Table 5.
Significant results of phylogenetically controlled, Poisson MCMC GLMMs comparing the various factors affecting avian parasitic infection intensity
| Estimate | 95% CI | pMCMC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||
| Intercept | 6.86 | −1.66 | 13.75 | 0.070 | |
| Avian family | |||||
| Fringillidae | Prunellidae | −2.40 | −4.90 | −0.19 | 0.048 |
| Geographical region | |||||
| Northwest England | Southeast England | −0.39 | −10.54 | −10.46 | 0.034 |
| Southwest England | −0.51 | −9.22 | −8.03 | 0.041 | |
| Ecological variables | |||||
| Habitat diversity | 0.71 | −1.33 | −0.02 | 0.048 | |
| Feeder presence (yes vs no) | −0.55 | −2.50 | −1.73 | 0.044 | |
| Random effects | |||||
| Host phylogeny | 1.52 | 0.002338 | 6.99 | ||
| Time until analysis | 15 937 | 0.002696 | 64.89 | ||
Estimates, lower and upper 95% CI values, and P values (pMCMC) have been included for the intercept, random effects and each level of the factors.