Predictions & Data for this entry

Model: abj climate: MB, MC migrate: phylum:
COMPLETE = 2.3 ecozone: MANE, MAm food: bjPz, jiCi, jiCvf class:
MRE = 0.104 habitat: 0jMp, jiMb gender: D order:
SMSE = 0.021 embryo: Ms reprod: Os family:

Zero-variate data

Data Observed Predicted (RE) Unit Description Reference
ab 24 24.09 (0.003708) d age at birth ForsDeRu1994
tp 410 340.2 (0.1704) d time since birth at puberty ForsDeRu1994
am 550 575.1 (0.04564) d life span ForsDeRu1994
Lb 0.7 0.7065 (0.009331) cm mantle length at birth ForsDeRu1994
Lp 9 11.03 (0.2251) cm mantle length at puberty ForsDeRu1994
Li 24.1 19.65 (0.1847) cm mantle length at death of female ForsDeRu1994
Li_m 21.3 21.21 (0.00436) cm mantle length at death of male ForsDeRu1994
Wwb 0.15 0.1396 (0.06933) g wet weight at birth ForsDeRu1994
Wwi 2800 3003 (0.07237) g wet weight at death ForsDeRu1994
Ni 6000 4009 (0.3319) # cum reprod at death OnsoSalm2005
GSI 0.13 0.1864 (0.4336) - gonado somatic index OnsoSalm2005

Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C

Data Generalised animal Sepia officinalis Unit Description
v 0.02 0.02177 cm/d energy conductance
kap 0.8 0.6919 - allocation fraction to soma
kap_R 0.95 0.95 - reproduction efficiency
p_M 18 361.5 J/d.cm^3 vol-spec som maint
k_J 0.002 0.002 1/d maturity maint rate coefficient
kap_G 0.8 0.7955 - growth efficiency

Discussion

  • Notice that L_b^3/Ww_b = 2.3 and L_m^3/Ww_i = 4.9
  • Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only

Facts

  • Death is programmed, not by ageing; reprod once just before death (Ref: seafish)

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