Table 2 Summary of parameter mean values and standard deviations (s.d) used in the bioenergetics model.
From: The influence of ontogenetic diet variation on consumption rate estimates: a marine example
Parameter description | Symbol | Value | s.d | Units | Equation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proportion of ingested energy lost to egestion, excretion, and digestion | A | 0.319 | 0.068 | — | 1 | Derived from Hartman and Brandt5 |
Energy density of P. saltatrix | Fj | 7057.1 | 1316 | J g−1 | 2 | Measured |
*Von Bertalanffy growth curve parameter | t 0 | −0.119 | 0.07 | — | — | |
Von Bertalanffy growth curve parameter | k | 0.31 | 0.015 | — | — | |
Von Bertalanffy growth curve parameter | L ∞ | 81.5 | 0.75 | cm FL | — | |
Mass-dependent intercept of metabolic rate | R A | 0.0047 | 0.0001 | — | 3 | Derived |
Mass-dependent gradient of metabolic rate | R B | −0.2406 | 0.047 | — | 3 | Derived |
Activity multiplier | ACT | 1.881 | 0.502 | — | 3 | |
Oxy-caloric coefficient | oxy | 14140 | 0.135 | J gO2−1 | 3 | |
Temperature-dependent gradient of metabolic rate | R Q | 0.091 | 0.009 | — | 4 | Derived |
Energy density function coefficient | EW A | 1.293 | — | — | 6 | Derived |
Energy density function constant | EW B | 1.361 | — | — | 6 | Derived |
