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Figure 4 | Parasites & Vectors

Figure 4

From: Are fish immune systems really affected by parasites? an immunoecological study of common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Figure 4

PCA on parasitism, physiology and immunity in common carp. Detailed legend: Principal component analyses on (A) parasitism including abundance of Monogenea (MONOG), Crustacea (CRUSTA), Cestoda (CESTO), and Digenea (DIGE), (B) physiological variables including condition factor (K), gonado-somatic index (GSI), hepato-somatic index (HSI), haemoglobin concentration (Hb), and (C) immune variables including spleen-somatic index (SSI), leukocyte (Leu), lymphocyte (Lym) and phagocyte count (Phag), respiratory burst (RB), IgM concentration (IgM) and complement activity (Comp). The changes of (D) index of parasitism (using PC1 of parasitism), (E) index of physiology (using PC1 of physiology) and (F) index of immunity (using PC1 of immunity) in relation to sampling periods are shown.

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