Table 1 Results of generalized linear mixed model using template model builder (GLMMTMB) to study the effect of common vole (Microtus arvalis) outbreaks years on the growth rate of Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) populations in Tierra de Campos (NW Spain) and accounting for the different provinces.

From: Vole outbreaks may induce a tularemia disease pit that prevents Iberian hare population recovery in NW Spain

Fixed effects

Estimate

S.E.

Type II Wald χ2

df

P

Intercept

0.113

0.038

 

Vole

17.71

1

 < 0.0001

Vole (outbreak)

−0.184

0.044

 

Province

17.02

2

0.0002

Province (Valladolid)

0.177

0.047

Province (Zamora)

0.179

0.047

Vole: Province

0.64

1

0.72

AI

30.23

1

 < 0.0001

Random effects

Variance

Std. dev

 

Year

0.0015

0.038

 

Residuals

0.017

  
  1. Iberian hare abundance index (AI) was included as a covariate in the model.
  2. Significant values are in bold.