Effect of Population Density on Timing of Oviposition and Brood Size Reduction in the Burying Beetle Nicrophorus pustulatus Herschel (Coleoptera: Silphidae)
Figure 3
Egg size (measured as egg length) (a) and larval weight in relation to developmental stage of offspring (i.e., larval age) (b) for high (filled circles) and low-density females (open circles). , , , , , and : oldest larvae were 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, or 3 days old; : larvae had left the brood cavity and were dispersing. Different letters indicate difference at between developmental stages for both female densities combined. Means and SE are shown.
