Table 5 Multiple comparison for the variable fish species for the positive frequency of parasitized fish larvae, applying a Gamma Model (see Table 1).

From: Modelling seasonal patterns of larval fish parasitism in two northern nearshore areas in the Humboldt Current System

Linear hypotheses

Estimate

Std. Error

z value

Pr (|z|)

Gm–Ac = 0

0.1442

0.0996

1.448

0.4347

Hc–Ac = 0

− 0.08701

0.05193

− 1.676

0.3047

Oj–Ac = 0

0.25175

0.16671

1.51

0.3969

Hc–Gm = 0

− 0.23121

0.08689

− 2.661

0.0327*

Oj–Gm = 0

0.10755

0.18068

0.595

0.9245

Oj–Hc = 0

0.33876

0.15945

2.125

0.1264

  1. Hc, H. cunninghami; Gm, G. marmoratus; Ac, A. crinitus; Oj, O. jenynsi.
  2. *Significant at P < 0.05.