Predictions & Data for this entry

Model: std climate: Cfb, Dfb, Dfc migrate: Ms phylum:
COMPLETE = 2.9 ecozone: THp food: biCvf, biCi, biSi, biSv class:
MRE = 0.043 habitat: 0iFe, 0iMm, biMc gender: Dg order:
SMSE = 0.012 embryo: Tnsfm reprod: O family:

Zero-variate data

Data Observed Predicted (RE) Unit Description Reference
ab 29 29.35 (0.01212) d age at birth SnowPerr1998
tx 37.5 37.56 (0.001558) d time since birth at fledging SnowPerr1998
tp 112.5 108.6 (0.03474) d time since birth at puberty guess
tR 1095 1095 ( 0) d time since birth at 1st brood CramSimm1983
am 1.788e+04 1.798e+04 (0.005198) d life span TacuCrai2013
Li 59.5 59.95 (0.007579) cm ultimate total length SnowPerr1998
Wwb 67.5 66.35 (0.01703) g wet weight at birth ADW
Wwi 1015 1055 (0.03948) g ultimate wet weight for females avibase
Wwim 1147 1147 (0.0003444) g ultimate wet weight for males avibase
Ri 0.008219 0.008118 (0.01236) #/d maximum reprod rate SnowPerr1998

Uni- and bivariate data

Data Figure Independent variable Dependent variable (RE) Reference
tW time since birth wet weight (0.02523) Spaa1971
tWe age embryo wet weight (0.2095) Harr1964

Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C

Data Generalised animal Larus argentatus Unit Description
v 0.02 0.04444 cm/d energy conductance
p_M 18 482 J/d.cm^3 vol-spec som maint
k_J 0.002 0.0202 1/d maturity maint rate coefficient
k 0.3 0.3065 - maintenance ratio
kap 0.8 0.9402 - allocation fraction to soma
kap_G 0.8 0.8009 - growth efficiency
kap_R 0.95 0.95 - reproduction efficiency

Discussion

  • Feeding is slightly reduced towards end of nestling period
  • Long tp cannot be captured by std model
  • males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only
  • mod_3: tWw and Wwim data added, males different from females

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