Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: abj | climate: MC | migrate: Mo | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.8 | ecozone: MANE | food: bjPz, jiCi, jiCvf | class: |
| MRE = 0.122 | habitat: 0jMp, jiMc | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.027 | embryo: Mp | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 9 | 9.916 | (0.1018) | d | age at birth | PovoDave2011 |
| aj | 59 | 47.92 | (0.1878) | d | age at metam for female | JoneHisl1972 |
| aj_m | 50 | 45.49 | (0.09013) | d | age at metam for male | JoneHisl1972 |
| ap | 262 | 290.2 | (0.1077) | d | age at puberty for female | calculated |
| ap_m | 232 | 288.7 | (0.2446) | d | age at puberty for male | calculated |
| am | 7300 | 7343 | (0.005885) | d | life span | FishBase |
| Lb | 0.335 | 0.2573 | (0.232) | cm | total length at first feeding | PovoDave2011 |
| Lj | 0.75 | 1.245 | (0.6596) | cm | total length at metamorphosis | ShawDiek2008, Last1978 |
| Lp | 17.46 | 14.72 | (0.1569) | cm | total length at puberty | Datras |
| Lp_m | 15.88 | 13.44 | (0.1538) | cm | total length at puberty for males | Datras |
| Li | 80 | 74.64 | (0.06702) | cm | ultimate total length | Datras |
| Li_m | 68 | 65.83 | (0.03195) | cm | ultimate total length for males | Datras |
| Wwb | 0.0002203 | 0.0002219 | (0.007161) | g | wet weight at birth | estimate |
| Wwp | 40.47 | 41.56 | (0.02703) | g | wet weight at puberty | calculated |
| Wwp_m | 30.82 | 29.81 | (0.03278) | g | wet weight at puberty for males | calculated |
| Wwi | 5695 | 5417 | (0.04875) | g | ultimate female wet weight | FishBase |
| Wwi_m | 3128 | 3505 | (0.1205) | g | ultimate male wet weight for males | FishBase |
| Ri | 9589 | 9510 | (0.008208) | #/d | reprod rate | HislHall1974 |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tL_f |   | time since birth | total length | (0.07753) | unknown |
| tL_m | | time since birth | total length | (0.07056) | unknown |
| LW_f |   | total length | wet weight | (0.07922) | Datras |
| LW_m | | total length | wet weight | (0.07125) | Datras |
| LN |  | total length | fecundity | (0.2179) | HislHall1974 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Merlangius merlangus | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.05662 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 47.4 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.2197 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.5697 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8038 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
Discussion
- FEMALE total length at maturity - NOTE L50% is decreasing over time: we chose lowest L50% in North Sea datras dataset (2008)
- males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} and E_Hp only
- mod_4: males have equal state variables at b, compared to females
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