Figure 5. Maternal exposure to both early life stressors increased the number of mealworms their offspring ate in the novel environment.

Mean number of mealworms eaten for the offspring of mothers exposed to pre- and post-natal control treatments (MatPreCtrl/MatPostCtrl, empty white bar), of mothers exposed to pre-natal control and post-natal stress treatments (MatPreCtrl/MatPostFood-, striped white bar), of mothers exposed to pre-natal stress and post-natal control treatments (MatPreCort/MatPostCtrl, empty black bar) and of mothers exposed to pre- and post-natal stress treatments (MatPreCort/MatPostFood-, striped black bar). Values are means ± SEM. Different letters indicate significant differences.