Predictions & Data for this entry

Model: abj climate: MA, MB, MC migrate: phylum:
COMPLETE = 2.5 ecozone: MC food: biP class:
MRE = 0.036 habitat: 0jMp, jiMi gender: Hh order:
SMSE = 0.004 embryo: Mp reprod: O family:

Zero-variate data

Data Observed Predicted (RE) Unit Description Reference
ts 8 7.965 (0.004337) d time since birth at settlement AlAiSath2014
am 511 509.1 (0.003759) d life span sms
Lj 0.25 0.2555 (0.02213) cm basal diameter at metam Spiv1989
Lp 0.75 0.7454 (0.006132) cm basal diameter at puberty Spiv1989
Li 1.85 1.779 (0.03841) cm ultimate basal diameter SimpHurl1998
Wwb 1.63e-06 1.62e-06 (0.006309) g wet weight at birth BarnBarn1956
Wwi 4.688 4.76 (0.01527) g ultimate soma wet weight Spiv1989
Ri 547.9 547.7 (0.0004047) #/d reprod rate at 15.6 mm basal diameter sms

Uni- and bivariate data

Data Figure Independent variable Dependent variable (RE) Reference
tL1 Individual 1,2,3,4 time since settlement basal diameter (0.1232) SimpHurl1998
tL2 Individual 1,2,3,4 time since settlement basal diameter (0.06822) SimpHurl1998
tL3 Individual 1,2,3,4 time since settlement basal diameter (0.08232) SimpHurl1998
tL4 Individual 1,2,3,4 time since settlement basal diameter (0.06281) SimpHurl1998

Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C

Data Generalised animal Amphibalanus amphitrite Unit Description
v 0.02 0.02012 cm/d energy conductance
p_M 18 158.6 J/d.cm^3 vol-spec som maint
k_J 0.002 0.002 1/d maturity maint rate coefficient
k 0.3 0.0555 - maintenance ratio
kap 0.8 0.9917 - allocation fraction to soma
kap_G 0.8 0.8083 - growth efficiency
kap_R 0.95 0.475 - reproduction efficiency

Discussion

  • kap_R is set at 0.95/2, since the species is hermaphroditic
  • In view of tL data, acceleration is assumed to start at birth and continues for some time after settlement

Facts

  • Hermaphroditic, 6 nauplius stages, 1 non-feeding cyprid stage (Ref: Wiki)
  • Temperature need to exceed 15 C for reproduction (Ref: Wiki)
  • log10 total wt in mg = 3.106 * log10(basal length in mm) - 0.734 (Ref: Spiv1989)
  • log10 total wt in mg = 1.092 * log10(soma wet wt in mg) - 1.188 (Ref: Spiv1989)
  • Fertilized eggs are brooded within the mantle cavity, nauplii are released in 1-3 d (aquarium conditions) (Ref: AlAiSath2014)

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