Table 6.

Model building results for the generalized additive models (GAM) relating EBLV-1-antibody prevalence and explanatory variables.

GAM model expression	AICc	ΔAICc
1- seroprevalence ~ s(year,by = P. austriacus) + s(year,by = T. teniotis)	273.22	0.00
2- seroprevalence ~ sex + s(year)	286.49	13.27
3- seroprevalence ~ s(year)	286.90	13.68
4- seroprevalence ~ sex + species + s(year)	287.75	14.53
5- seroprevalence ~ species + s(year)	288.39	15.17
6- seroprevalence ~ sex × species + s(year)	289.53	16.31