Table 1.
Within- and between-host co-occurrence of Amblyomma variegatum and A. hebraeum. Percentage of males and females of A. variegatum (Av) and A. hebraeum (Ah) attached on/within the same animals, attachment sites or clusters as A. hebraeum and A. variegatum males
| Av males | Ah males | Av females | Ah females | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % attached in presence of Ah males | n | % attached in presence of Av males | n | % attached in presence of Ah males | n | % attached in presence of Av males | |
| Animals | 275 | 80.0 | 133 | 96.2 | 100 | 81.0 | 43 | 100.0 |
| Attachment sites | 203 | 80.8 | 119 | 96.6 | 75 | 74.7 | 39 | 84.6 |
| Clusters | 203 | 52.0 | 119 | 74.7 | 75 | 49.0 | 39 | 71.0 |