Figure 1:  Potential changes in static allometry.  A:  Static allometry describes the relationship between trait size and body size across the range of body sizes observed in a species or population.  B:  Differences in the intercept of static allometries capture differences in relative trait size and body proportion across all body sizes, for example the differences in relative wing size between bees and butterflies.  C:  Traits with a low allometric slopes are more-or-less the same size across all body sizes and so are proportionally larger in smaller individuals, for example brain size in humans.  D:  Traits with high allometric slopes are proportionally larger in large individuals, for example antler size in male elk.
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