Results of robust design model selection.

Parameters include: Apparent survival (φ), capture probability (p), the probability being unavailable for capture if the individual was available in the prior period (ϒ’’) or unavailable in the prior period (ϒ’) and were constrained constant (.) or allowed to vary by primary period (season) and/or secondary session. Models allowed apparent transient survival to be constant (φ (transient)), or to vary by primary period (φ(transient*season)). Three models (italics) had numerical estimation problems and were not included in inferential procedures. (XLSX)