First ten models applied to the striped and common dolphin dataset, ranked by lowest QAICc, number of parameters (n par) and difference in QAICc scores (ΔAICc).

QAICc weights indicate strength of evidence for a given model. S(year) = yearly variation in apparent survival; S(.) = no variation in apparent survival; p(year.month) = yearly and monthly variation in capture probability; p(month) = monthly variation in capture probability.