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.