Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: abj | climate: MA | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: MPSE, MI | food: biO | class: |
| MRE = 0.018 | habitat: 0iMcd | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.001 | embryo: Mbm | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| am | 3650 | 3655 | (0.001492) | d | life span | JumaMeti2020 |
| Lp | 38 | 39.73 | (0.0455) | cm | total length at puberty | fishbase |
| Li | 98.95 | 97.45 | (0.01516) | cm | ultimate total length | JumaMeti2020 |
| Wwb | 2.145 | 2.142 | (0.00148) | g | wet weight at birth | guess |
| Wwp | 614 | 604.6 | (0.0153) | g | wet weight at puberty | fishbase |
| Wwi | 8750 | 8923 | (0.01973) | g | ultimate wet weight | JumaMeti2020 |
| Ri | 0.04932 | 0.04912 | (0.004013) | #/d | maximum reprod rate | guess |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tL |  | time since birth | fork length | (0.03029) | JumaMeti2020 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Arius maculatus | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.02192 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 17.35 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.0009643 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.2906 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.9947 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8003 | - | 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 = 0.00933*(TL in cm)^3.05 (Ref: fishbase)
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