Deciphering the molecular mechanisms of mother-to-egg immune protection in the mealworm beetle Tenebrio molitor
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Mothers protect their eggs at 5 days–but not 1 day–post bacterial priming.
Proportion of females with protected eggs in function of the maternal treatment. Data on 7-day old eggs laid by females after 1 day and 5 days post-priming are represented in blue and red, respectively. Eggs (3 per female) collected at day 1 were from 22 naïve females, 17 PBS, 18 Bt and 17 Se. Eggs collected at day 5 were from 17 naïve females, 19 PBS, 19 Bt and 14 Se. A total of 321 eggs were included in the analysis. Error = confidence interval 95% (logistic regression).