Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: std | climate: Af, Am | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 1.7 | ecozone: TN | food: biCi, biSv | class: |
| MRE = 0.054 | habitat: 0bTd, biFp, biFc | gender: Dtmf | order: |
| SMSE = 0.006 | embryo: Tt | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 129.5 | 115.9 | (0.105) | d | age at birth | BragFern2021 |
| am | 1.632e+04 | 1.631e+04 | (0.0002996) | d | life span | AnAge |
| Lb | 2.6 | 2.817 | (0.08335) | cm | carapace length at birth | BragFern2021 |
| Lp | 10.25 | 9.378 | (0.08505) | cm | carapace length at puberty for females | Iver2010 |
| Lpm | 10.25 | 10.51 | (0.02569) | cm | carapace length at puberty for males | Iver2010 |
| Li | 11 | 11.51 | (0.04653) | cm | ultimate carapace length for females | Iver2010 |
| Lim | 10.8 | 10.51 | (0.02654) | cm | ultimate carapace length for males | Iver2010 |
| Ww0 | 5.5 | 5.44 | (0.01086) | g | intial wet weight | Iver2010 |
| Wwi | 225 | 229.1 | (0.01813) | g | ultimate wet weight for females | Iver2010 |
| Ri | 0.03014 | 0.02938 | (0.02514) | #/d | maximum reprod rate | Iver2010 |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tL | ![]() | time since birth | carapace length | (0.1062) | Iver2010 |
| tLe | ![]() | time since birth | embryo carapace length | (0.1179) | BragFern2021 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Kinosternon scorpioides | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.0152 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.5615 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
| p_M | 18 | 17.27 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.7999 | - | growth efficiency |
Discussion
- Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} and E_Hb only
Facts
- length-weight: wet weight (in g) = 0.000102 * (carapace ength in mm)^3.108 (Ref: Iver2010)
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