Fig. 6.

Predictions and model. (A) Total number and (B) embryonic lethality of progeny produced in the first 24 h by young N2 hermaphrodite mothers that were briefly deprived of food either just before (48 to 52 h) or just after (56 to 60 h) the onset of reproduction. In A and B, numbers inside bars represent totals of scored embryos. (C) Model summarizing the role of serotonin signaling in regulating the flow of resources into somatic versus germline maintenance. Graphical depiction of the model benefited from Maklakov and Friberg (85). ***P < 0.001; n.s., not significant. See Table S1 for primary data and details of statistical analyses.