Tables and Figures
Table 1. Step 1 compares three models with the WO18 data, to
determine whether Latitude, Oxygen concentration or SST is the best
predictor of size (n = 93,157). Step 2 compares five competing models to
explain Bergmann’s Rule in marine copepods including only best
temperature dependent predictor (SST, n=100,326). BIC was the basis for
model selection, where lower values indicate a more parsimonious model.
Additionally, log-likelihood represents the goodness of fit (lower is
better), and degrees of freedom (df) used represents the complexity. All
models have the same representation of random effects (Survey, and Tow
within Survey intercept and slope).