Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: std | climate: C | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.8 | ecozone: THp, TAz | food: biD | class: |
| MRE = 0.058 | habitat: 0iTh, 0iTf, 0iTi | gender: Hh | order: |
| SMSE = 0.006 | embryo: Tt | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab_15 | 114 | 110.3 | (0.03276) | d | age at birth | Butt1993 |
| ab_20 | 86 | 88.89 | (0.03358) | d | age at birth | Butt1993 |
| tp | 122 | 129.8 | (0.06368) | d | time since birth at puberty | Butt1993 |
| am | 2920 | 2925 | (0.00165) | d | life span | guess |
| Ww0 | 0.041 | 0.04158 | (0.01414) | g | egg wet weight | Butt1993 |
| Wwb | 0.035 | 0.03479 | (0.005986) | g | wet weight at birth | Butt1993 |
| Wwp | 2.4 | 2.189 | (0.08808) | g | wet weight at puberty | Butt1993 |
| Wwi | 2.7 | 2.997 | (0.11) | g | ultimate wet weight | Butt1993 |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tN | ![]() | time since birth | cumulative offspring | (0.1305) | Butt1993 |
| tW | ![]() | time since birth | wet weight | (0.0999) | Butt1993 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Octolasion cyaneum | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.02294 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 5070 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.00165 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.9669 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8003 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.475 | - | reproduction efficiency |
| s_s | 0.01 | 0.002765 | - | supply stress |
Discussion
- Reproduction efficiency kap_R has been set to 0.95/2 because the species is simultaneous hermaphroditic
Facts
- obligatory parthenogenic reproduction; 20% twins (Ref: Butt1993)
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