Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: std | climate: Cfb, Dfb, Dfc | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: TPam | food: bjO, jiCi | class: |
| MRE = 0.070 | habitat: 0jFp, jiTf, jiTh | gender: Dg | order: |
| SMSE = 0.008 | embryo: Fpf | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 1.5 | 5.871 | (2.914) | d | age at birth | Wiki |
| tj | 45 | 45.01 | (0.0003214) | d | time since birth at metam | Wiki |
| am | 4380 | 4379 | (0.0001594) | d | life span | ADW |
| Lp | 7 | 7.907 | (0.1295) | cm | SVL at puberty | ADW, TessGuar2007 |
| Li | 10.5 | 11.62 | (0.1068) | cm | ultimate SVL for females | Wiki, amphibiaweb |
| Lim | 6.5 | 7.255 | (0.1162) | cm | ultimate SVL for males | Wiki, amphibiaweb |
| Wwb | 0.001 | 0.001001 | (0.0007493) | g | wet weight at birth | guess |
| Wwp | 68 | 65.37 | (0.03868) | g | wet weight at puberty | ADW, TessGuar2007, Wiki |
| Wwi | 230 | 207.6 | (0.09748) | g | ultimate wet weight for females | Wiki |
| Wwim | 41 | 42.24 | (0.03013) | g | ultimate wet weight for males | Wiki |
| Ri | 4.11 | 4.108 | (0.0002854) | #/d | max reprod rate | Wiki, amphibiaweb |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tL_f | ![]() | time since birth | SVL | (0.08043) | TessGuar2007 |
| tL_m | ![]() | time since birth | SVL | (0.07188) | TessGuar2007 |
| LW_f | ![]() | SVL | wet weight | (0.1826) | TessGuar2007 |
| LW_m | ![]() | SVL | wet weight | (0.09455) | TessGuar2007 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Dyscophus antongilii | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.02136 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.9895 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
| p_M | 18 | 21.54 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8009 | - | growth efficiency |
Discussion
- Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only
- Temperatures are guessed
- Low ab is inconsistent with slow growth; possibly Wwb is guessed too high; ab is ignored
- mod_1: males have equal state variables at b, compared to females
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