Table 1.
Comparison of individual parasitization indices between the asexual P. formosa (n=110) and the sexual P. latipinna (n=51) using ANCOVA, where standard length is the covariate. Bold numbers refer to significant p-values.
| micro-parasites | macro-parasites | overall | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| factor | d.f. | F-value | p-value | d.f. | F-value | p-value | d.f. | F-value | p-value |
| population | 3 | 0.810 | 0.421 | 3 | 8.254 | <0.001 | 3 | 3.784 | 0.019 |
| species | 1 | 0.623 | 0.398 | 1 | 1.743 | 0.143 | 1 | 2.602 | 0.109 |
| standard length | 1 | 0.152 | 0.681 | 1 | 5.925 | 0.024 | 1 | 4.259 | 0.053 |
| lack of fit | 74 | 0.920 | 0.572 | 74 | 0.847 | 0.772 | 74 | 1.101 | 0.452 |