Figure 1.

Model predicted (lines) and raw (points) data describing the relationship between parasite richness and Oesophagostomum egg counts and model predictors. Asterisks denote level of statistical significance from the global models: 0.05(*), 0.01(**) and 0.001(***). Bars with p-values source to post hoc pairwise comparisons of interactions between fixed effects. Reproductive status is denoted by cycling (CYCL), pregnant (PREG), early lactation (ELACT) and late lactation (LLACT). Cumulative reproductive effort represents the residual variation from a regression of age and CRE, as measured by the number of months a female had been pregnant or in early lactation in her lifetime. (Online version in colour.)