Effect of condition index on allometric relationships of clearance rate in Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819

Abstract

The allometric relationships between clearance rate (UK) and length and UK and wei2lit show considerable variability in the literature. Nonetheless, thev have been used routinely as reterences to evaluate and criticize methodolo2ies and exprimental results. Two experiments were designed to test the incidence ot the condition index on these allometric relationships in Mytilus galloprovincialis. The results reveal a si2nificant effect of this index on the allometric relationship in which weight was the dependent variable, which limits the use of this allometry to the particular conditions of each experiment.