Even on a log-log graph, the data looks like a shotgun spread. Species of similar mass have lifetimes that vary by up to a factor of 1,000. Species with similar life-spans differ in mass by up to a factor of a trillion.
Re:Body mass is correlated with lifespan
by bernardom on Wednesday January 23, 2013 @11:22AM
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This. I see how the three clusters (plankton, trees, and everything else) are arranged in a way suggesting a linear relationship, but within the clusters? Nothing.
Even on a log-log graph, the data looks like a shotgun spread. Species of similar mass have lifetimes that vary by up to a factor of 1,000. Species with similar life-spans differ in mass by up to a factor of a trillion.