Preliminary investigation into the use of logistic regression to predict parasite intermediate hosts; Case study: Dujardinascaris waltoni (Nematoda: Ascarididae) in the American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis).

Georgia Journal of Science | September 22, 2008| | Copyright

ABSTRACT

We present here a case study that illustrates the potential for the use of logistic regression to facilitate identification of a parasite's intermediate host. We used a full factorial logistic regression to estimate the probability that adult American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) were infected with the ascarid nematode Dujardinascaris waltoni given the alligators' physical characteristics and stomach contents. The strength of association between a fish-based diet and infection predict fish as the intermediate host taxon. Significant but weaker ...

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