Fig. 5From: Parental investment matters for maternal and offspring immune defense in the mouthbrooding cichlid Astatotilapia burtoni Gene expression of males and reproducing versus non-reproducing females: All graphs show relative expression of Ct values (-ΔCt), bars and error bars show group means with SE. Lettering denotes significance; only significantly different genes are shown. Females in violet (dark for control, and light for reproduction) and males in green. Graphs are sorted according to candidate gene function. a Genes of the immune system. b Genes from other gene groupsBack to article page