Table 1. Test results from RT-qPCR (n = 310) were subjected to a generalised linear model [19] under the Binomial distribution and logit link, using GenStat [20].
Variable | Category | Detected(Total) | Adjusted mean prevalence (±S.E.) | P χ2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Reproductive status | 0.122 | |||
Male | 6 (119) | 4.7 (2.9–6.5) | ||
Immature female | 0 (36) | 0.0 (0.0–0.1) | ||
Mature female not pregnant | 8 (72) | 9.4 (6.3–12.5) | ||
Mature female pregnant | 4 (41) | 10.8 (6.1–15.5) | ||
Unknown | 2 (40) | 6.2 (2.2–10.3) | ||
Season | 0.689 | |||
Spring | 7 (146) | 7.1 (4.5–9.7) | ||
Summer | 6 (74) | 4.7 (2.7–6.6) | ||
Autumn | 2 (41) | 12.2 (5.2–19.1) | ||
Winter | 5 (49) | 7.1 (4.1–10.1) | ||
Species | 0.003 | |||
Chalinobus spp. a | 0 (2) | 0.0 (0.0–0.2) | ||
Miniopterus australis a | 0 (1) | 0.0 (0.0–0.3) | ||
Nyctophilus spp. a | 0 (1) | 0.0 (0.0–0.3) | ||
Pteropus alecto b | 9 (105) | 8.6 (5.8–11.3) | ||
Pteropus conspicillatus b | 10 (44) | 22.7 (16.4–29.0) | ||
Pteropus poliocephalus b | 1 (91) | 1.1 (0.0–2.2) | ||
Pteropus scapulatus b | 0 (50) | 0.0 (0.0–0.1) | ||
Saccolaimus flaviventris a | 0 (1) | 0.0 (0.0–0.3) | ||
Scotorepens spp. a | 0 (3) | 0.0 (0.0–0.2) | ||
Synconycterus spp. a | 0 (3) | 0.0 (0.0–0.2) | ||
Unknown Pteropus spp. b | 0 (5) | 0.0 (0.0–0.1) | ||
Unknown Vespertilioniformes a | 0 (4) | 0.0 (0.0–0.2) | ||
Latitude | 0.232 | |||
North | 13 (82) | 9.3 (5.9–12.7) | ||
South | 7 (228) | 4.2 (2.4–6.0) | ||
Year | 0.233 | |||
96 | 7 (105) | 4.7 (3.0–6.4) | ||
97 | 13 (205) | 8.0 (6.0–9.9) |
Adjusted mean proportions, and their standard errors are reported.
aVespertilioniformes.
bPteropodiformes.