Table 4 Model parameters and diagnostics from our best model of mosquito counts. Means and confidence intervals are given on the log-scale, and symbols correspond to parameters in equation 1

Intercept

\({\beta }_{0}\)

− 0.75

− 1.33– − 0.18

0.01

Precipitation

\({\beta }_{1}\)

0.66

0.13–1.19

0.015

Mangrove Breeding Trait

\({\beta }_{2}\)

− 1.4

− 2.12– − 0.69

< 0.001

Mangrove site category

\({\beta }_{3}\)

0.01

− 1.29–1.31

0.99

Local Agriculture (Ae.ae.)

\({\beta }_{4(Ae. ae.)}\)

0.2

− 0.38–0.77

0.503

Local Agriculture (Ae.ta.)

\({\beta }_{4(Ae.ta.)}\)

− 1.35

− 1.98– − 0.71

< 0.001

Local Agriculture (Cx.qu.)

\({\beta }_{4(Cu.qu.)}\)

− 1.07

− 1.65– − 0.49

< 0.001

Local Agriculture (De.ma.)

\({\beta }_{4(De.ma.)}\)

− 1.08

− 1.80– − 0.35

0.003

Local Urban (Ae.ae.)

\({\beta }_{5(Ae. ae.)}\)

0.13

− 0.42–0.68

0.644

Local Urban (Ae.ta.)

\({\beta }_{5(Ae.ta.)}\)

− 2.11

− 2.91– − 1.30

< 0.001

Local Urban (Cx.qu.)

\({\beta }_{5(Cu.qu.)}\)

0.32

− 0.22–0.85

0.248

Local Urban (De.ma.)

\({\beta }_{5(De.ma.)}\)

− 0.97

− 1.67– − 0.26

0.007

Local Rainforest (Ae.ae.)

\({\beta }_{5(Ae. ae.)}\)

− 0.43

− 0.99–0.13

0.129

Local Rainforest (Ae.ta.)

\({\beta }_{5(Ae.ta.)}\)

− 1.21

− 1.94– − 0.48

0.001

Local Rainforest (Cx.qu.)

\({\beta }_{5(Cu.qu.)}\)

− 1.39

− 2.03– − 0.76

< 0.001

Local Rainforest (De.ma.)

\({\beta }_{5(De.ma)}\)

− 0.91

− 1.64– − 0.18

0.014

Mangrove Breeding × Mangrove Site

\({\beta }_{7}\)

2.32

0.83–3.81

0.002

Overdispersion

\(\phi\)

0.0962

Random effects

Site Intercept

\({\alpha }_{2(i)}\)

0.54

Species Intercept

\({\alpha }_{0(s)}\)

0.02

Species × Precipitation Slope

\({\alpha }_{1(s)}\)

0.24

Correlation of Species random effects

− 0.69

Number of sites

30

Number of species

4

Observations

1568

Marginal R² / Conditional R²

0.601/0.695