Table 3: Results of Akaike's information criterion (AIC), detection function [f(0)], probability of detection (p), and percent coefficient of variation (%CV) for Dickcissels (Spiza americana) detected in control and disturbed agricultural conservation buffers at a privately-owned farm in northeast Mississippi, USA, 2007-2009.

Disturbance Key Function Adjustment AIC f(0) p %CV
Control Uniform Cosine 520.74 6.67E-02 1.00 ± 0.00 0.00
Half-normal Cosine 522.61 6.86E-02 0.97 ± 0.07 7.70
Half-normal Simple polynomial 522.61 6.86E-02 0.97 ± 0.07 7.70
First growing season post-burn Uniform Cosine 37.35 6.67E-02 1.00 ± 0.00 0.00
Half-normal Cosine 37.57 9.55E-02 0.70 ± 0.17 24.10
Half-normal Simple polynomial 37.57 9.55E-02 0.70 ± 0.17 24.10
Second growing season post-burn Uniform Cosine 39.55 6.67E-02 1.00 ± 0.00 0.00
Half-normal Cosine 41.55 6.67E-02 1.00 ± 0.28 28.34
Half-normal Simple polynomial 41.55 6.67E-02 1.00 ± 0.28 28.34
First growing season post-disk Uniform Cosine 21.97 6.67E-02 1.00 ± 0.00 0.00
Half-normal Cosine 23.22 9.06E-02 0.74 ± 0.24 32.29
Half-normal Simple polynomial 23.22 9.06E-02 0.74 ± 0.24 32.29
Second growing season post-disk* Uniform Cosine 13.18 6.67E-02 1.00 ± 0.00 0.00
Half-normal Cosine 15.18 6.67E-02 1.00 ± 0.49 40.09
Half-normal Simple polynomial 15.18 6.67E-02 1.00 ± 0.49 40.09

*Number of observations was too small to expect accurate results.