Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: abj | climate: MA | migrate: Mo | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: MPSW | food: biCim | class: |
| MRE = 0.035 | habitat: 0iMcp | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.006 | embryo: Fpe | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 6 | 6.861 | (0.1435) | d | age at birth | guess |
| am | 730 | 728.8 | (0.001709) | d | life span | BlabStau1998 |
| Lp | 10 | 9.452 | (0.05479) | cm | standard length at puberty | BlabStau1998 |
| Li | 36.5 | 36.37 | (0.003554) | cm | ultimate standard length | fishbase |
| Wwb | 0.0016 | 0.001599 | (0.0008931) | g | dry weight at birth | BlabStau1998 |
| Wwp | 12.7 | 10.36 | (0.1841) | g | wet weight at puberty | BlabStau1998, fishbase |
| Wwi | 587 | 590.4 | (0.005715) | g | ultimate wet weight | fishbase |
| GSI | 0.09 | 0.1919 | (1.132) | g/g | gonado somatic index | BlabStau1998 |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LN | ![]() | std length | fecundity | (0.2035) | BlabStau1998 |
| tL | ![]() | time since birth | total length | (0.0761) | BlabStau1998 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Ilisha megaloptera | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.02378 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 20.8 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.5028 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.9092 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8002 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
Discussion
- Males are assumed not to differ from females
- GSI is at odds with LN data, possibly due to water absorption by eggs
Facts
- length-weight: Ww in g = 0.00832*(TL in cm)^2.96 (Ref: fishbase)
- length-length from photo: SL = 0.84 * TL (Ref: fishbase)
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