245

0.0390 ± 0.1270

0MC

Deep

Breed

0NO

0MC

0NO

0MC

0.2950 ± 0.0704

0.7050

Nonbreed

0NO

0MC

0NO

0MC

0.5028 ± 0.2229

0.4972

   Notes: Transitions were constrained to zero if they were never observed (superscript = NO) or were not estimable due to constraint within our study design (superscript = MC). Transitions without standard errors were calculated by subtraction



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