Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: std | climate: Af, Am | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.7 | ecozone: TN | food: biCi, biHl, biHs | class: |
| MRE = 0.124 | habitat: 0bTd, biFr, biFm | gender: Dtmf | order: |
| SMSE = 0.031 | embryo: Tt | reprod: O | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tp | 2008 | 2062 | (0.02704) | d | time since birth at puberty | PaezBock2015 |
| am | 9234 | 9175 | (0.006492) | d | life span | AnAge |
| Lb | 4.4 | 5.143 | (0.1689) | cm | carapace length at birth | PaezCorr2009 |
| Lp | 30 | 29.61 | (0.01306) | cm | carapace length at puberty for females | PaezBock2015 |
| Lpm | 20 | 20.55 | (0.0277) | cm | carapace length at puberty for males | PaezBock2015 |
| Li | 45.4 | 36.93 | (0.1865) | cm | ultimate carapace length for females | PaezBock2015 |
| Lim | 34.8 | 28.88 | (0.17) | cm | ultimate carapace length for males | PaezBock2015 |
| Wwb | 30 | 28.75 | (0.04162) | g | wet weight at birth | PaezCorr2009 |
| Wwi | 1.02e+04 | 1.065e+04 | (0.04374) | g | ultimate wet weight for females | guess |
| Wwim | 4600 | 4540 | (0.01301) | g | ultimate wet weight for males | edgeofexistence |
| Ri | 0.1205 | 0.1257 | (0.04246) | #/d | max reproduction rate | PaezBock2015 |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LdL_f | ![]() | straight carapace length | change in SCL | (0.1999) | PaezBock2015 |
| LdL_m | ![]() | straight carapace length | change in SCL | (0.2597) | PaezBock2015 |
| Tab | ![]() | temperature | age at birth | (0.1155) | PaezCorr2009 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Podocnemis lewyana | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.05541 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.7222 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
| p_M | 18 | 15.69 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.0006206 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.7976 | - | growth efficiency |
| k | 0.3 | 0.3113 | - | maintenance ratio |
Discussion
- Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} and E_Hp only
Facts
- If eggs are incubated below 33 C, males hatch, above 33.5 C females (Ref: PaezCorr2009)
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