Figure 3. Quantities of four peptides/proteins significantly differentially expressed in foundress-reared vs. worker-reared P. metricus fifth-instar larvae.
Quantities of four peptides/proteins significantly differentially expressed in foundress-reared (FR; putative worker-destined) vs. worker-reared (WR; putative gyne-destined) P. metricus fifth-instar larvae: median (dark squares), 25th-75 th percentiles (brackets), and outliers (open circles). Stars denote significant differences (Mann Whitney U-test, p≤0.05, n = 5 per group). Y-axis: spectral count for individual peptides/proteins corrected for overall spectral count. Sequences are homologous to: (a) arylphorin of the boll weevil (NCBI accession AAN63347); (b) serpin (contig 46732, rf 18257); (c) imaginal disc growth factor 4 (contig 46769); (d) shrub (contig 32130).