Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: abj | climate: MA | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: MPE | food: biO | class: |
| MRE = 0.056 | habitat: 0iMcd | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.005 | embryo: Mbf | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| am | 2920 | 2947 | (0.009123) | d | life span | Warb1978 |
| Lp | 18.5 | 17.51 | (0.05366) | cm | total length at puberty | Warb1978 |
| Li | 54 | 54.32 | (0.005998) | cm | ultimate total length | fishbase |
| Wwb | 2.145 | 2.016 | (0.05996) | g | wet weight at birth | smithonian |
| Wwp | 54.4 | 54.98 | (0.01069) | g | wet weight at puberty | Warb1978, fishbase |
| Wwi | 1500 | 1643 | (0.09507) | g | ultimate wet weight | fishbase |
| Ri | 0.1781 | 0.1624 | (0.08809) | #/d | maximum reprod rate | guess |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tL |  | time since birth | fork length | (0.08873) | Warb1978 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Ariopsis guatemalensis | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.02192 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 35.07 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002082 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.3093 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.9515 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8033 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
Discussion
- Males are assumed not to differ from females
- I had to subtract 1 yr from age-estimates in tL data to arrive at a reasonable fit
Facts
- length-weight: W in g = 0.00661*(TL in cm)^3.09 (Ref: fishbase)
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