Are the Immunocompetence and the Presence of Metazoan Parasites in Cyprinid Fish Affected by Reproductive Efforts of Cyprinid Fish?

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Principal component analysis (PCA) to evaluate the associations within physiology, immunity, and parasitism in before-breeding period. 𝐾: condition factor; GSI: gonado-somatic index; SSI: spleen-somatic index; RB: respiratory burst; Ph: phagocyte count; Ery: erythrocyte count; Mono: Monogenea; Cest: Cestoda; MeXa: Metorchis xanthosomus; SpBr: Sphaerostomum bramae; PoLa: Pomporhynchus laevis; ToTa: total parasite species richness.

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