not quite significantP = 0.13
Although mean tick density was almost four times higher in urban than in rural areas (5.70 ± 17.5 versus 1.38 ± 2.67 ticks/100 m 2 ), this difference was not quite significant (F 1, 177 = 2.37, P = 0.13) due to great differences between urban sites as described above.