Determinants of vector-borne avian pathogen occurrence in a mosaic of habitat fragmentation in California

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Models of avian host infection prevalence as a response to abiotic and biotic factors

Model	Response variable	Parameter	LR X²	DF	p-Value
SCM
	B. burgdorferi s.l.	Site	33.208	6	< 0.001***
		Site area	7.634	1	0.006**
		Distance to water	13.389	1	< 0.001***
	Haemoproteus spp.	Site	22.837	6	0.001**
		Site area	1.707	1	0.191
		Distance to water	5.104	1	0.024*
ACM
	B. burgdorferi s.l.	Diet	1.651	2	0.438
		Foraging	0.519	3	0.915
		Nesting	3.379	4	0.497
		Sex	1.997	2	0.368
		Age	0.148	1	0.701
		Body condition	0.937	1	0.333
	Haemoproteus spp.	Diet	10.886	2	0.004**
		Foraging	9.329	3	0.025*
		Nesting	4.778	4	0.311
		Sex	6.398	2	0.041*
		Age	0.046	1	0.831
		Body condition	0.397	1	0.528
TCM
	B. burgdorferi s.l.	Avian richness	0.954	1	0.329
		Rodent richness	8.504	1	0.004**
		Non-rodent richness	3.507	1	0.041*
	Haemoproteus spp.	Avian richness	0.314	1	0.575
		Rodent richness	0.294	1	0.588
		Non-rodent richness	1.488	1	0.223

*, **, ***Statistically significant (p < 0.05; < 0.01; < 0.001). SCM site characteristics model, ACM avian community model, TCM total community model, LR X², likelihood ratio test, DF degrees of freedom

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