Stronger Sexual Selection in Warmer Waters: The Case of a Sex Role Reversed Pipefish
Figure 4
The monthly percentage of Nerophis lumbriciformis pregnant males in Ireland (left column) and Portugal (right column), where the filled areas depict the relative contribution of either large, intermediate or small individuals (top row).
Middle row plots show the monthly average number of eggs carried in large, intermediate or small male's incubating surface. Bottom row plots illustrate the monthly average number of oocytes in large, intermediate and small Irish females.