Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: abj | climate: MA | migrate: | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.5 | ecozone: MAW, MAg | food: bjPz, jiCi, jiCvf | class: |
| MRE = 0.168 | habitat: 0iMr | gender: D | order: |
| SMSE = 0.054 | embryo: Mc | reprod: Os | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 50 | 26.36 | (0.4727) | d | age at birth | HanlWolt1989 |
| am | 518 | 548 | (0.05789) | d | life span | HanlWolt1989 |
| Lp | 8 | 8.097 | (0.01209) | cm | mantle length at puberty | HanlWolt1989 |
| Wwb | 0.127 | 0.1345 | (0.05888) | g | wet weight at birth | HanlWolt1989 |
| Wwi | 1500 | 1569 | (0.04626) | g | wet weight at death | Wiki |
| Ni | 955 | 976.9 | (0.02296) | # | cum reprod at death | HanlWolt1989 |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tL | ![]() | time since birth | mantle length | (0.2358) | HanlWolt1989 |
| tW | ![]() | time since birth | wet weight | (0.1688) | HanlWolt1989 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Octopus briareus | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.016 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| p_M | 18 | 355.7 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| k | 0.3 | 0.0308 | - | maintenance ratio |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.9719 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.802 | - | growth efficiency |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
Discussion
- z is not well-fixed by data, size ultimate size is much larger than size at death
- males are assumed not to differ from females
Facts
- semelparous: death at first spawning (Ref: HanlWolt1989)
- No planktontic larval stage; strongly cannibalistic (Ref: HanlWolt1989)
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