Metabarcoding in two isolated populations of wild roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) reveals variation in gastrointestinal nematode community composition between regions and among age classes

Table 3 PerMANOVA model selected for ASVs and Bray-Curtis dissimilarities matrix

Diversity index	Best generalized models selected	Variables	R²	F-value	P
Bray-Curtis	\(\beta \sim site+age\)	Residuals	0.72	–	–
		Site	0.20	35.92	***
		Age	0.07	12.68	***

The effects of site, age, sex and the interaction between them are reported when included in the selected model. Statistical significance is represented by ***P < 0.001

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