Rankings of N-mixture models for each regulation history.

Rankings were stratified into model sets comparing 1) lek-specific variables describing lambda (λ) or instantaneous growth rate (r) and equilibrium abundance (K; top five models reported), and 2) top-lek specific variable model with addition of population specific variables (hunting regulation) on r or λ (top five models reported). Base population dynamics of no trend, trend (exponential growth), and density-dependence (Gompertz [Gomp] and Ricker [Rick]), weather effects on r, and detection covariates were selected prior to comparison of lek and population specific variables. Male count data were collected throughout the western U.S. and southern Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada from 1995–2013.