Table 4 Spearman correlation coefficients (r) for the significant relationships between element concentrations in parasites and fish tissues
Element | Parasite versus organ/parasite | R | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Co | Eustrongylides sp. ↔ intestine | 0.53 | < 0.05 |
Eustrongylides sp. ↔ liver | 0.51 | < 0.05 | |
Eustrongylides sp. ↔ P. laevis | 0.53 | < 0.05 | |
P. laevis ↔ intestine | 0.78 | < 0.01 | |
P. laevis ↔ liver | 0.74 | < 0.01 | |
Cd | Eustrongylides sp. ↔ muscle | 0.79 | < 0.01 |
Eustrongylides sp. ↔ liver | 0.66 | < 0.05 | |
Fe | Eustrongylides sp. ↔ muscle | 0.57 | < 0.05 |
Eustrongylides sp. ↔ liver | 0.62 | < 0.05 | |
Mn | Eustrongylides sp. ↔ intestine | 0.69 | < 0.01 |
Eustrongylides sp. ↔ P. laevis | 0.69 | < 0.01 | |
P. laevis ↔ intestine | 0.53 | < 0.05 | |
P. laevis ↔ liver | 0.71 | < 0.01 | |
Pb | Eustrongylides sp. ↔ muscle | 0.53 | < 0.05 |
Eustrongylides sp. ↔ liver | 0.74 | < 0.01 | |
Eustrongylides sp. ↔ P. laevis | 0.68 | < 0.01 | |
P. laevis ↔ liver | 0.55 | < 0.05 | |
Se | Eustrongylides sp. ↔ muscle | −0.69 | < 0.01 |
P. laevis ↔ muscle | −0.51 | < 0.05 | |
Sn | Eustrongylides sp. ↔ muscle | −0.72 | < 0.01 |
V | Eustrongylides sp. ↔ intestine | 0.68 | < 0.01 |
Eustrongylides sp. ↔ liver | 0.56 | < 0.05 | |
Eustrongylides sp. ↔ P. laevis | 0.57 | < 0.05 | |
P. laevis ↔ intestine | 0.69 | < 0.01 |