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. 2018 May 9;14(5):e1006100. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006100

Table 1. The 14 primary parameters of the std-DEB model in a time-length-energy frame [4].

The values are considered typical values among species at 20°C with maximum structural length Lm=zLmref for a dimensionless zoom factor z and Lmref=1 cm. Structural length is the cubic root of structural volume, which, together with reserve, contributes to body mass. The Gompertz stress coefficient is almost zero for ectotherms and around 0.1 for endotherms, while the Weibull aging acceleration varies greatly between species.

specific searching rate {F˙m} 6.5 l cm−2 d−1
assimilation efficiency κX 0.8
max surface-spec. assimilation rate {p˙Am} 22.5 z J cm−2d−1
energy conductance v˙ 0.02 cm d−1
allocation fraction to soma κ 0.8
reproduction efficiency κR 0.95
volume-spec. som. maint. cost [p˙M] 18 J cm−3d−1
surface-spec. som. maint. cost {p˙T} 0 J cm−2d−1
maturity maint. rate coeff. k˙J 0.002 d−1
specific cost for structure [EG] 2800 J cm−3
maturity at birth EHb 0.275 z3 J
maturity at puberty EHp 166 z3 J
Gombertz stress coefficient sG 0.0001
Weibull aging acceleration h¨a 10−10 d−2