Table 3: Results of Akaike's information criterion (AIC), detection function [f(0)], probability of detection (p), and percent coefficient of variation (%CV) for Dickcissels (Spiza americana) detected in control and disturbed agricultural conservation buffers at a privately-owned farm in northeast Mississippi, USA, 2007-2009.
Disturbance |
Key Function |
Adjustment |
AIC |
f(0) |
p |
%CV |
Control |
Uniform |
Cosine |
520.74 |
6.67E-02 |
1.00 ± 0.00 |
0.00 |
Half-normal |
Cosine |
522.61 |
6.86E-02 |
0.97 ± 0.07 |
7.70 |
Half-normal |
Simple polynomial |
522.61 |
6.86E-02 |
0.97 ± 0.07 |
7.70 |
First growing season post-burn |
Uniform |
Cosine |
37.35 |
6.67E-02 |
1.00 ± 0.00 |
0.00 |
Half-normal |
Cosine |
37.57 |
9.55E-02 |
0.70 ± 0.17 |
24.10 |
Half-normal |
Simple polynomial |
37.57 |
9.55E-02 |
0.70 ± 0.17 |
24.10 |
Second growing season post-burn |
Uniform |
Cosine |
39.55 |
6.67E-02 |
1.00 ± 0.00 |
0.00 |
Half-normal |
Cosine |
41.55 |
6.67E-02 |
1.00 ± 0.28 |
28.34 |
Half-normal |
Simple polynomial |
41.55 |
6.67E-02 |
1.00 ± 0.28 |
28.34 |
First growing season post-disk |
Uniform |
Cosine |
21.97 |
6.67E-02 |
1.00 ± 0.00 |
0.00 |
Half-normal |
Cosine |
23.22 |
9.06E-02 |
0.74 ± 0.24 |
32.29 |
Half-normal |
Simple polynomial |
23.22 |
9.06E-02 |
0.74 ± 0.24 |
32.29 |
Second growing season post-disk* |
Uniform |
Cosine |
13.18 |
6.67E-02 |
1.00 ± 0.00 |
0.00 |
Half-normal |
Cosine |
15.18 |
6.67E-02 |
1.00 ± 0.49 |
40.09 |
Half-normal |
Simple polynomial |
15.18 |
6.67E-02 |
1.00 ± 0.49 |
40.09 |
*Number of observations was too small to expect accurate results.