Fig. 4.

Experiment 3 eβ dose. a Mean (+S.E.) ovary activation by treatment; b mean (+S.E.) ovarioles by ovary state; c mean (+S.E.) ovarioles by ovary state and treatment; d mean (+S.E.) HPG by treatment and ovary size. C = control; Lo = low eβ (1 Leq/bee); Hi = high eβ (10 Leq/bee); activated = one ovary at stage 2 or more; large = 8 or more ovarioles; small = <8 ovarioles; N = 180 bees, 60 per treatment, 30 per replicate, 10 bees per cage. Different letters indicate significant differences using LSD student t tests