Predictions & Data for this entry

Model: std climate: MC migrate: phylum:
COMPLETE = 2.5 ecozone: MC food: biP class:
MRE = 0.048 habitat: 0jMp, jiMb gender: Hsm order:
SMSE = 0.004 embryo: Mp reprod: O family:

Zero-variate data

Data Observed Predicted (RE) Unit Description Reference
ab 0.6 0.6402 (0.067) d age at birth guess
tp 61 58.37 (0.04313) d time since birth at puberty Yama1975
am 183 181.4 (0.008778) d life span Yama1975
Lp 4 3.959 (0.01019) cm body length at puberty Yama1975
Li 8 8.783 (0.09794) cm ultimate body length Yama1975
Wwb 2.45e-05 2.408e-05 (0.01715) g wet weight at birth VillPatr2010
Wwi 60 57.93 (0.03454) g ultimate wet weight DrauScar2010
Ri 6849 6887 (0.005554) #/d maximum reprod rate guess

Uni- and bivariate data

Data Figure Independent variable Dependent variable (RE) Reference
tL_sum Data for summer, winter populations time since settlement body length (0.06647) Yama1975
tL_win Data for summer, winter populations time since settlement body length (0.0584) Yama1975
Tt2 temperature initial doubling time of body length (0.02693) Yama1975

Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C

Data Generalised animal Styela plicata Unit Description
v 0.02 0.07739 cm/d energy conductance
kap 0.8 0.9 - allocation fraction to soma
kap_R 0.95 0.95 - reproduction efficiency
p_M 18 291.5 J/d.cm^3 vol-spec som maint
k_J 0.002 0.002 1/d maturity maint rate coefficient
kap_G 0.8 0.8015 - growth efficiency

Discussion

  • temperature ranges from 13.6 C in Jan to 25.5 C in August

Facts

  • Solitary tunicate; total length tadpole 1.3 mm; after tail resorption upon settlement 0.3 mm; functional ascidian in 4 d after settlement (Ref: Yama1975)
  • Protandric hermaphroditic; external fertilisation (Ref: Wiki)

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