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Table 5 Relationship between tick species prevalence and environmental predictors

From: Mesocarnivores and macroparasites: altitude and land use predict the ticks occurring on red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Tick species

Altitude

Land use

Arable

Urban

Forest

Grassland

I. canisuga

-0.09

0.09

0.04

-0.13*

-0.02

I. hexagonus

-0.1

0.12*

0.05

-0.1

-0.05

I. ricinus

0.08

-0.05

-0.04

0.1

-0.08

D. marginatus

-0.19*

0.15*

0

-0.13*

-0.03

Mixed infestations

-0.17*

0.23*

-0.11

-0.12*

-0.14*

  1. *Correlations indicated in bold are significant at P < 0.05