Animal size (equivalent spherical diameter; ESD) as a function of carbon content (A) and nitrogen content (B) for jellyfish and other pelagic animals.

<p>Respiration (C), excretion (D), maximum specific growth (E), longevity (F), swimming velocity (G), and Reynolds numbers (H) as a function of ESD for jellyfish, other pelagic animals, and jellyfish whose ESD is standardised for their carbon content. Data and data sources are available in electronic supplementary material (<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0072683#pone.0072683.s003" target="_blank">Dataset S1</a>; Appendix S1).</p