From: Infection risk varies within urbanized landscapes: the case of coyotes and heartworm
Analytical approach | n | Outcome variable | Fixed effects | Random effect(s) |
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Linear regression model | 192 | Duration of the heartworm transmission season (months) | Year (2000–2015) Urban zone (1–4) Latitude | NA |
Binomial generalized linear mixed model | 315a | Infection (yes/no) | Year (2001–2016; no heartworm data were collected in 2006 and 2007) Age class (pup (6–12 months), juvenile, adult) Sex Urban zone (1–4) Proportion of adults tested each year (as an offset) | Site Animal ID |
Binomial generalized linear mixed modelb | 146 | Infection (yes/no) | Year Age class Resident status (resident vs. transient)c Proportion low developed urban land in home range Proportion medium developed urban land in home range Proportion mosquito habitat in home range Proportion of adults tested each year (as an offset) Age class * proportion low developed Age class * proportion medium developed Age class * proportion mosquito habitat | Site |