Table 1.
Parameters used in the model and their values, if known, from published data.
| parameter value | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| parameter | meaning | body | disc |
| B0/D0 | initial body/disc size (mg and cell number, respectively) | 0.0022 | 38 |
| c | intrinsic (insulin-insensitive) growth rate | — | |
| s | insulin-sensitive growth rate | — | |
| i | level of insulin signalling (ranges from 0 to 1) | — | |
| c+s | growth rate under optimal conditions (i=1), before critical size | 0.088 | 0.11 |
| c′+s′ | growth rate under optimal conditions (i=1), after critical size | 0.041 | 0.075 |
| L | critical size (mg) | 0.21 | — |
| T0 | body's TGP | 21 | — |
| T1 | time from hatch to attainment of critical size | — | — |
| T2 | time from hatch to initiation of disc growth | — | — |
| a | body size (as proportion of L) at which disc starts growing | — | 0.035 |
| K | disc's TGP (as multiple of T0) | — | 1.9 |