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Table 2 Mean values ± CI with t (95%; f = n-1) × s/√n of δ 13C and δ 15N in per mil calculated for host tissues and parasites

From: Understanding trophic interactions in host-parasite associations using stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen

 

δ 15N ± CI

δ 13C ± CI

 

Summer (n = 10)

Autumn (n = 8)

Summer (n = 10)

Autumn (n = 8)

Muscle

13.3 ± 0.1

14.5 ± 1.4

-29.6 ± 0.0

-27.1 ± 1.6

Intestine

12.2 ± 0.1

14.3 ± 0.8

-30.0 ± 0.1

-27.6 ± 2.1

Liver

12.5 ± 0.2

14.4 ± 0.9

-30.8 ± 0.1

-29.5 ± 2.6

P. laevis

11.4 ± 0.1

13.5 ± 1.2

-29.5 ± 0.1

-27.9 ± 1.7

Eustrongylides sp.

–

16.3 ± 0.7

–

-26.7 ± 0.7

  1. Abbreviation: CI confidence interval