Comparison of larval and adult elongation ratios.

(a) The distribution of larval (blue) and adult (red) elongation ratios. The number of species (x-axis) observed for a given elongation ratio (y-axis). (b) Larval elongation ratio plotted against adult elongation ratio. Each point represents a single species and colors correspond to the orders as presented in Fig 1. The regression line is plotted for species that demonstrated a decrease in elongation ratio through ontogeny (circles) as well as for those species that demonstrated an increase in elongation ratio (triangles). Colors correspond to the orders as presented in Fig 1.