Predictions & Data for this entry
| Zero-variate data |
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| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
| ab | 90 | 101 | (0.1227) | d | age at birth | crocodilian |
| ap | 5110 | 5301 | (0.03736) | d | age at puberty for female | Wiki |
| am | 3.285e+04 | 2.987e+04 | (0.09077) | d | life span | Wiki |
| Lb | 29 | 24.45 | (0.157) | cm | total length at birth | Wiki |
| Lp | 280 | 289.4 | (0.03357) | cm | total length at puberty | Wiki |
| Lpm | 330 | 319.3 | (0.03236) | cm | total length at puberty | Wiki |
| Li | 427 | 533.2 | (0.2487) | cm | ultimate total length for female | Wiki |
| Lim | 610 | 589.1 | (0.03429) | cm | ultimate total length for male | Wiki |
| Wwb | 70 | 70.07 | (0.0009318) | g | wet weight at birth | Wiki |
| Wwpm | 1.55e+05 | 1.561e+05 | (0.007321) | g | wet weight at puberty | Wiki |
| Wwi | 7.63e+05 | 7.268e+05 | (0.04741) | g | ultimate wet weight of female | Wiki |
| Wwim | 1.09e+06 | 1.076e+06 | (0.01282) | g | ultimate wet weight of male | Wiki |
| Ri | 0.2603 | 0.2597 | (0.002367) | #/d | reprod rate at 364 cm | Wiki |
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| Uni-variate data |
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| Dataset | Figure | (RE) | Independent variable | Dependent variable | Reference |
| LW | see Fig. 1 | (0.08827) | total length | wet weight | NgwePatz2013 |
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| Pseudo-data at Tref |
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| Data | Generalised animal | Crocodylus niloticus | Unit | Description |
| v | 0.02 | 0.01374 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.6599 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
| p_M | 18 | 23.32 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8374 | - | growth efficiency |
Facts
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temperature effects sex of neonate: below 31.7°C or above 34.5°C neonates are female (ref: Wiki)
Discussion
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Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only
Bibliography
- [Wiki]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodylus_niloticus.
- [Kooy2010]
S.A.L.M. Kooijman.
Dynamic Energy Budget theory for metabolic organisation.
Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, 2010.
- [NgwePatz2013]
A. Ngwanya, N. Patzke, M. A. Sprocter, J.-L. Kruger, L.-A. Dell, R. Chawana,
P. Mazengenya, B. K. Billings, O. Olaleye, S. Herculano-Houzel, and P. R.
Manger.
The continuously growing central nervous system of the Nile
crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus).
The Anatomical Record, 296:1489--1500, 2013.
Bibtex file with references for this entry
Bas Kooijman, 2016/11/01
accepted: 2016/11/01
refer to this entry as: AmP Crocodylus niloticus version 2016/11/01 bio.vu.nl/thb/deb/deblab/add_my_pet/
