Fig. 3From: Biometrical relationships in developing eggs and neonates of Octopus vulgaris in relation to parental dietOrdination of spawns by a principal component analysis on egg samples. a Case factor-coordinate plot; black circles crab diet; grey circles squid diet; open circles pilchard diet. The two ellipses separate samples according to their Naef stage. b Variable factor-coordinate plot; tt thermal time, Ns Naef stage, L mean egg length, l mean egg width, WW mean egg wet weightBack to article page