Model selection for models evaluating an association between the life history trait of juvenile survival and the individual covariates of microsatellite multilocus heterozygosity (MLH) and early body condition (EBC).

The best model (lowest QAICc) is in bold. Number of parameters (np), the delta QAICc (ΔQAICc) calculated from the null model 13 and model weight (ω) are given. Age class is symbolized by the letter “a”: juvenile encompasses the first two years of life; adult survival encompasses >2 years and older; fledgling encompasses the first winter and adult movement all successive seasons following the first winter. Geographical location is symbolized as “FR” (France), “IT” (Italy), “IB” (Iberian Peninsula) and “AF” (Africa).