Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: stx | climate: MC | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: MPE | food: bxM, xiCvf, xiCic | class: |
| MRE = 0.144 | habitat: 0iMc | gender: Dg | order: |
| SMSE = 0.050 | embryo: Tv | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tg | 365 | 369.7 | (0.01297) | d | gestation time | ADW |
| tx | 220 | 218.2 | (0.008135) | d | time since birth at weaning | GallFigu2010 |
| tp | 1278 | 1194 | (0.06565) | d | time since birth at puberty for females | guess |
| tpm | 1825 | 1904 | (0.04315) | d | time since birth at puberty | guess |
| am | 8395 | 8190 | (0.02445) | d | life span | ADW |
| Lb | 60 | 64.67 | (0.07775) | cm | total length at birth | GallFigu2010 |
| Li | 140 | 141.8 | (0.01254) | cm | total length fem. | ADW |
| Lim | 190 | 174.3 | (0.08276) | cm | total length male | ADW |
| Wwb | 3500 | 6001 | (0.7144) | g | wet weight at birth | GallFigu2010 |
| Wwi | 5e+04 | 6.321e+04 | (0.2642) | g | ultimate wet weight for females | ADW |
| Wwim | 1.4e+05 | 1.389e+05 | (0.007542) | g | ultimate wet weight for males | ADW |
| Ri | 0.00274 | 0.002676 | (0.02324) | #/d | maximum reprod rate | ADW |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tL | ![]() | time since birth | length | (0.07431) | GallFigu2010 |
| tWw | ![]() | time since birth | weight | (0.237) | GallFigu2010 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Arctocephalus philippii | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.04335 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 31.86 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.4967 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.6338 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.7934 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
Discussion
- Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} and E_Hp only
- Male {p_Am} jumps upward at puberty, as discussed in Kooy2014 under type A acceleration
- We follow CoL to consider A. townsendi as subspecies of Arctocephalus philippii
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