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)CI2/3 (see text) with corresponding equations shown