Predictions & Data for this entry

Model: std climate: MC migrate: phylum:
COMPLETE = 2.1 ecozone: MANE food: biP class:
MRE = 0.053 habitat: 0jMp, jiMb gender: Hh order:
SMSE = 0.024 embryo: Mp reprod: O family:

Zero-variate data

Data Observed Predicted (RE) Unit Description Reference
ab 1 1.06 (0.05972) d age at birth guess
ap 40 39.87 (0.003326) d age at puberty Akau1981
am 730 730 (5.588e-05) d life span guess
Vb 1.6e-05 1.422e-05 (0.1112) cm^3 total length at birth Akau1981
Vi 0.008 0.008133 (0.01665) cm^3 ultimate total length Akau1981
Ri 4.11 3.869 (0.05859) #/d maximum reprod rate guess

Uni- and bivariate data

Data Figure Independent variable Dependent variable (RE) Reference
tV time since attachment volume (0.428) Akau1981

Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C

Data Generalised animal Polyclinum aurantium Unit Description
v 0.02 0.07494 cm/d energy conductance
kap 0.8 0.9 - allocation fraction to soma
kap_R 0.95 0.475 - reproduction efficiency
p_M 18 374.3 J/d.cm^3 vol-spec som maint
k_J 0.002 0.002 1/d maturity maint rate coefficient
kap_G 0.8 0.8001 - growth efficiency

Discussion

Facts

  • Asexual reproduction by 3 types of buds: 1 thoracic bud, 1 abdominal bud and 5 to 8 postabdominal ones (Ref: Sato1994)
  • Larval stage does not feed, lasts minutes to hours at 20 C. (Ref: Sato1994)
  • Hermaphroditic; external fertilisation (Ref: Sato1994)
  • Length larval trunc is 0.5 mm, width 0.25 mm, so volume is pi/6*0.5*0.25^2 = 1.6e-2 mm^3 (Ref: Mill1970, Carl1952)

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