Table 5 Measures of infracommunity structure by host species and site

Mean number of species ± S.E.M.

0.950 ± 0.110

1.238 ± 0.096

1.633 ± 0.067

1.150 ± 0.100

Maximum number of species

3

3

5

3

Mean number of helminths ± S.E.M.

9.8 ± 2.29

23.7 ± 5.60

35.0 ± 4.3

21.6 ± 5.37

Mean number of nematodes ± S.E.M.

2.7 ± 0.96

14.6 ± 4.83

17.9 ± 3.45

2.8 ± 0.75

Mean number of cestodes ± S.E.M.

6.8 ± 2.14

9.0 ± 2.22

16.9 ± 2.43

17.8 ± 4.94

Mean Brillouin's index ± S.E.M.

0.127 ± 0.031

0.166 ± 0.029

0.247 ± 0.016

0.147 ± 0.031

Maximum Brillouin's index

0.850

0.930

1.170

1.050