Figure 3.

Schematic illustration of differences among allometric lines of three exemplified breeds [adapted from Warton et al. (32)]: (A) Allometric lines differ in slope, i.e., the relationships of x and y differ among breeds. (B) Allometric lines are shifted along their common slope, i.e., the x and y vary consistently across breeds. (C) If allometric lines differ in elevation, they are shifted in parallel to each other, i.e., the values of x differ among groups at similar values of y. The length of allometric lines reflects the data range, but does not affect the allometry.