Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: std | climate: Dfa, Dfb | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: THn | food: biCi | class: |
| MRE = 0.029 | habitat: 0iFl, 0iFr, 0iFp | gender: Dg | order: |
| SMSE = 0.002 | embryo: Fnf | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 60 | 58.32 | (0.02805) | d | age at birth | AnAge |
| tp | 2190 | 2280 | (0.04121) | d | time since birth at puberty for females | AnAge |
| tpm | 1825 | 1829 | (0.00195) | d | time since birth at puberty for males | AnAge |
| am | 1.241e+04 | 1.239e+04 | (0.001595) | d | life span | AnAge |
| Lb | 2 | 2.16 | (0.08002) | cm | total length at birth | ADW |
| Lp | 20 | 22.25 | (0.1124) | cm | total length at puberty | Wiki |
| Li | 40 | 37.77 | (0.05587) | cm | ultimate total length | Wiki |
| Wwb | 0.0871 | 0.08658 | (0.005984) | g | wet weight at birth | Wiki |
| Wwp | 100 | 94.6 | (0.054) | g | wet weight at puberty | guess |
| Wwi | 453 | 462.7 | (0.02144) | g | ultimate wet weight | landconservationfoundation |
| Ri | 0.1863 | 0.1874 | (0.006014) | #/d | maximum reprod rate | AnAge |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tL |  | time since birth | length | (0.01732) | Senn1940 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Necturus maculosus | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.02087 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.9583 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
| p_M | 18 | 25.71 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.00201 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8006 | - | growth efficiency |
Discussion
- Males are assumed to differ from females by E_hp only
Facts
- Males swim and crawl around the females and eventually deposit a 1 cm spermatophore. Females pick up the spermatophores in their cloaca, where it is stored until spring (Ref: ADW)
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