(a).
| Data source | j′ | j | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logistic | Gompertz | Rosenzweig | Richards | ||
| Richards model | Logistic | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gompertz | Inf | 1 | Inf | — | |
| Rosenzweig | Inf | — | 1 | — | |
| Richards model | 8866.4 | Inf | 144.8 | 1 | |
| AIC | 260 | 241 | 245 | 231 | |
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| Gompertz model | Logistic | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gompertz | Inf | 1 | 19.8855 | 13.0241 | |
| Rosenzweig | Inf | — | 1 | — | |
| Richards model | Inf | — | Inf | 1 | |
| AIC | 618 | 440 | 601 | 556 | |