Table 3.
Associations between hematological parameters and body condition index and individual host traits for female African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) from Kruger National Park (KNP) and Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HIP)(n = 278).
| RBCa |
HG |
HCT |
MCV |
Condition |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Est. | χ2 | Est. | F | Est. | F | Est. | F | Est. | F |
| GI Parasite Richness | 7.8 | 2.15 | 0.29 | 1.09 | 1.71 | |||||
| Strongyle Abundance | −0.00001 | 0.07 | 0.0004 | 1.42 | 0.00004 | 0 | −0.00001 | 0 | −0.0004 | 0.51 |
| Lymphocytes | −0.0006 | 0.24 | −0.178 | 0.13 | −0.234 | 0.05 | −1.78 | 2.47 | 0.068 | 0 |
| Age | 0.0002 | 21.1∗∗∗ | −0.0007 | 0.1 | 0.067 | 1.8 | 0.393 | 55.3∗∗∗ | −0.121 | 7.4∗∗ |
| Pregnancy | −0.0003 | 0.68 | −0.68 | 16.5∗∗∗ | 1.13 | 9.28** | 1.66 | 17.9∗∗∗ | 1.3 | 15.5∗∗∗ |
| Lactation | 0.014 | 9.02** | −0.34 | 2.97 | 0.149 | 0.11 | 1.77 | 14.6∗∗∗ | −2.12 | 29.6∗∗* |
| Season (dry) | 0.0018 | 23.5∗∗∗ | −1 | 42.1∗∗* | 0.131 | 0.15 | 1.33 | 13.6∗∗∗ | −5.58 | 335∗∗∗ |
| Site (HIP) | −0.0036 | 65.7∗∗* | 2.97 | 266∗∗∗ | −32.5 | 6444∗∗∗ | −1.27 | 8.86** | −1.09 | 9.12** |
Significance level is indicated with asterisks: *<0.05; **<0.01; ∗∗∗<0.0001.
a
χ2 values from a generalized linear model.