Table 1 |
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Epidemiological parameters. |
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n |
prevalence (%) |
mean abundance |
mean intensity |
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source |
adult |
larval |
total |
adult |
larval |
total |
adult |
larval |
total |
|
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wild |
40 |
32.5 |
2.5 |
32.5 |
0.6 |
0.05 |
0.65 |
1.85 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
|
± SD |
± 1.37 |
± 0.32 |
± 1.42 |
± 1.91 |
± NA |
± 1.91 |
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cultured |
151 |
41.7 |
25.82 |
47.7 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.48 |
3.85 |
5.01 |
|
± SD |
± 3.32 |
± 3.0 |
± 5.0 |
± 4.48 |
± 4.88 |
± 6.26 |
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comparison p |
0.38 |
0.003 |
0.12 |
0.17 |
0.001 |
0.027 |
0.15 |
NA |
0.038 |
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A comparison of infections of wild and cultured populations of Anguilla japonica with Anguillicoloides crassus. Prevalences were compared using a chi-square test and abundances and intensities with Wilcoxon rank sum tests. NA indicates not available. |
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Heitlinger et al. Parasites & Vectors 2009 2:48 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-2-48 |
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