Table 4 Comparison of the diversities of the analyzed component communities
Variable | Host species | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apus apus (n = 261) | Hirundo rustica (n = 447) | Delichon urbicum (n = 151) | Riparia riparia (n = 186) | Ficedula albicollis (n = 87) | |
Sørensen similarity index | |||||
Apus apus | 0.333 | 0.222 | 0.211 | 0.250 | |
Hirundo rustica | 0.720 | 0.353 | 0.273 | ||
Delichon urbicum | 0.429 | 0.316 | |||
Riparia riparia | 0.364 | ||||
Bray–Curtis similarity index | |||||
Apus apus | 0.247 | 0.328 | 0.235 | 0.041 | |
Hirundo rustica | 0.594 | 0.406 | 0.079 | ||
Delichon urbicum | 0.419 | 0.085 | |||
Riparia riparia | 0.123 | ||||
No. of helminth species found in both host species | |||||
Apus apus | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Hirundo rustica | 9 | 3 | 3 | ||
Delichon urbicum | 3 | 3 | |||
Riparia riparia | 2 | ||||
No. of helminth species unique for the first/second compared host species | |||||
Apus apus | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | |
Hirundo rustica | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
Delichon urbicum | 13 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
Riparia riparia | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | |
Ficedula albicollis | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | |