Figure 4 in Sex change and reproductive output of the protandric shrimp Merguia rhizophorae (Rathbun, 1900) (Decapoda, Merguiidae)

Figure 4. Reproductive output in Merguia rhizophorae (Rathbun 1900). (a) Mean (± SD) (vertical bars) of fecundity in shrimps carrying embryos in Stages I, II, and III of development; (b) Relationship between the number of embryos and carapace length (CL, mm) of female phase shrimps; (c) Mean (± SD) (vertical bars) of embryo volume in shrimps carrying embryos in Stages I, II, and III of development; (d) Relationship between the embryo volume (mm3) and carapace length (CL, mm) of female phase shrimps. In (a) and (c), different letters indicate significant differences between embryo development stages. In (b) and (d), linear regression equations obtained after log–log transformation of the data are shown. In (b), Stages I and II of the development represent a single straight line since the mean of fecundity among these stages did not show significant difference.