Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: abj | climate: MB | migrate: Mo | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: MAE | food: bjPz, jiCi | class: |
| MRE = 0.038 | habitat: 0jMp, jiMm | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.003 | embryo: Mp | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 8.5 | 8.674 | (0.02048) | d | age at birth | guess |
| am | 6570 | 6570 | (8.255e-06) | d | life span | AbelSant2001 |
| Lp | 22.6 | 22.45 | (0.00654) | cm | total length at puberty | MendEsta1998 |
| Lpm | 29.9 | 30.07 | (0.005677) | cm | total length at puberty for males | MendEsta1998 |
| Li | 38.4 | 41.24 | (0.07397) | cm | ultimate total length | fishbase |
| Lim | 52 | 50.06 | (0.03721) | cm | ultimate total length for males | fishbase |
| Wwb | 0.00027 | 0.0002443 | (0.09515) | g | wet weight at birth | guess |
| Wwi | 732 | 781.8 | (0.068) | g | ultimate wet weight | fishbase |
| Ri | 1644 | 1563 | (0.04897) | #/d | max reproduction rate | guess |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tL_fm |   | time since birth | total length | (0.03893) | AbelSant2001 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Pontinus kuhlii | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.02135 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 89.45 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.1167 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.7212 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8019 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
Discussion
- males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} and E_Hp only
- I had to subtract 3 yrs from age-estimates in tL data and to ignore Li to arrive at a reasonable fit
Facts
- length-weight: Ww in g = 0.01202*(TL in cm)^3.02 (Ref: fishbase)
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