95% confidence set of best ranked linear mixed models selected through all subsets regression analysis to explain the number of <i>Ixodes scapularis</i> nymphs infected with <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> (NIN)^a at various locations in the Thousand Islands in 2009 and 2010.

Modelterms: Number of nymphs = nymphs caught per 2 person hours of dragging; 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); 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(NIN+1)).