Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: abj | climate: MC, ME | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.4 | ecozone: MC, MN | food: bjP, biB, biD, jiCi | class: |
| MRE = 0.235 | habitat: 0jMcp, jiMb | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.067 | embryo: Mp | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 2 | 7.471 | (2.735) | d | age at birth | guess |
| am | 1095 | 1097 | (0.001464) | d | life span | guess |
| Lj | 0.0325 | 0.04504 | (0.386) | cm | disc diameter at metamorphosis | guess |
| Lp | 2 | 1.715 | (0.1427) | cm | disc diameter at puberty | GageTyle1982 |
| Li | 2.7 | 2.297 | (0.1491) | cm | ultimate disc diameter | GageTyle1982 |
| Wwb | 5e-05 | 4.476e-05 | (0.1048) | g | wet weight atb birth | GageTyle1982 |
| Wdp | 0.21 | 0.2223 | (0.05878) | g | ashfree dry weight at puberty | GageTyle1982, Dahm1993 |
| Wdi | 0.511 | 0.535 | (0.04689) | g | ultimate ash-free dry weight | GageTyle1982, Dahm1993 |
| Ri | 32.88 | 35.59 | (0.08249) | #/d | maximum reprod rate | GageTyle1982 |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tL |  | time since birth | disc diameter | (0.07558) | GageTyle1982 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Ophiomusa lymani | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.02803 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 1108 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.004259 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.9601 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.798 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
| s_s | 0.01 | 0.001321 | - | supply stress |
Discussion
- In view of low somatic maintenance, pseudodata k_J = 0.002 1/d is replaced by pseudodata k = 0.3
Facts
- length-weight of O. ophiura: mass (mg AFDM) = 0.044 * (disc diam in mm)^2.840 (Ref: Dahm1993)
- Pacific Ocean, Arctic and Northwest Atlantic (Ref: sealifebase)
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