Figure 2

Overall scheme of the experiment. Females receiving the rGths treatment were injected weekly until completion of vitellogenic growth which took place in a maximum period of 13 weeks, following 13 administrations. Arrow heads indicate the moment in which individual females were induced to spawn (number of females indicated by the number on the top). Control females received a total of 12 saline injections. Group 1 of males started the treatments (rGth treatment and saline) on week 1, whereas the group 2 on week 3.