Parasite-mediated selection of major histocompatibility complex variability in wild brandt’s voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii) from Inner Mongolia, China

Table 4 Genetic diversity effects on nematode load in Brandt’s voles as calculated by generalized linear mixed models

a) Nematode species richness
Model	β ± SE	t	P
MLH	2.576 ± 1.369	0.634	0.44
d ²	0.038 ± 0.008	0.197	0.78
MHC H _obs	0.023 ± 0.015	0.428	0.86
MHC allelic richness	−0.206 ± 0.091	−0.720	0.80
b) Nematode infection intensity
Model	β ± SE	t	P
MLH	0.176 ± 0.054	0.803	0.24
d ²	0.031 ± 0.009	0.865	0.88
MHC H _obs	0.446 ± 0.172	0.263	0.37
MHC allelic richness	−0.332 ± 0.015	−0.430	0.66

Note: Full models: (a) nematode species richness; (b) nematode infection intensity. β ± SE = the coefficient ± standard error, t = t-value, P = p significance value.

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