Predictions & Data for this entry

Model: std climate: MA, MB, MC migrate: phylum:
COMPLETE = 1.5 ecozone: MC food: biPz class:
MRE = 0.034 habitat: 0iMpe gender: D order:
SMSE = 0.004 embryo: Mv reprod: O family:

Zero-variate data

Data Observed Predicted (RE) Unit Description Reference
ab 372 405.6 (0.09034) d age at birth Wiki
ap 3285 3088 (0.06008) d age at puberty Wiki
am 1.825e+04 1.825e+04 (0.0001398) d life span Wiki
Lb 192 174.9 (0.08881) cm disc width at birth Wiki
Lp 448 537.5 (0.1998) cm disc width at puberty RambLamo2018
Li 700 654.9 (0.06438) cm ultimate disc width Wiki
Wwb 9000 5.709e+04 (5.343) g wet weight at birth Wiki
Wwi 3e+06 2.995e+06 (0.001607) g ultimate wet weight fishbase
Ri 0.0008219 0.0008226 (0.0008134) #/d maximum reprod rate RambLamo2018

Uni- and bivariate data

Data Figure Independent variable Dependent variable (RE) Reference
LWw disc width wet weight (0.09077) RambLamo2018

Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C

Data Generalised animal Mobula birostris Unit Description
v 0.02 0.1335 cm/d energy conductance
kap 0.8 0.9736 - allocation fraction to soma
kap_R 0.95 0.95 - reproduction efficiency
p_M 18 17.19 J/d.cm^3 vol-spec som maint
k_J 0.002 0.002 1/d maturity maint rate coefficient
kap_G 0.8 0.7995 - growth efficiency

Discussion

  • The cost for milk secretion is added to the investment from the reproduction buffer
  • mod_2: L-Ww data added, Wwb ignored due to inconsistency with LWw data; Ri reduced; Wwi, Lp increased

Facts

  • Ovoviviparous. Myliobatiform stingrays, including the manta ray, sport "lipid histotrophy": the embryo grows to a large size in the uterus mostly by the lipid-rich "milk" secreted from the uterine wall (Ref: TomiToda2012)

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