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Table 3 Parameter estimates from mixed effects models with (arcsin[sqrt]) proportion of (A) larvae, (B) nymphs, and (C) adult ticks as response ticks on red deer, Norway

From: Attachment site selection of life stages of Ixodes ricinus ticks on a main large host in Europe, the red deer (Cervus elaphus)

Parameter

Estimate

SE

Lower 95% CL

Upper 95% CL

A. Larvae

    

Intercept

0.6109

0.0402

0.5305

0.6913

Bodypart (groin vs. leg)

−0.5594

0.0527

−0.6647

−0.4541

Bodypart (neck vs. leg)

−0.5670

0.0541

−0.6752

−0.4588

Bodypart (ear vs. leg)

−0.4536

0.0496

−0.5527

−0.3544

Bodypart (back vs. leg)

−0.4508

0.1075

−0.6658

−0.2358

B. Nymphs

    

Intercept

0.9479

0.0478

0.8524

1.0434

Bodypart (groin vs. leg)

−0.7018

0.0646

−0.8310

−0.5727

Bodypart (neck vs. leg)

−0.7835

0.0661

−0.9157

−0.6512

Bodypart (ear vs. leg)

0.2680

0.0607

0.1466

0.3894

Bodypart (back vs. leg)

−0.9450

0.1310

−1.2071

−0.6830

C. Adults

    

Intercept

0.0230

0.0447

−0.0664

0.1124

Bodypart (groin vs. leg)

1.2677

0.0608

1.1461

1.3894

Bodypart (neck vs. leg)

1.3564

0.0622

1.2319

1.4809

Bodypart (ear vs. leg)

0.2526

0.0572

0.1382

0.3669

Bodypart (back vs. leg)

1.3816

0.1232

1.1352

1.6280

  1. Individual ID of red deer was a random term in the models.