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Table 2.

Allometry in growth between several pairs of measurements taken for 152 individuals of Ophiolepis crassa collected off Punta Gorda, Gulf of California, Mexico

Independent variable Dependent variable Growth parameter (k) Allometry
DD AL 1.43 +
DPW DPL 0.51
VPW VPL 0.52
RSL RSW 0.86
OSL OSW max 0.87
ASL ASW 0.91
DD OSL 0.68
DD ASL 0.69
DD RSL(right) 1.05 0

+ positive allometry, – negative allometry, 0 isometry.