Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: std | climate: A, B, C, D | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.0 | ecozone: TH, TA | food: biTvm | class: |
| MRE = 0.175 | habitat: 0iT | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.106 | embryo: Ta | reprod: Ab | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tp | 21 | 21.02 | (0.0009532) | d | time since birth at puberty | Crom1972 |
| am | 150 | 150.1 | (0.0005641) | d | life span | Crom1972 |
| Li | 20 | 16.97 | (0.1516) | cm | ultimate total length for females | Olse1974 |
| Lim | 8 | 9.429 | (0.1787) | cm | ultimate total length for males | Olse1974 |
| Wwb | 2.4e-07 | 2.401e-07 | (0.0002916) | g | wet weight at birth | Wiki |
| Wwi | 3.9 | 2.234 | (0.4271) | g | ultimate wet weight for females | Olse1974 |
| Wwim | 0.25 | 0.249 | (0.004067) | g | ultimate wet weight for males | Olse1974 |
| GSI | 0.28 | 0.2806 | (0.002238) | g/g | gonado somatic index | Crom1972 |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tM_Nf | ![]() | time since birth | N weight | (0.3256) | Crom1972 |
| tM_Nm | ![]() | time since birth | N weight | (0.2167) | Crom1972 |
| tM_DNAf | ![]() | time since birth | DNA weight | (0.3366) | Crom1972 |
| tM_DNAm | ![]() | time since birth | DNA weight | (0.3323) | Crom1972 |
| tM_RNAf | ![]() | time since birth | RNA weight | (0.4497) | Crom1972 |
| tM_RNAm | ![]() | time since birth | RNA weight | (0.3695) | Crom1972 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Moniliformis dubius | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.0145 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 96.44 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.03791 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.857 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8012 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
Discussion
- Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only
- This entry only considers stages in the final host
- Assumed accumulation time for GSI is 30 d
- mod_3: DNA linked to structure, RNA to reserve (since RNAm dominates); N quantified via n_NE and n_NV
- mod_3: Wwd data added
Facts
- Acanthocephalans do not have digestive tracts; parasitic in mammals, with insects as intermediary hosts (Ref: Wiki)
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