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Table 1 Growth parameters estimated by NORMSEP plus nonlinear least squares fit of the von Bertalanffy function, and by ELEFAN routine

From: Growth, mortality, and reproduction of Tagelus plebeius (Bivalvia: Solecurtidae) in Southeast Brazil

MPA

LFDA

NORMSEP

ELEFAN

Parameter

Mean (±SD)

P

Parameter

 

L ∞ (mm)

74.14 (4.01)

<0.001

L ∞ (mm)

74.6

K (year−1)

0.52 (0.05)

<0.001

K (year−1)

0.4

C

0.47 (0.15)

0.003

C

0.4

WP

0.94 (0.09)

<0.001

WP

0.8

r

0.99

 

Rn

0.298

ϕ′

3.46

ϕ′

3.35

t max (year)

2.58

t max (year)

3.28

Z (year)

2.16

Z (year)

1.85

Δ Z/K

0.29

Δ Z/K

0.34

Smallest (mm)

4.98

  

Largest (mm)

65.14

  1. L ∞ asymptotic length, K curvature parameter, C constant for the amplitude of seasonal oscillation of growth, WP point of lowest growth rate in the year, r correlation coefficient, ϕ′ standard growth index (Pauly and Munro 1984), t max life span, Z mortality rate, Δ Z/K predation pressure, SD standard deviation
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