Predictions & Data for this entry

Model: stx climate: Af, Am, BWk, BSk, Cwa, Cwb migrate: phylum:
COMPLETE = 2.7 ecozone: TPa food: bxM, xiHl class:
MRE = 0.051 habitat: 0iTf, 0iTi gender: Dg order:
SMSE = 0.005 embryo: Tv reprod: O family:

Zero-variate data

Data Observed Predicted (RE) Unit Description Reference
tg 331 335.6 (0.01375) d gestation time for female calves AnAge
tx 289 324.3 (0.1222) d time since birth at weaning AnAge
tp 1475 1532 (0.0386) d time since birth at puberty for females AnAge
tpm 1674 1626 (0.02847) d time since birth at puberty for males AnAge
am 1.197e+04 1.197e+04 (0.000104) d life span AnAge
Wwb 3.72e+04 3.577e+04 (0.03852) g wet weight at birth Pien1969
Wwx 1.66e+05 1.455e+05 (0.1236) g wet weight at weaning AnAge
Wwi 6e+05 6.137e+05 (0.0228) g ultimate wet weight for females Furs2010
Wwim 8e+05 7.716e+05 (0.03544) g ultimate wet weight for males Furs2010
Ri 0.001096 0.001103 (0.006412) #/d maximum reprod rate AnAge

Uni- and bivariate data

Data Figure Independent variable Dependent variable (RE) Reference
tW_f Data for females and males time since birth wet weight (0.124) Pien1969
tW_m Data for females and males time since birth wet weight (0.05567) Pien1969

Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C

Data Generalised animal Syncerus caffer Unit Description
v 0.02 0.06041 cm/d energy conductance
kap 0.8 0.8868 - allocation fraction to soma
kap_R 0.95 0.95 - reproduction efficiency
p_M 18 26.28 J/d.cm^3 vol-spec som maint
k_J 0.002 0.002 1/d maturity maint rate coefficient
kap_G 0.8 0.8008 - growth efficiency
t_0 0 7.273e-05 d time at start development

Discussion

  • Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only
  • Slow foetal development is assumed
  • Body temperature is guessed on the basis of Bison
  • mod_1: males have equal state variables at b, compared to females

Facts

  • Savannah buffalos are twice as heavy as forest ones (Ref: Wiki)

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