Review Article

Distribution and Abundance of Phlebotominae, Vectors of Leishmaniasis, in Argentina: Spatial and Temporal Analysis at Different Scales

Table 2

Coefficients of Kendall correlations between the values of dates on the NMDS axes based on species composition and meteorological variables ( 𝑛 = 4 0 ).

VariableAxisKendall Tau

Maximum temperature10.281**
20.309***
Minimum temperature10.045
20.198
Precipitation1−0.377***
2−0.124
Atmospheric pressure1−0.081
2−0.191
Relative humidity1−0.256**
2−0.113
Mean visibility10.242*
20.321***
Mean wind speed1−0.109
20.060
Maximum wind speed10.025
20.060
Rainy day1−0.280**
20.035
Foggy day1−0.086
2−0.052

Note: *P < 0.05, **P > 0.01, and ***P > 0.001.