Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: std | climate: Am | migrate: Mp | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: TPa | food: biCi | class: |
| MRE = 0.033 | habitat: 0iFp, 0iFm | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.004 | embryo: Fs | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 14 | 6.802 | (0.5142) | d | age at birth | guess |
| am | 3650 | 3650 | (8.979e-05) | d | life span | guess |
| Lp | 2.7 | 2.807 | (0.03962) | cm | total length at puberty | OlaoLama2009 |
| Li | 4.9 | 4.969 | (0.01414) | cm | ultimate total length for females | OlaoLama2009 |
| Lim | 5.2 | 5.528 | (0.06311) | cm | ultimate total length for males | OlaoLama2009 |
| Wwb | 0.0012 | 0.001204 | (0.003384) | g | wet weight at birth | OlaoLama2009 |
| Wwp | 0.14 | 0.1382 | (0.01291) | g | wet weight at puberty | guess, fishbase |
| Wwi | 0.77 | 0.7668 | (0.0042) | g | ultimate wet weight for female | fishbase |
| Wwim | 1.11 | 1.09 | (0.01777) | g | ultimate wet weight for male | fishbase |
| Ri | 0.537 | 0.5377 | (0.001341) | #/d | life span | OlaoLama2009 |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW |  | total length | weight | (0.1434) | OlaoLama2009 |
| tL |  | time since birth | total length | (0.03567) | OlaoLama2009 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Epiplatys spilargyreius | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.02573 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 56.5 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.1847 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.9457 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8019 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
Discussion
- Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only
Facts
- length-weight: Ww = 0.00708*(TL in cm)^3.21 (Ref: fishbase)
- Africa: Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso (Upper Volta), Niger, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Central African Republic; also Bahr el Jebel and White Nile drainage. Reported from Cote d'Ivoire (Ref: fishbase)
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