Table 2 Statistical model implemented for analysis of tick counts, including approach, contemporary group effect, heteroscedasticity specification, deviance criterion information (DIC) value with respective model ranking

M₁

N/A

R

S₀

M₂

Y

C

S₀

M₃

Y

R

S₀

M₄

N

R

S₀

M₅

N/A

R

S₁

M₆

Y

C

S₁

M₇

Y

R

S₁

M₈

N

R

S₁

M₉

N/A

R

S₂

M₁₀

Y

C

S₂

M₁₁

Y

R

S₂

M₁₂

N

R

S₂