Graphs of local immunological parameters in females of three scorpion species.

Top boxplots showing distribution of data set and differences between species, below heat maps charts in which average values are represented by colors (scale of reference of each variable to the side of the graph) according to the zones of the genital implant. (A) Area of melanotic encapsulation (ME) (mm2). (B) Area of non-melanotic encapsulation (NME) (mm2). (C) Coloration of NME encapsulation (average grayscale value). (D) Coloration of ME encapsulation (average grayscale value). Numbers indicate significant differences (p<0.05) between species above the boxplots. Letters on heat maps charts indicate significant differences (p <0.05) between zones of the genital implant within each species (i.e., intraspecific comparison: reading vertically, not horizontally).