Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: std | climate: BWk, BSk, Csb, Cfb | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.9 | ecozone: TN | food: biSvm, biSvb | class: |
| MRE = 0.078 | habitat: 0iTa, 0iTd | gender: Dg | order: |
| SMSE = 0.018 | embryo: Tncfm | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 56 | 59.72 | (0.06648) | d | age at birth | FergChris2001, AnAge |
| tx | 183 | 182.8 | (0.001276) | d | time since birth at fledge | FergChris2001 |
| tp | 549 | 609.8 | (0.1108) | d | time since birth at puberty | guess |
| tR | 2555 | 2555 | ( 0) | d | time since birth at 1st brood | AnAge |
| am | 2.884e+04 | 2.89e+04 | (0.002391) | d | life span | AnAge |
| Ww0 | 280 | 277.7 | (0.008254) | g | egg wet weight | Wiki |
| Wwb | 224 | 222.3 | (0.007514) | g | wet weight at birth | guess |
| Wwi | 1.05e+04 | 9904 | (0.05675) | g | ultimate wet weight | FergChris2001, AnAge |
| Wwim | 1.2e+04 | 1.124e+04 | (0.06366) | g | ultimate wet weight for males | FergChris2001, AnAge |
| Ri | 0.00137 | 0.001406 | (0.0261) | #/d | maximum reprod rate | FergChris2001 |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tW_f | ![]() | time since birth | wet weight | (0.05122) | SamoOlne1985 |
| tW_m | ![]() | time since birth | wet weight | (0.05429) | SamoOlne1985 |
| WJX_f | ![]() | wet weight | food intake | (0.3268) | SamoOlne1985 |
| WJX_m | ![]() | wet weight | food intake | (0.3603) | SamoOlne1985 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Vultur gryphus | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.02118 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 556.6 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.02366 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.3106 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.9349 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8019 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
| s_s | 0.01 | 0.05516 | - | supply stress |
Discussion
- Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only
- Body temperature is guessed
- mod_3: additional tW data; ignore guessed Wwx
- scaled functional response turned out to vary during handrearing
- mod_4: v is reduced
- mod_5: males have equal state variables at b, compared to females
Facts
- wings have the largest surface area (measured in square centimeters) of any extant bird (Ref: Wiki)
- It sometimes takes a condor one week to hatch from an egg; Condors do not have talons like eagles or hawks; their nails are more like toenails (Ref: ventanaws)
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