Tab. 1. Robust Design candidate models to estimate survival probability (ϕ), capture probability (p) and temporary emigration probability (γ) for Hippocampus reidi. Models are ranked by the lowest quasi-Akaike’s Information Criterion with a 2 nd- order correction for small sample sizes (QAICc values). Notation: (.) constant; (t) time-dependence; (g) group effect; (p = c) no recapture effect; (γ”= γ’=0) no emigration models; (γ”= γ’) random emigration models; (γ” γ’) Markovian emigration models.ModelQAICcQΔAICcAICc WeightsLikelihoodParametersQDeviance1) ɸ(.) γ’(.)=γ”(.) p (ts)= c (ts)271.670.000.8821.00036268.352) ɸ(g) γ’(.)=γ”(.) p (ts)= c (ts)277.335.650.0520.05939266.753) ɸ(.) γ’(.)γ”(.) p (ts)= c (ts)278.056.370.0360.04139267.474) ɸ(.) γ’(.)= γ”(.)=0 p (ts)= c (ts)279.007.320.0220.02537273.275) ɸ(.) γ’(g) γ”(g) p (ts)= c (ts)281.8410.160.0050.00641266.366) ɸ(t) γ’(.)= γ”(.) p (ts)= c (ts)285.1513.470.0010.00142267.197) ɸ(g*t) γ’(.)= γ”(.) p (ts)= c (ts)294.2722.600.0000.00047263.768) ɸ(.) γ’(.)=γ”(.) p (ts) c (ts)304.4232.750.0000.00056250.449) ɸ(.) γ’(.)= γ”(.) p (g*ts)= c (g*ts)321.4349.750.0000.00062251.1310) ɸ(.) γ’(.)= γ”(.) p (g*ts) c (g*ts)409.69138.010.0000.00098228.70