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. 2009 Aug;2(3):394–414. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2009.00077.x

Table 2.

Model variables

Variable Symbol Unit Equation
Individual length L(i, t) cm [3, 5, 7, 9]
Individual weight W(i, t) kg [6]
Individual fecundity Q(i, t) [6]
Offspring number n0(i, t) [11]
Genotypic growth coefficient g(i) Inline graphic [2, 8]
Genotypic PMRN intercept y(i) cm
Genotypic PMRN slope s(i) cm·year−1 [1]
Genotypic gonado-somatic index r(i)
Phenotypic growth coefficient G(i, t) Inline graphic [2, 5]
Phenotypic PMRN intercept Y(i) cm
Phenotypic PMRN slope S(i) cm·year−1 [1]
Phenotypic gonado-somatic index R(i) [5, 6]
Instantaneous predation mortality rate mp year−1 [7, 8]
Instantaneous foraging mortality rate mf year−1 [8]
Maximum instantaneous harvest rate fmax year−1 [10]
Instantaneous harvest mortality rate F(i, t) year−1 [10]
Total instantaneous mortality rate Z(i, t) year−1

–, dimensionless variables.