Fig. 2.

Seasonal differences in fecal egg counts in female (blue) and male (red) bighorn sheep. Point intervals display the mean count ±95% confidence intervals as predicted by generalised linear mixed effects models. Seasons are: Late gestation (Late gestation/early lactation between April to June); Lactation/summer (between July and October); Rut (November and December); Winter (Winter/early gestation from January to March). Parasites are a) Strongyle; b) Nematodirus; c) Marshallagia; d) Protostrongylus lungworm; e) Eimeria. (For interpretation of the references to colour in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the Web version of this article.)