Predictions & Data for this entry
| Model: std | climate: MB, MC | migrate: Mo | phylum: |
| COMPLETE = 2.2 | ecozone: MC | food: biP | class: |
| MRE = 0.162 | habitat: 0jMp, jiMb | gender: Hsf | order: |
| SMSE = 0.196 | embryo: Mp | reprod: Aa | family: |
Zero-variate data
| Data | Observed | Predicted | (RE) | Unit | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ab | 1.7 | 0.3891 | (0.7711) | d | age at birth | guess |
| am | 40 | 40 | (6.441e-05) | d | life span | guess |
| Lb | 0.35 | 0.35 | (2.192e-05) | cm | oozoid length at birth | MadiPurc1998 |
| Lp | 3.5 | 3.5 | (1.856e-05) | cm | oozoid length at puberty | guess |
| Li | 7 | 9.163 | (0.309) | cm | ultimate oozoid length | MadiPurc1998 |
| Wwi | 15 | 14.76 | (0.01623) | g | ultimate wet weight | guess |
| Ri | 246.6 | 244.6 | (0.008205) | #/d | maximum reprod rate | guess |
Uni- and bivariate data
| Data | Figure | Independent variable | Dependent variable | (RE) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lr |  | oozoid length | specific growth rate | (0.6447) | MadiPurc1998 |
Pseudo-data at Tref = 20°C
| Data | Generalised animal | Pegea confoederata | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| v | 0.02 | 0.0426 | cm/d | energy conductance |
| kap | 0.8 | 0.95 | - | allocation fraction to soma |
| kap_R | 0.95 | 0.95 | - | reproduction efficiency |
| p_M | 18 | 9000 | J/d.cm^3 | vol-spec som maint |
| k_J | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1/d | maturity maint rate coefficient |
| kap_G | 0.8 | 0.8 | - | growth efficiency |
Discussion
Facts
- Solitary generation salps would produce asexually aggregate generations of offspring, and each aggregate blastozooid produces one solitary (Ref: MadiPurc1992)
- The aggregate generation is protogynous hermaphroditic; external fertilisation (Ref: MadiPurc1992)
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