Table 2 Distribution of sedge warbler males and females with different levels of total parasitaemia, presented separately for the first-capture and the recapture sample, compared by Chi-square test.
Level of parasitaemia | Males (98) | Females (19) | All (117) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Capture | Recapture | Capture | Recapture | Capture | Recapture | |
Uninfected (0) | 20 | 45 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 54 |
Low (< = 20) | 57 | 49 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 58 |
Moderate (21–100) | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 |
High (> 100) | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
χ2 = 22.42 p < 0.0001 | χ2 = 8.0 p = 0.046 | χ2 = 30.16 p < 0.0001 | ||||
