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Spatial autocorrelation in the total tick number of counted nests, measured as Moran's I, across three distance classes: a, 1st visit; b, 2nd visit; c, 3rd visit; d, 4th visit; e, 5th visit; f, 6th visit. Circles indicate the autocorrelation coefficients. The same results were obtained with female count numbers.
