Table 1. Ontogenic constants from allometric comparisons of lens weight and bodyweight.

Species (name)		Lens wet weight#			Lens dry weight#
		BME	P	R2	BME	P	R2
baboon female	Papio hamadryas				0.21	32	0.31
baboon male	Papio hamadryas				0.18	29	0.73
howler monkey female	Alouatta caraya				0.16	7	0.63
howler monkey male	Alouatta caraya				0.12	10	0.62
rhesus monkey	Macaca mulatta				0.05	132	0.21
cynomolgus monkey	Macaca fascicularis				0.08	33	0.14
tree shrew	Tupaia glis	1.37	733	0.95	1.69	566	0.98
beaver	Castor canadensis				0.75	5	0.97
cat	Felis silvestris	0.40	417	0.19	0.40	278	0.11
Columbia deer female	Odocoileushemionus columbianus				0.57	62	0.85
Columbia deer male	Odocoileushemionus columbianus	0.58	54	0.93	0.52	66	0.83
corn mouse female	Calomys musculinus				0.96	316	0.99
corn mouse male	Calomys musculinus				0.96	347	0.99
cotton rat	Sigmodon hispidus	0.65	115	0.91
cow	Bos taurus	0.35	234	0.98	0.40	59	0.98
European rabbit	Oryctolagus cuniculus	0.80	391	0.41	0.79	129	0.40
fat tailed dunnart	Sminthopsis crassicaudata				0.17	26	0.05
flying fox	Pteropus poliocephalus				0.69	120	0.91
grey kangaroo female	Macropus giganteus	0.42	263	0.73	0.43	95	0.66
grey kangaroo male	Macropus giganteus	0.39	251	0.91	0.37	105	0.94
guinea pig	Cavia porcellus	0.75	96	0.90
hyrax	Procavia capensis				0.86	51	1.00
jackal	Canis mesomelas Schreber				0.65	43	0.98
Mediterranean pine vole	Microtus duodecimcostatus				1.08	16	0.82
mouse	Mus musculus	0.86	151	0.86	1.08	170	0.97
mule deer	Odocoileus hemionus hemionus				0.40	109	0.79
Norway rat female	Rattus norvegicus	0.58	29	0.98	0.74	11	0.98
Norway rat male	Rattus norvegicus	0.53	28	0.98	0.68	10	0.98
pig male	Sus scrofa	0.49	94	0.57
pig female	Sus scrofa	0.49	94	0.57
Sheep	Ovis aries	0.58	91	0.98	0.66	22	0.98
wild boar	Sus scrofa				0.40	30	0.96
wood buffalo female	Bison bison				0.48	56	0.88
wood buffalo male	Bison bison				0.44	64	0.95
spiny dogfish	Squalus acanthias	1.78	59	0.94

^# Lens weight=P* bodyweight^BME , BME=body mass exponent; p=proportionality constant