Population structure, distribution pattern and habitat utilization of Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Vanellus malabaricus (Boddaert, 1783), in Northern India

Table 3 Results of a generalized linear model (GLM) explaining various factors influencing the Yellow-wattled Lapwing counts during the study period of January 2019 to December 2023

Predictor	Category	Estimate	SE	P
Study sites	Bakshi Ka Talab	0.602	± 0.068	< 0.05*
	Post Graduate Institute	0.326	± 0.034	0.022*
	Gosainganj	1.121	± 1.182	< 0.015**
	Nigohan	−0.185	± 0.021	0.032*
	Malihabad	−0.720	± 1.036	0.048*
Years	2019	-0.142	± 0.005	0.042*
	2020	-0.263	± 0.123	0.051*
	2021	0.682	± 0.063	< 0.05*
	2022	-0.104	± 1.384	0.037*
	2023	-1.327	± 1.172	0.032*
Seasons	Spring	-0.061	± 2.048	0.049*
	Summer	0.638	± 0.127	< 0.05*
	Rain	0.127	± 0.152	0.042*
	Winter	-1.935	± 2.056	0.038*
Habitat types	Uncultivated	0.102	± 0.534	< 0.05*
	Cultivated	0.712	± 0.062	0.042*
	Pond	-0.507	± 2.079	0.047*
	River	-0.381	± 1.125	0.049*

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