Predictions & Data for this entry

Model: stx climate: Dfc, E migrate: Ms phylum:
COMPLETE = 2.5 ecozone: TH food: bxM, xiHl, xiF class:
MRE = 0.049 habitat: 0iTf, 0iTht gender: Dg order:
SMSE = 0.011 embryo: Tv reprod: O family:

Zero-variate data

Data Observed Predicted (RE) Unit Description Reference
tg 228 227.7 (0.001335) d gestation time AnAge
tx 120 120.1 (0.001049) d time since birth at weaning AnAge
tp 662 674.7 (0.01922) d time since birth at puberty AnAge
am 7957 7823 (0.01687) d life span AnAge
Wwb 6500 6694 (0.0299) g wet weight at birth AnAge
Wwi 1.35e+05 1.405e+05 (0.04089) g ultimate wet weight females KnotBarb2005
Ri 0.00274 0.00271 (0.01094) #/d maximum reprod rate AnAge

Uni- and bivariate data

Data Figure Independent variable Dependent variable (RE) Reference
tW_t Data for reindeer, caribou time since birth total weight (0.1911) KnotBarb2005
tW_g Data for reindeer, caribou time since birth total weight (0.131) KnotBarb2005

Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C

Data Generalised animal Rangifer tarandus Unit Description
v 0.02 0.2887 cm/d energy conductance
kap 0.8 0.8888 - allocation fraction to soma
kap_R 0.95 0.95 - reproduction efficiency
p_M 18 38.15 J/d.cm^3 vol-spec som maint
k_J 0.002 0.002 1/d maturity maint rate coefficient
kap_G 0.8 0.8016 - growth efficiency

Discussion

  • Slow foetal development is assumend
  • Reindeer and caribou have the same parameters

Facts

  • Reindeer is the only cervid that grows antlers in both sexes (Ref: Wiki)

Acknowledgment

  • The creation of this entry was supported by the Norwegian Science Council (NFR 255295)

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