Table 2.

Parameter estimates, standard errors, z-values, and P-values for the most supported generalised linear mixed model (Month + Sex + Snout Vent Length + Slough Cycle + Trauma), investigating which factors are most associated with skin lesions. ‘May’ is used as the baseline for comparing variation between months; ‘Female’ is used as the baseline for Sex; ‘Absent’ is used as the baseline for Trauma. Significant results are marked with an asterisk.

Parameter	Estimate	Standard error	z-value	p value
(Intercept)	− 3.83	0.64	− 6.03	< 0.01
June	0.53	0.35	1.52	0.13
July	− 0.79	0.32	− 2.49	0.01*
August	− 0.62	0.39	− 1.59	0.11
September	− 0.88	0.49	− 1.76	0.07
Sex: Male	0.46	0.22	2.09	0.04*
Snout Vent Length	0.07	0.01	9.22	< 0.01*
Slough Cycle: Phase 0	− 1.40	0.52	− 2.72	< 0.01*
Slough Cycle: Phase 1	− 0.11	0.54	− 0.21	0.83
Slough Cycle: Phase 2	− 0.01	0.56	− 0.02	0.98
Trauma: Present	0.81	0.37	2.18	0.03*