Massive encapsulation of larval Anguillicoloides crassus in the intestinal wall of Japanese eels

Parasites & Vectors

Table 5 Results of comparisons (exact Wilcoxon rank sum test) for parameters from infection experiments.

Comparison group	infection parameter	p	W
300:50	L3	0.8636	16.5
300:100	L3	0.5346	22.5
100:50	L3	0.5108	13.5
300:50	L4	0.0022	36
300:100	L4	0.0022	36
100:50	L4	0.3333	24.5
300:50	Adults	0.0022	36
300:100	Adults	0.0022	36
100:50	Adults	0.5866	22
300:50	sb. caps.	0.119	28
300:100	sb. caps.	0.619	14.5
100:50	sb. caps.	0.1645	27
300:50	int. caps.	0.0022	36
300:100	int. caps.	0.0022	36
100:50	int. caps.	1	18

Sample size n = 6 for all groups. W is the smallest sum of ranks, p indicates a significance estimate based on a two-tailed hypothesis.

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