Dear Ecolog-Listers: Although in graph the Y axis goes from 0 (at the bottom) --> bigger numbers (away from the bottom), I have always wondered why, in the enumeration of relationships (e.g. survivorship, functional response), the curve at the top receives the # 1 (or I) and they increase as one move towards the base of the graph. See examples below.
http://media-3.web.britannica.com/eb-media/42/6542-004-BE57D88E.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/FunctionalResponsesGraph.svg/2000px-FunctionalResponsesGraph.svg.png (most are like the link immediately above but see this counter example, http://ww2.tnstate.edu/ganter/BIO-412-Lab6-2-Fig1.gif Constructive illumination [beyond "someone has to be # 1, so why not the one on top" :-) ] will be appreciated. Just sent it to [email protected] . Gratefully, Jorge Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, PhD blaypublishers.com 1. Positive experiences for authors of papers published in *LEB* http://blaypublishers.com/testimonials/ 2. Free examples of papers published in *LEB*: http://blaypublishers.com/category/previous-issues/. 3. *Guidelines for Authors* and page charges of *LEB*: http://blaypublishers.com/archives/ *.* 4. Want to subscribe to *LEB*? http://blaypublishers.com/subscriptions/ http://blayjorge.wordpress.com/ http://paleobiology.si.edu/staff/individuals/santiagoblay.cfm
