Population Growth

Growth of Tursiops truncatus

Auximetric graph

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Main Ref. :

91997 Data Ref. :

Data Type :

length-frequencies

Sex :

male

L infinity (cm) :

154.0 OT

95% confidence limit: 142.88680 - 165.11320

K (1/y) :

0.124 other method(s)/n.a.

r²:

95% confidence limit: 0.046 - 0.202

to (y) :

95% confidence limit:

Winf. :

b used :

Ø' : 3.47

C :

M (1/y) :

M Ref. : M doubtful?

r²:

95% confidence limit:

Lm (cm) :

Male

Lm Ref. :

Locality :

Gulf of Mexico

Country :

Environment:

Temp. :

Temp. Ref. :

Comment :

Others refer to jack knife girth. Method: Gompertz model. Linf over 30% larger or smaller than Lmax? Yes.
Growth estimates outlier in auximetric graph? Not checked.

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