Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: std | climate: Af, Am | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.7 | ecozone: TN | food: biCi, biHl, biHs | class: |
| MRE = 0.069 | habitat: 0bTd, biFr, biFm | gender: Dtmf | order: |
| SMSE = 0.012 | embryo: Tt | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 59 | 67.32 | (0.141) | d | age at birth | MagaVogt2017 |
| tp | 2008 | 1865 | (0.07122) | d | time since birth at puberty | ChinVale2008 |
| am | 9234 | 9238 | (0.000417) | d | life span | AnAge |
| Lb | 5 | 5.619 | (0.1237) | cm | carapace length at birth | Wiki |
| Lp | 44.5 | 51.67 | (0.1611) | cm | carapace length at puberty for females | ChinVale2008 |
| Li | 107 | 80.62 | (0.2466) | cm | ultimate carapace length for females | Wiki |
| Lim | 75 | 75.01 | (8.134e-05) | cm | ultimate carapace length for males | Wiki |
| Ww0 | 39.16 | 36.49 | (0.06823) | g | initial wet weight | MagaVogt2017 |
| Wwi | 9e+04 | 9.491e+04 | (0.05453) | g | ultimate wet weight for females | Wiki |
| Ri | 0.274 | 0.2745 | (0.002068) | #/d | max reproduction rate | Wiki |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tLe_CL | ![]() | time | embryo length | (0.1247) | MagaVogt2017 |
| tLe_CRL | ![]() | time | embryo length | (0.1316) | MagaVogt2017 |
| tL | ![]() | time | carapace length | (0.03758) | ChinVale2008 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Podocnemis expansa | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.04709 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 14.78 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.0005658 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.3011 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.9205 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.7979 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
Discussion
- Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only
- In view of low somatic maintenance, pseudodata k_J = 0.002 1/d is replaced by pseudodata k = 0.3
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