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Table 3 Relative importance and estimates for parameters predicting infestation probability and parasite load

From: Environmental variation mediates the prevalence and co-occurrence of parasites in the common lizard, Zootoca vivipara

 

Infestation probability

Parasite load

IM

COEF

SE

IM

COEF

SE

Mites

 PC1

0.85

0.21*

0.10

0.32

0.06

0.04

 Tmax6

0.62

0.17

0.10

0.23

0.01

0.04

 Sex-m

1.00

0.81***

0.19

0.84

0.33***

0.08

 Body condition

0.25

0.08

0.15

0.78

− 0.29***

0.08

 Year 2014

1.00

1.58***

0.23

0.51

0.44**

0.13

 Year 2015

1.00

0.41

0.27

0.51

0.22

0.15

Ticks

 PC1

1.00

− 0.52***

0.11

0.31

− 0.05

0.09

 Tmax6

0.68

− 0.17

0.09

0.31

− 0.04

0.06

 Sex-m

0.69

0.39

0.22

0.25

0.07

0.12

 Body condition

0.27

0.06

0.15

0.22

− 0.03

0.11

 Year 2014

0.83

0.51

0.26

0.55

0.02

0.14

 Year 2015

0.83

0.64*

0.26

0.55

− 0.33*

0.16

  1. Upper panel: infestation probability and parasite load for mites; Lower panel: infestation probability and parasite load for ticks
  2. IM relative importance, COEF coefficients, SE standard error, Sex-m male sex, Tmax6 mean maximal temperature in June
  3. Significant levels: * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001
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