Table 1.
Averaged coefficients of the best generalized linear mixed-effects models with the negative binomial distribution of the effect of a reedbuck's sex (SX), age (A) and locality (Loc) from which a reedbuck was taken and their interactions on the numbers of the most prevalent helminth (H) and ectoparasite (EC) taxa
| H/EC | Explanatory variable | Coefficient ± S.E | z | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | Cooperia yoshidai | SX (males) | −0.65 ± 0.32 | −2.03 | 0.04 |
| Dictyocaulus viviparus | Loc (Himeville) | −1.41 ± 0.35 | −4.07 | 0.004 | |
| Haemonchus contortus | Loc (Himeville) | −2.10 ± 0.36 | −5.81 | <0.001 | |
| Longistrongylus schrenki | Loc (Himeville) | −1.51 ± 0.32 | −4.74 | <0.001 | |
| Setaria bicoronata | A (young) × Loc (Himeville) | −2.48 ± 0.06 | −2.61 | 0.01 | |
| EC | Rhipicephalus decoloratus | A (young) | −0.59 ± 0.34 | −1.71 | 0.08 |
| Damalinia reduncae | SX (males) | 1.43 ± 0.80 | 1.79 | 0.07 | |
| Loc (Himeville) | 1.89 ± 0.78 | 2.43 | 0.01 | ||
| Linognathus fahrenholzi | Loc (Himeville) | 1.05 ± 0.49 | 2.16 | 0.03 |
Random factor in all models was year and season of sampling. Reference levels of independent variables were female for sex, adult for age and the Eastern Shores Nature Reserve for locality. Only significant and marginally significant coefficients are shown.