Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: abj | climate: MC | migrate: Mo | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: MANW | food: bjPz, biCi | class: |
| MRE = 0.063 | habitat: 0jMp, jiMr, jpMm | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.008 | embryo: Mp | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 8 | 8.504 | (0.063) | d | age at birth | guess |
| am | 8395 | 8452 | (0.006848) | d | life span | fishbase |
| Lp | 43 | 39.67 | (0.07744) | cm | total length at puberty for females | ChanMors1999 |
| Lpm | 40 | 39.58 | (0.01052) | cm | total length at puberty for males | ChanMors1999 |
| Li | 135 | 133.2 | (0.01346) | cm | ultimate total length for female | fishbase |
| Lim | 133 | 105 | (0.2106) | cm | ultimate total length for male | fishbase |
| Wwb | 0.00022 | 0.0001992 | (0.09432) | g | wet weight at birth | ChanMors1999 |
| Wwp | 578 | 590.1 | (0.0209) | g | wet weight at puberty | fishbase |
| Wwi | 2.1e+04 | 2.233e+04 | (0.06329) | g | ultimate wet weight | fishbase |
| Ri | 4.11e+04 | 3.89e+04 | (0.05334) | #/d | max reoduction rate | fishbase |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW_f | ![]() | total length | weight | (0.1278) | ClayClay1991 |
| LW_m | ![]() | total length | weight | (0.1259) | ClayClay1991 |
| tL_fm | ![]() | time since birth | total length | (0.06882) | ClayClay1991 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Urophycis tenuis | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.03726 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 30.75 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002081 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.3533 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.6097 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8017 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
Discussion
- Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only
- I had to add 1 yr to age estimates to arrive at a natural fit for tL data
Facts
- length-weight: Ww in g = 0.00398*(TL in cm)^3.16 (Ref: fishbase)
- mostly found at 180 m (Ref: fishbase)
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