function [prdData, info] = predict_Parathyasira_sp(par, data, auxData)
  
% unpack par, data, auxData
  cPar = parscomp_st(par); vars_pull(par); 
  vars_pull(cPar);  vars_pull(data);  vars_pull(auxData);

% compute temperature correction factors
  TC_am = tempcorr(temp.am, T_ref, T_A);
  TC_Ri = tempcorr(temp.Ri, T_ref, T_A);
  TC_tL = tempcorr(temp.tL, T_ref, T_A);
  TC_LW = tempcorr(temp.LWd, T_ref, T_A);
  
% % zero-variate data

  % life cycle
  pars_tj = [g k l_T v_Hb v_Hj v_Hp];
  [t_j, t_p, t_b, l_j, l_p, l_b, l_i, rho_j, rho_B, info] = get_tj(pars_tj, f);
  
  if info ~= 1 % numerical procedure failed
     fprintf('warning: invalid parameter value combination for get_tj \n')
  end
  
  % birth
  L_b = L_m * l_b;                  % cm, structural length at birth at f
  Lw_b = L_b/ del_M;                % cm, physical length at birth at f

  % puberty 
  L_p = L_m * l_p;                  % cm, structural length at puberty at f
  Lw_p = L_p/ del_M;                % cm, physical length at puberty at f

  % ultimate
  L_i = L_m * l_i;                  % cm, ultimate structural length at f
  Lw_i = L_i/ del_M;                % cm, ultimate physical length at f
  Wd_i = d_V * L_i^3 * (1 + f * w);       % g, ultimate dry weight 
 
  % reproduction
  pars_R = [kap; kap_R; g; k_J; k_M; L_T; v; U_Hb; U_Hj; U_Hp]; % compose parameter vector at T
  RT_i = TC_Ri * reprod_rate_j(L_i, f, pars_R);                    % #/d, ultimate reproduction rate at T

  % life span
  pars_tm = [g; l_T; h_a/ k_M^2; s_G];  % compose parameter vector at T_ref
  t_m = get_tm_s(pars_tm, f, l_b);      % -, scaled mean life span at T_ref
  aT_m = t_m/ k_M/ TC_am;               % d, mean life span at T
  
% pack to output
  prdData.am = aT_m;
  prdData.Lb = Lw_b;
  prdData.Lp = Lw_p;
  prdData.Li = Lw_i;
  prdData.Wdi = Wd_i;
  prdData.Ri = RT_i;
  
% % uni-variate data
  
  % time-length 
  rT_B = TC_tL * rho_B * k_M;  % 1/d, von Bert growth rate   
  rT_j = TC_tL * rho_j * k_M;  % 1/d, exponential growth rate
  kT_M = k_M * TC_tL; 
  L_b = L_m * l_b;  
  L_j = L_m * l_j; 
  L_i = L_m * l_i; 
  tT_j = (t_j - t_b)/ kT_M;
  L_bj = L_b * exp(tL((tL(:,1) <= tT_j),1) * rT_j/ 3);
  L_jm = L_i - (L_i - L_j) * exp( - rT_B * (tL((tL(:,1) > tT_j),1) - tT_j)); % cm, expected length at time
  ELw = [L_bj; L_jm]/del_M;                          % cm, shell length

  % length-weight
  EWd = d_V * (LWd(:,1) * del_M).^3 * (1 + f * w); % g, dry weight 

% pack to output
  prdData.tL = ELw;
  prdData.LWd = EWd;
