Predictions & Data for this entry

Model: std climate: Am, Cwa, Cwb migrate: phylum:
COMPLETE = 2.3 ecozone: TPa food: bpCi, biCv class:
MRE = 0.065 habitat: 0bTd, biFm, biFl, biFp, biFr gender: Dtfm order:
SMSE = 0.009 embryo: Tl reprod: O family:

Zero-variate data

Data Observed Predicted (RE) Unit Description Reference
ab 90 101 (0.1227) d age at birth crocodilian
ap 5110 5301 (0.03737) d age at puberty for female Wiki
am 3.285e+04 2.987e+04 (0.09077) d life span Wiki
Lb 29 24.45 (0.157) cm total length at birth Wiki
Lp 280 289.4 (0.03358) cm total length at puberty Wiki
Lpm 330 319.3 (0.03235) cm total length at puberty Wiki
Li 427 533.2 (0.2487) cm ultimate total length for female Wiki
Lim 610 589.1 (0.03429) cm ultimate total length for male Wiki
Wwb 70 70.07 (0.0009318) g wet weight at birth Wiki
Wwpm 1.55e+05 1.561e+05 (0.007333) g wet weight at puberty Wiki
Wwi 7.63e+05 7.268e+05 (0.04741) g ultimate wet weight of female Wiki
Wwim 1.09e+06 1.076e+06 (0.01282) g ultimate wet weight of male Wiki
Ri 0.2603 0.2597 (0.002367) #/d reprod rate at 364 cm Wiki

Uni- and bivariate data

Data Figure Independent variable Dependent variable (RE) Reference
LW total length wet weight (0.08827) NgwePatz2013

Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C

Data Generalised animal Crocodylus niloticus Unit Description
v 0.02 0.01374 cm/d energy conductance
kap 0.8 0.6599 - allocation fraction to soma
kap_R 0.95 0.95 - reproduction efficiency
p_M 18 23.32 J/d.cm^3 vol-spec som maint
k_J 0.002 0.002 1/d maturity maint rate coefficient
kap_G 0.8 0.8374 - growth efficiency

Discussion

  • Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only

Facts

  • temperature effects sex of neonate: below 31.7 C or above 34.5 C neonates are female (Ref: Wiki)

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