The Namaqua rock mouse (Micaelamys namaquensis) as a potential reservoir and host of arthropod vectors of diseases of medical and veterinary importance in South Africa

Table 5 Results of the GLMMs for total ectoparasite prevalence and abundance of Namaqua rock mice

Taxon	Factors	df	Prevalence		Abundance
			Waldχ²	p	Waldχ²	p
Fleas	Habitat	1,196	2.949	0.088	4.648	0.032*
	Season	4,196	3.874	0.005*	7.033	<0.0001*
	Sex	1,196	0.319	0.573	0.651	0.421
	Season × sex	4,196	0.263	0.901	0.333	0.855
	Body length	1,196	1.071	0.302	6.835	0.010*
Lice	Habitat	1,196	0.288	0.592	0.358	0.550
	Season	4,196	0.224	0.925	0.369	0.830
	Sex	1,196	0.000	0.997	0.000	1.000
	Season × sex	4,196	0.718	0.580	1.302	0.271
	Body length	1,196	2.856	0.093	3.338	0.069
Mites	Habitat	1,196	1.179	0.279	2.763	0.098
	Season	4,196	6.623	<0.0001*	37.991	<0.0001*
	Sex	1,196	0.305	0.581	0.033	0.857
	Season × sex	4,196	1.174	0.324	0.428	0.788
	Body length	1,196	0.014	0.907	1.336	0.249
Ticks	Habitat	1,196	0.101	0.751	2.399	0.123
	Season	4,196	4.036	0.004*	28.727	<0.0001*
	Sex	1,196	1.293	0.257	3.387	0.067
	Season × sex	4,196	0.178	0.949	2.096	0.083
	Body length	1,196	0.481	0.489	1.601	0.207

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