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Isometry, hypoallometry and hyperallometry. The relationship between wing area and body area (thorax length2) in wild-type Drosophila melanogaster is linear and isometric (α=1.0) (a). Example of a (hypothetical) hypoallometric (b) and hyperallometric (c) relationship between wing and body size. Illustrations show example flies for each allometric relationship. See electronic supplementary material for methods.
