Table 5.
Measures of infracommunity structure by host species and site
| Species | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. norvegicus | R. rattus | |||
| Chow Kit | Bangsar | Chow Kit | Bangsar | |
| Mean number of species ± S.E.M. | 0.950 ± 0.110 | 1.238 ± 0.096 | 1.633 ± 0.067 | 1.150 ± 0.100 |
| Maximum number of species | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Mean number of helminths ± S.E.M. | 9.8 ± 2.29 | 23.7 ± 5.60 | 35.0 ± 4.3 | 21.6 ± 5.37 |
| Mean number of nematodes ± S.E.M. | 2.7 ± 0.96 | 14.6 ± 4.83 | 17.9 ± 3.45 | 2.8 ± 0.75 |
| Mean number of cestodes ± S.E.M. | 6.8 ± 2.14 | 9.0 ± 2.22 | 16.9 ± 2.43 | 17.8 ± 4.94 |
| Mean Brillouin's index ± S.E.M. | 0.127 ± 0.031 | 0.166 ± 0.029 | 0.247 ± 0.016 | 0.147 ± 0.031 |
| Maximum Brillouin's index | 0.850 | 0.930 | 1.170 | 1.050 |