95% confidence set of best ranked linear mixed models selected through all subsets regression analysis to explain the number of Ixodes scapularis nymphs (NON)a at various locations in the Thousand Islands in 2009 and 2010.

Modelterms: Temperature = average daily minimum temperature July-September; Deer = average number of pellet groups per hectare; Mice = relative abundance of Peromyscus leucopus; Richness = small mammal species richness; Canopy = percent canopy cover; Distance = distance from United States mainland (km); Leaf Litter = average depth of leaf litter (cm); Richness*Mice = interaction between Mice and Richness. Month was included as a random effect.Other abbreviations: R2 = proportion of variance explained by the model, adjusted for number of terms and sample size; AICc = Akaike’s information criterion corrected for sample size; Δi = difference in AICc from top-ranked model; wi = AIC weight [63].a Results are for transformed data (log(NON+1)).