Figure 1

Variation in feeding rate of individual Gammarus pulex . The feeding rate was compared with type of food, presence (I) or absence (nI) of infection with acanthocephalan parasites and body mass. The food source is indicated with DC for horse chestnut leaf discs decomposed with Cladosporium sp., D for leaf discs decomposed in water and nD for non-decomposed leaf discs. The numbers represent the standard deviation as a percentage of the average (i.e. coefficient of variation × 100).