Figure 6.

Temporal change of fluorescence of the dsx1 reporter Daphnia. Pictures of the male reporter Daphnia from different development stages were recorded. The first swimming juvenile released from the mother’s brood chamber (usually 3 days after ovulation) is designated as instar 1. Every time the animal moults, it moves to the next instar stage. Typically, after 4–6 moults, daphniids become matured adults. Scale bar = 0.5 mm. Pictures were taken using the same camera settings. dpo: day(s) post-ovulation.