ArticlePloS one2024
A graphical exploration of the relationship between parasite aggregation indices.
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- Re-examining the drivers of variation in parasite loads across hosts in the Tallis-Leyton model.Journal of mathematical biology · 2025Article
- Sequential sampling of the citrus leprosis mite in different cultivation systems in the Eastern Amazon.Experimental & applied acarology · 2025Article
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Abstract
The level of aggregation in parasite populations is frequently incorporated into ecological studies. It is measured in various ways including variance-to-mean ratio, mean crowding, the k parameter of the negative binomial distribution and indices based on the Lorenz curve such as the Gini index (Poulin's D) and the Hoover index. Assuming the frequency distributions follow a negative binomial, we use contour plots to clarify the relationships between aggregation indices, mean abundance and prevalence. The contour plots highlight the nonlinear nature of the relationships between these measures and suggest that correlations are not a suitable summary of these relationships.
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