Predictions & Data for this entry

Model: std climate: Cfb migrate: phylum:
COMPLETE = 2.5 ecozone: THp food: biCi class:
MRE = 0.063 habitat: 0iTc gender: Dg order:
SMSE = 0.008 embryo: Tnsf reprod: O family:

Zero-variate data

Data Observed Predicted (RE) Unit Description Reference
ab 305 259.2 (0.1502) d age at birth amphibiaweb
tp 1278 1387 (0.08548) d time since birth at puberty amphibiaweb
am 6205 6205 (2.934e-05) d life span amphibiaweb
Lb 2.3 2.615 (0.137) cm total length at birth amphibiaweb
Lp 9.45 7.931 (0.1608) cm total length at puberty Salv1993
Lpm 8.14 8.14 (4.723e-05) cm total length at puberty for males Salv1993
Li 12.3 13.91 (0.1312) cm ultimate total length for females amphibiaweb
Lim 11.6 11.6 (3.859e-05) cm ultimate total length for males amphibiaweb
Wwb 0.0871 0.08841 (0.01505) g wet weight at birth amphibiaweb
Wwi 13.3 13.32 (0.001197) g ultimate wet weight guess
Ri 0.0274 0.02736 (0.001439) #/d maximum reprod rate amphibiaweb
dLb 0.0056 0.00518 (0.07501) cm/d change in total length at birth Salv1993

Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C

Data Generalised animal Speleomantes ambrosii Unit Description
v 0.02 0.009772 cm/d energy conductance
p_M 18 45.62 J/d.cm^3 vol-spec som maint
k_J 0.002 0.002 1/d maturity maint rate coefficient
k 0.3 0.32 - maintenance ratio
kap 0.8 0.8267 - allocation fraction to soma
kap_G 0.8 0.8024 - growth efficiency
kap_R 0.95 0.95 - reproduction efficiency

Discussion

  • males are assumed to differ from females by {p_Am} and E_Hp only

Facts

  • Males slightly smaller than females (Ref: EoL)
  • The larval stage is passed within the egg capsule (Ref: EoL)
  • Lives in caves, 3 to 18 C, but also outside (Ref: amphibiaweb, Wiki)

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