Table 1.
Sampling results of nymphal infection prevalence (NIP), host densities, mean larval burdens on hosts, and realized reservoir competences of hosts from fitted distributions and bootstrapping are summarized. Point values of molting success percentage for white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus), all avian species (Turdus migratorius, Thryothorus ludovicianus, Geothlypis trichas, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Dumetella carolinensis, Melospiza melodia, Melospiza melodia), and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were used in the back-estimating simulation of the proportion of larvae feeding on white-tailed deer. Back-estimated results of mean larval burden on deer and proportion of larvae feeding on different hosts are calculated from 10,000 samples.
| Mean | Minimum | Maximum | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIP | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.38 | 0.02 |
| Density | ||||
| Peromyscus leucopus | 11.37 | 1.00 | 28.00 | 3.86 |
| Turdus migratorius | 0.71 | 0.11 | 3.08 | 0.32 |
| Thryothorus ludovicianus | 5.60 | 0.94 | 26.68 | 2.58 |
| Geothlypis trichas | 1.56 | 0.03 | 30.63 | 1.87 |
| Pipilo erythrophthalmus | 4.14 | 0.96 | 14.23 | 1.59 |
| Dumetella carolinensis | 11.64 | 2.45 | 42.23 | 4.68 |
| Melospiza melodia | 1.70 | 0.38 | 5.44 | 0.61 |
| Setophaga petechia | 0.60 | 0.03 | 7.13 | 0.51 |
| Odocoileus virginianus | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.59 | 0.02 |
| Burden | ||||
| Peromyscus leucopus | 39.67 | 23.68 | 60.07 | 4.94 |
| Turdus migratorius | 8.49 | 0.08 | 44.00 | 6.69 |
| Thryothorus ludovicianus | 31.65 | 8.43 | 92.71 | 12.68 |
| Geothlypis trichas | 9.91 | 3.21 | 21.21 | 2.62 |
| Pipilo erythrophthalmus | 2.34 | 0.17 | 6.33 | 0.94 |
| Dumetella carolinensis | 3.90 | 1.42 | 7.31 | 0.79 |
| Melospiza melodia | 4.87 | 0.80 | 13.27 | 1.64 |
| Setophaga petechia | 0.33 | 0 | 1.00 | 0.16 |
| Odocoileus virginianus | 555.24 | 0.35 | 3904.76 | 258.82 |
| Realized reservoir competence | ||||
| Peromyscus leucopus | 0.49 | 0.3 | 0.65 | 0.05 |
| Turdus migratorius | 0.64 | 0 | 1.00 | 0.20 |
| Thryothorus ludovicianus | 0.59 | 0.10 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| Geothlypis trichas | 0.35 | 0.08 | 0.64 | 0.09 |
| Pipilo erythrophthalmus | 0.38 | 0 | 1.00 | 0.21 |
| Dumetella carolinensis | 0.06 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.04 |
| Melospiza melodia | 0.58 | 0.05 | 1.00 | 0.16 |
| Setophaga petechia | 0.08 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.06 |
| Odocoileus virginianus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Molting success | ||||
| Peromyscus leucopus | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0 |
| Turdus migratorius | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0 |
| Thryothorus ludovicianus | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0 |
| Geothlypis trichas | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0 |
| Pipilo erythrophthalmus | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0 |
| Dumetella carolinensis | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0 |
| Melospiza melodia | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0 |
| Setophaga petechia | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0 |
| Odocoileus virginianus | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0 |
| Proportion (fed larvae) | ||||
| Peromyscus leucopus | 0.44 | 0.05 | 0.79 | 0.10 |
| Turdus migratorius | 0.01 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.01 |
| Thryothorus ludovicianus | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.61 | 0.08 |
| Geothlypis trichas | 0.02 | 0 | 0.27 | 0.02 |
| Pipilo erythrophthalmus | 0.01 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.01 |
| Dumetella carolinensis | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.34 | 0.03 |
| Melospiza melodia | 0.01 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| Setophaga petechia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odocoileus virginianus | 0.29 | 0 | 0.51 | 0.07 |