Statistical summary of the abundances of H. megaspinosa larvae. (A) Days since the last sika deer was captured in August–November, (B) days since the last sika deer was captured in August–November for the high sika deer group, and (C) days since the last sika deer was captured in August–November for the low sika deer group. (X mark inside box: mean, lower and upper side of the box: first and third quartiles, line inside box: median, lower and upper error lines 10th and 90th percentiles, respectively, circles: data falling outside 10th and 90th percentiles).