Figure 4From: Mother and offspring fitness in an insect with maternal care: phenotypic trade-offs between egg number, egg mass and egg careInfluence of maternal expenditure on egg care on their 2ndclutch. Maternal expenditure on egg care was estimated through their relative weight loss between egg laying and egg hatching. After hatching of their 1st clutch eggs, females experienced (grey) or did not experience (black) post-hatching family life.Back to article page