Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: hex | climate: Af | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: TA | food: biHs, biHe | class: |
| MRE = 0.345 | habitat: 0iTf, 0iTi | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.313 | embryo: Tl | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 12 | 14.92 | (0.2432) | d | age at birth | Scribd, keverskweken |
| tj | 228.8 | 373.3 | (0.632) | d | time since birth at pupation | davidsbeetles |
| te | 61 | 11.49 | (0.8117) | d | time since pupation at emergence | beetleparadise |
| am | 213.5 | 269.6 | (0.2626) | d | life span as imago | davidsbeetles |
| Le | 8 | 6.818 | (0.1478) | cm | imago body length for females | Wiki |
| Lem | 11 | 10.54 | (0.0422) | cm | imago body length for males | Wiki |
| Wwb | 0.0168 | 0.01495 | (0.1099) | g | egg weight | Scribd |
| Wwj | 100 | 155.1 | (0.5511) | g | maximum larval weight | Wiki |
| Wwe | 50 | 28.02 | (0.4397) | g | imago weight | Wiki |
| Ni | 40 | 33.78 | (0.1555) | # | life time reprod output | davidsbeetles |
| tWe | 19.74 | 35.26 | (0.7861) | g | wet weight of imago | Roes2026 |
| tLe | 6.238 | 7.36 | (0.1798) | cm | body length of imago | Roes2026 |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tL |   | time since birth | body length | (0.2444) | Roes2026 |
| tW |   | time since birth | wet weight | (0.7156) | Roes2026 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Goliathus goliatus | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.0531 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 137.9 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.06209 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.9981 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8308 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
| s_s | 0.01 | 2.87e-05 | - | supply stress |
Discussion
- males are supposed to differ from females by {p_Am} only
Facts
- widespread from western to eastern equatorial Africa: Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Western Kenya and Northwestern Tanzania (Ref: Wiki)
- 3 larval stages: L1 2 wk; L2 4 wk; L3 4 mnd; pupa 6 mnd (Ref: keverskweken)
- One of the largest insects, possibly after Megasoma actaeon (Ref: britannica)
- Larvae require protein-rich food: Flake soil for L1. Koi pellets from L2 and L3 (Ref: davidsbeetles)
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