Table 3 Results of the GLMs for total mite and flea prevalence and abundance of the Mahali mole-rats (Cryptomys hottentotus mahali) over one calendar year
Parasite | Factor | Prevalence | Abundance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wald χ2 | df | P | Wald χ2 | df | P | ||
Xenopsylla philoxera | Season | 8.215 | 3 | 0.042* | 12.513 | 3 | 0.006* |
Sex | 1.178 | 1 | 0.278 | 0.036 | 1 | 0.849 | |
Body mass | 0.000 | 186 | 1.000 | 10.719 | 45 | 1.000 | |
Animal status | 3.218 | 1 | 0.073 | 9.242 | 1 | 0.002* | |
Colony size | 13.592 | 12 | 0.328 | 16.732 | 12 | 0.160 | |
Androlaelaps scapularis | Season | 15.782 | 3 | 0.001* | 146.379 | 3 | <Â 0.0001* |
Sex | 0.011 | 1 | 0.916 | 0.181 | 1 | 0.670 | |
Body mass | 0.000 | 186 | 1.000 | 166.343 | 124 | 0.007* | |
Animal status | 5.364 | 1 | 0.021* | 1.862 | 1 | 0.172 | |
Colony size | 0.000 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.660 | 1 | 0.103 | |