Predictions & Data for this entry

Model: std climate: Am, Cwa, Cwb migrate: phylum:
COMPLETE = 2.3 ecozone: TPa food: bpCi, biCv class:
MRE = 0.097 habitat: 0bTd, biFm, biFl, biFp, biFr gender: Dtfm order:
SMSE = 0.020 embryo: Tl reprod: O family:

Zero-variate data

Data Observed Predicted (RE) Unit Description Reference
ab 90 71.9 (0.2011) d age at birth crocodilian
ap 5110 4383 (0.1424) d age at puberty for female Wiki
am 3.285e+04 3.285e+04 (5.69e-05) d life span Wiki
Lb 29 25.3 (0.1274) cm total length at birth Wiki
Lp 280 292.8 (0.04582) cm total length at puberty Wiki
Lpm 330 323.5 (0.01967) cm total length at puberty Wiki
Li 427 527.6 (0.2355) cm ultimate total length for female Wiki
Lim 610 582.1 (0.04572) cm ultimate total length for male Wiki
Wwb 70 79.53 (0.1361) g wet weight at birth Wiki
Wwpm 1.55e+05 1.662e+05 (0.07213) g wet weight at puberty Wiki
Wwi 7.63e+05 7.207e+05 (0.05538) g ultimate wet weight of female Wiki
Wwim 1.09e+06 1.048e+06 (0.03811) g ultimate wet weight of male Wiki
Ri 0.2603 0.26 (0.001231) #/d reprod rate at 364 cm Wiki

Uni- and bivariate data

Data Figure Independent variable Dependent variable (RE) Reference
LW total length wet weight (0.09539) NgwePatz2013
tWe days post oviposition weight (0.2417) PeteYves2010

Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C

Data Generalised animal Crocodylus niloticus Unit Description
v 0.02 0.03033 cm/d energy conductance
p_M 18 11.38 J/d.cm^3 vol-spec som maint
k_J 0.002 0.002 1/d maturity maint rate coefficient
k 0.3 1.382 - maintenance ratio
kap 0.8 0.699 - allocation fraction to soma
kap_G 0.8 0.7981 - growth efficiency
kap_R 0.95 0.95 - reproduction efficiency

Discussion

  • Males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} only
  • mod_1: tWe data added

Facts

  • temperature effects sex of neonate: below 31.7 C or above 34.5 C neonates are female (Ref: Wiki)

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