Seasonal Variation and Frequency Distribution of Ectoparasites in Crossbreed Cattle in Southeastern Brazil

Table 1

Spearman’s coefficients for the correlations between the climatic parameters and the ectoparasite counts.

Variable	R. microplus	D. hominis	H. irritans
Pluviometry	−0.1929	−0.3924*	0.0158
Maximum temperature	−0.3306	−0.0448	−0.1847
Minimum temperature	−0.3734*	−0.1933	−0.2201

Significant correlation () between variables.