Estimation of DEB parametersBas Kooijman

Dept theoretical biologyVrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Bas@bio.vu.nlhttp://www.bio.vu.nl/thb/

Marseille, 2007/01/18

Auxiliary theoryQuantities that are easy to measure (e.g. respiration, body weight) have contributions form several processes they are not suitable as variables in explenatory models

Variables in explenatory models are not directly measurable we need auxiliary theory to link core theory to measurements

Standard DEB model: isomorph with 1 reserve & 1 structure that feeds on 1 type of food

DEB parameters

• primary parameters determine food uptake changes of state variables (reserve, maturity, structure)

• compound parameters: functions of primary parameters

• composition parameters food, reserve, structure, products (feaces, N-waste)

• thermodynamic parameters free energies (chemical potentials) entropies dissipating heat

Reserve & maturity: hidden

Maturity: information, not mass or energy quantified as cumulated mass of reserve that is invested

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measuredfor 2 food levels primary parameters

One-sample case

Two-sample case: D. magna 20°C

Optimality of life history parameters?

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Given primary parameters:

• get composition parameters• get mass fluxes (respiration)• get entropies, free energies

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CMC0, kcal 64.81 30.54 16.80 16.87

C JCM, kcal/d 0.1042 0.0408 0.0200 0.0358

C, kJ/C-mol 401 616 516

MC0, C-mol 0.570 0.319 0.114 0.137

JCM, mmol/d 0.426 0.136 0.290

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0.500 0.159 0.341

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t0 = 200 d 0.546 0.191 0.263

MCV =MV , mol/mol

t0 = 400 d 0.537 0.185 0.278

MCV =MV , mol/mol

t0 = 600 d 0.531 0.181 0.288