Predictions & Data for this entry

Model: abj climate: A, B, C, D migrate: phylum:
COMPLETE = 2.9 ecozone: TH, TN, TP, TA food: biB, biD class:
MRE = 0.301 habitat: 0iT gender: Hsmm order:
SMSE = 0.219 embryo: Ts reprod: O family:

Zero-variate data

Data Observed Predicted (RE) Unit Description Reference
ab 0.4583 0.1474 (0.6785) d age at birth ByerCassa1976
tp 2.708 3.293 (0.2159) d time since birth at puberty ByerCassa1976
am 21 10.72 (0.4898) d life span ByerCassa1976
Lb 0.025 0.01333 (0.4666) cm total length at birth ByerCassa1976
Lp 0.106 0.06284 (0.4072) cm total length at puberty ByerCassa1976
Li 0.14 0.09204 (0.3426) cm ultimate total length ByerCassa1976
Wwb 0.024 0.01787 (0.2556) mug wet weight at birth ByerCassa1976
Wwp 1.8 1.87 (0.03883) mug wet weight at puberty ByerCassa1976
Wwi 4.3 5.877 (0.3667) mug ultimate wet weight ByerCassa1976
Ri 218 57.47 (0.7364) #/d maximum reprod rate ByerCassa1976

Uni- and bivariate data

Data Figure Independent variable Dependent variable (RE) Reference
tL_25 ByerCassa1976 data at 25, 20, 16 C time since birth length (0.1322) ByerCassa1976
tL_20 ByerCassa1976 data at 25, 20, 16 C time since birth length (0.09636) ByerCassa1976
tL_16 ByerCassa1976 data at 25, 20, 16 C time since birth length (0.1109) ByerCassa1976
tR_25 time since birth reprod rate (20.24) ByerCassa1976
tR_20 time since birth reprod rate (24.53) ByerCassa1976
tR_16 time since birth reprod rate (20.77) ByerCassa1976
tL time since birth length (0.07864) Gous2011
tS time since birth fraction alive (0.08349) SutpKaeb2009

Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C

Data Generalised animal Caenorhabditis elegans Unit Description
v 0.02 0.0893 cm/d energy conductance
kap 0.8 0.85 - allocation fraction to soma
kap_R 0.95 0.95 - reproduction efficiency
p_M 18 2652 J/d.cm^3 vol-spec som maint
k_J 0.002 0.002 1/d maturity maint rate coefficient
kap_G 0.8 0.8086 - growth efficiency

Discussion

  • L^3/W varies over a factor 35
  • puberty correcponds with start of female function

Facts

  • Hatched larvae develop through 4 stages or molts (Ref: Wiki)
  • Males and hermaphrodites exist. Hermaphrodites first produce sperm in stage 4, then eggs only (Ref: Wiki)

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