Development of Some Larval Nematodes in Experimental and Natural Animal Hosts: An Insight into Development of Pathological Lesions vis-a-vis Host-Parasite Interactions

Table 2

Toxocara canis: host related effect between large, medium, and small types.

Type	Length	Diameter	Volume/area
Large (𝑛=2)	17.45±0.65^a∗∗	2.2±0.00^a∗∗	38.39±1.43^a∗∗
Medium (𝑛=4)	11.30±0.49^b∗∗	1.85±0.12^a∗∗	20.93±1.73^b∗∗
Small (𝑛=8)	7.01±0.77^c∗∗	1.10±0.07^b∗∗	7.80±1.06^c∗∗
Overall (𝑛=14)	9.73±1.11	1.10±0.07	15.92±3.09

All specimens in Tables 2 and 3 are gravid females; length expressed in cms and diameter in mm. Means within a column with different superscript differing significantly (^∗∗𝑃<0.01).