Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: std | climate: MA | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: MIW | food: biCic, biCvf | class: |
| MRE = 0.061 | habitat: 0iMdb | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.011 | embryo: Mv | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 1095 | 1013 | (0.07513) | d | age at birth | FroeLour2000 |
| ap | 5840 | 6435 | (0.1019) | d | age at puberty | FroeLour2000 |
| am | 3.65e+04 | 3.651e+04 | (0.0002189) | d | life span | Wiki |
| Lb | 36 | 34.47 | (0.04252) | cm | total length at birth | Smithonian |
| Lp | 150 | 125.7 | (0.1623) | cm | total length at puberty | Smithonian |
| Li | 199 | 203 | (0.02019) | cm | ultimate total length for female | FroeLour2000 |
| Lim | 168 | 168 | (0.0001067) | cm | ultimate total length for male | FroeLour2000 |
| Wwb | 382 | 395.9 | (0.0363) | g | wet weight at birth | fishbase |
| Wwi | 8e+04 | 8.088e+04 | (0.01103) | g | ultimate wet weight | Wiki |
| Ri | 0.01425 | 0.01419 | (0.003996) | #/d | maximum reprod rate | fishbase |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | ![]() | total length | wet weight | (0.1957) | FroeLour2000 |
| tL | ![]() | time since birth | total length | (0.08188) | FroeLour2000 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Latimeria chalumnae | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.02273 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 18.27 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.5725 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.7572 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8003 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
| s_s | 0.01 | 0.02991 | - | supply stress |
Discussion
- Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only
- mod_1: ab, Ri data updated, Wwb added
Facts
- Adult females slightly larger than males; ovoviviparous (Ref: Wiki)
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