Fig. 2
Log-log regression of mean nymphal infection prevalence on body mass in nine New York mammalian species from which larval ticks and were collected after feeding and allowed to molt. The data are from Table two of reference [10]. Infection was determined by immunofluorescence assay. The species were common shrew (CS), white-footed mouse (M), short-tailed shrew (SS), eastern chipmunk (C), gray squirrel (GS), Virginia opossum (O), striped skunk (S), common raccoon (R), and white-tailed deer (D). The 95 % confidence limits for the regression, the coefficient of determination (R 2), F statistic, and 2-tailed p value are shown