Fig. 1

Mytilus edulis. Filtration rate as a function of body dry weight (W) and shell length (L) based on all data in Table 1. Regression lines of data (dash) and of the allometric relations (solid) F _W  = a _m W ^2/3 and F _L  = c _m L ² based on F _W /F _L  = (a _m/c _m)CI^2/3 (see text) with corresponding equations shown