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. 2020 Nov 5;13:221–230. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.10.010

Table 2.

Phylogenetic generalized least squares model (PGLS) for host body mass (predictor), parasite richness (S) and parasite average taxonomic distinctness (Δ+) (response variables were controlled for number of publications and the predictor variable was log-transformed before calculating PGLS).

Response Estimate λ t p-value
Total helminth S −0.02 0.00 −1.19 0.24
Δ+ 0.001 0.00 0.34 0.73
Acanthocephala S −0.06 1.00 −1.10 0.38
Δ+ −0.05 1.00 −5.57 0.03*
Nematoda S 0.04 1.00 1.39 0.17
Δ+ −1.01 1.00 −1.27 0.20
Platyhelminthes S 0.006 0.90 0.39 0.70
Δ+ 0.28 0.00 0.75 0.45
Associated with domestic hosts (D) S −0.007 0.00 −0.07 0.94
Δ+ 0.09 0.00 0.78 0.47
Associated with both domestic and wildlife hosts (DW) S 0.01 0.74 0.35 0.72
Δ+ 0.03 0.00 −0.57 0.38
Associated with wildlife hosts (W) S −0.07 0.00 −2.45 0.02*
Δ+ −0.005 0.00 −0.50 0.61