Fig. 5
Expression patterns (mean ± SE) of hormone-related genes, quantified by real-time qRT-PCR: a Methoprene-tolerant (Met), b Krüppel homolog 1 (Kr-h1), c Broad-complex (BR-C), d Ecdysone Receptor (EcR), e ultraspiracle (USP), f E93, g E75, h Insulin Receptor 2 (InR2), I) Forkhead box O (FOXO). Different letters on bars indicate significant differences (Turkey’s test, P < 0.05). Kr-h1 is boxed to highlight it since it showed the most drastic patterns of stage-specific significant differences that were shared by the two species examined here. The number of samples was n = 5 for all the samples of Z. nevadensis, and n = 3 (PE, A) and n = 7 (NE, NL) for H. sjostedti