highly significantp ≤ 0.0001
When comparisons of the relative proportions of each tick species within area were performed, highly significant differences (χ2 (3) = 1435.36; p ≤ 0.0001) were found for each of the two major tick species (individual components of χ2 (1) ≤ 93 for R. pusillus and H. lusitanicum ), indicating a strong association with area.