Table 3.
Comparison of diversity indices between male and female Hyalomma dromedarii pools collected from three locations in Abu dhabi, UAE (Al khazna, al jabeeb, and al Ja’ae).
| Indices | Male | Female | Statistic (Paired t-test) | p Value | Normality test (Shapiro-Wilk, p Value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richness | 146.67 ± 40.23 | 52.33 ± 7.22 | 2.03 | 0.179 | 0.704 |
| Shannon | 2.47 ± 0.36 | 0.55 ± 0.27 | 3.06 | 0.092 | 0.784 |
| Dominance | 0.185 ± 0.046 | 0.757 ± 0.160 | -2.78 | 0.109 | 0.379 |
| Evenness | 0.0876 ± 0.0061 | 0.0353 ± 0.0074 | 4.23 | 0.052 | 0.327 |
Values represent means ± standard errors. Statistical comparisons were made using paired t-tests. Normality of the data was assessed using the Shapiro–Wilk test*.
* For the Shapiro–Wilk test, a high p-value (> 0.05) indicates that the data are normally distributed.