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The parasite load (i.e., the number of the trombiculid mites Leptotrombidium sp. on each lizard) increased with decreasing standardized mean d2 (A) and increasing HL (B) in male T. viridipunctatus. The parasite load did not change with the standardized mean d2 (C) but decreased with increasing HL (D) in female T. viridipunctatus. Each circle denotes one individual.
