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A simplified schematic of a standard DEB model without maturation or reproduction. DEB theory uniquely partitions organism biomass into reserve and structure compartments. For the sake of simplicity, we do not consider allocation to maturation or reproduction, which would usually be treated as an extra branch before allocation to growth and maintenance. (Online version in colour.)
