Table 2 Mytilus edulis. Allometric power-law equations for filtration rate (F, l h⁻¹) versus body dry weight (W, g) and shell length (L, mm), based on data shown in Table 1 and Fig. 2

F _W  = 6.91 ± 1.05W ^0.68±0.05

F _L  = 0.0014 ± 0.0004L ^2.08±0.12

Table 1 (all equations; mean ± SD)

F _W  = 6.773W ^0.678

F _L  = 0.00135L ^2.088

W = 3.48 × 10⁻⁶ L ^3.08

Table 1 (all data; Fig. 1)

F _W  = 9.180W ^0.714

F _L  = 0.00189L ^1.976

CI < 4 ‘low condition’ (Fig. 2)

F _W  = 6.567W ^0.681

F _L  = 0.00150L ^2.051

CI = 4–6 ‘medium condition’ (Fig. 2)

F _W  = 6.380W ^0.801

F _L  = 0.00068L ^2.314

CI > 6 ‘high condition’ (Fig. 2)