Figure 2
From: Environmental effects shape the maternal transfer of carotenoids and vitamin E to the yolk
Environmental effects acting during egg laying (food manipulation experiment). Females on a high quality diet (HQ) deposited significantly more alpha-tocopherol in their yolk compared to females that received a low quality diet (LQ) (a), but there were no significant differences in the gamma-tocopherol concentrations (b). The egg yolk of females on a HQ diet contained significantly less carotenoids compared to the egg yolk of females on a LQ diet (c).