Top models from QAICc based-averagingfor sightings data of adult common dolphins (Delphinus sp.) photo-identified between January 2010 and December 2013 in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand.

Model results are for POPAN data pooled by seasons and excluded the first capture of each individual. Models are shown for highly distinctive (D1) and highly distinctive and distinctive (D1 & D2) individuals. The lowest QAICc value represents the model that has the most support from the data (in bold). Abbreviations: Apparent survival (ø), capture probability (p), probability of entry (β), constant parameter (.), time-varying parameter (t), model likelihood (ML), and number of parameters (NP).