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. 2014 Jan 8;9(1):e84758. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084758

Table 2. Landscape predictors of the density of host-seeking I. scapularis nymphs.

Landscape Metric Coefficient P-value
Lawn Class Area −0.383 0.572
Lawn Largest Patch Index 0.357 0.005
Lawn Total Edge 0.113 0.715
Lawn Edge Density 0.347 0.022
Lawn Landscape Shape Index 0.285 0.143
Shrub Class Area 1.348 0.021
Shrub Largest Patch Index 0.422 0.018
Shrub Total Edge 0.857 0.012
Shrub Edge Density 0.486 0.002
Shrub Landscape Shape Index 0.485 0.002

Negative binomial regression univariate models of the association between lawn and shrub landscape metrics and the density of host-seeking Ixodes scapularis nymphs (statistically significant results at p<0.05 are indicated in bold).