Table 1 Parameter values for the simulations; (a) maximum likelihood estimates with 95% confidence intervals (models 1 and 2, Thomas et al. [6, 7, respectively]); (b) posterior medians and 95% credible intervals (model 3).

b ₀

0.13 [0; 0.40]

Data source

b ₁

0.051 [0.014; 0.094]

Pairs

Se _max

0.43 [0.32; 0.54]

γ _β

0.17 [0.09; 0.25]

γ _Se

0.035 [-0.0004; 0.070]

μ _X

6.8 [5.8; 7.7]

Group-exp. 1*

Se _max

0.36 [0.16; 0.83]

σ _X

3.6 [3.0; 4.4]

γ _Se

0.27 [0.12; 0.52]

Group-exp. 2

Se _max

0.16 [0.05; 0.53]

Model 2

γ _Se

0.26 [0.03; 0.88]

Pr _hen

0.67 [0.47; 1.0]

Group-exp. 3

Se _max

0.41 [0.28; 0.60]

μ _egg

17 [14; 27]

γ _Se

0.06 [0.03; 0.11]

ν _egg

6.9 [2.8; 14.1]

Pr _egg

0.98 [0.95; 0.99]

Sp

0.99 [0.98; 0.99]