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Table 4 Component loadings for the first two principal components (PC), used to compare slug species composition between sampled locations. PC1 (eigenvalue 1.68) explained 24 % of the total variance; and PC2 (eigenvalue 1.59) explained 23 % of the total variance

From: Distribution of Angiostrongylus vasorum and its gastropod intermediate hosts along the rural–urban gradient in two cities in the United Kingdom, using real time PCR

Variable (slug species)

Component 1

Component 2

A. rufus

0.50

-0.77

A. flagellus

0.64

0.55

A. ater

0.45

0.01

D. reticulatum

0.20

0.78

L. maximus

-0.10

-0.23

L. maculatus

-0.85

0.17

T. sowerbyi

-0.23

0.06