Figure 4
The effect of model egg treatment on POMC expression in the pituitary in
a subset of female American robins. Prior to FDR correction, females
experimentally parasitized with non-mimetic beige eggs (n=6) showed
higher POMC expression compared to females experimentally parasitized
with mimetic blue eggs (n=7). Black dots indicate females that had had
not rejected the egg within two hours, while red dots indicate females
that rejected the egg. POMC expression differences were not significant
after FDR correction.