Table 1 Best models explaining overwinter colony workforce mortality using GLMs and QAICc for model selection.

From: The virulent, emerging genotype B of Deformed wing virus is closely linked to overwinter honeybee worker loss

Response (Model)

Model

Parameters

Estimate

SE

t-value

P-value

Mortality

1

Intercept

−0.384

0.133

−2.893

0.033*

DWV-B

0.297

0.132

2.257

2

Intercept

−0.401

0.125

−3.203

0.006*

V. destructor

0.348

0.116

3.001

  1. Model 1: DWV-B as explanatory variable (r 2 = 0.16), Model 2: V. destructor infestation as explanatory variable (r 2 = 0.25). Viral and Nosema spp. prevalence was based on 15 individuals per colony while V. destructor infestation was estimated on a sample of 150 individuals per colony.