Table 2 Results of the final GLMMs for long- and short-term effects of season, treatment and capture on the ectoparasite abundance of E. myurus

Long-term data

Season

5.813

<0.0001

2.367

0.054

5.690

<0.0001

0.223

0.925

Treatment

-

-

0.000

0.998

0.581

0.447

9.057

0.003

Capture

-

-

0.000

0.999

0.077

0. 781

0.793

0.374

Season*treatment

-

-

0.720

0.579

1.371

0.246

0.562

0.690

Season*capture

-

-

0.156

0.926

2.520

0.059

0.297

0.827

Treatment*capture

-

-

0.744

0.390

0.344

0.558

2.081

0.151

Short-term data

Season

7.213

<0.0001

4.104

0.003

0.781

0.538

0.555

0.696

Treatment

30.678

<0.0001

6.911

0.009

13.711

<0.0001

1.261

0.262

Capture

447.649

<0.0001

9.562

<0.0001

9.065

<0.0001

4.433

0.013

Season*treatment

1.654

0.161

-

-

0.547

0.702

0.277

0.893

Season*capture

5.524

<0.0001

0.560

0.810

0.348

0.946

0.206

0.990

Treatment*capture

30.089

<0.0001

3.731

0.025

9.305

<0.0001

3.488

0.032