Parasite Counts and Infection Intensity by Host Species, Tissue, and Ecological Zone

11.6 KB of tabular data records the number of parasite individuals detected and the mean number of parasites per infected host. The dataset, authored by Emmanuela U. Anele, is structured by host species, tissue of infection, and ecological zone, with standard errors of the mean provided. It was last updated on 2026-05-19 and is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling parasite load variation based on host species and tissue type mentioned in the description
• Comparing mean infection intensity across different ecological zones described in the data
• Analyzing the relationship between parasite count and standard error of the mean provided in the dataset

Strengths

• Includes standard errors of the mean for reported parasite counts and intensities.
• Data is structured by three key biological variables: host species, tissue, and ecological zone.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Emmanuela U. Anele via figshare

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 17:38:19.