A novel growth function incorporating the effects of reproductive energy allocation.

Ontogenetic growth functions provide basic information in biological and ecological studies. Various growth functions classified into the Pütter model have been used historically, regardless of controversies over their appropriateness. Here, we present a novel growth function for fish and aquatic or...

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Main Authors: Akihiro Manabe, Takashi Yamakawa, Shuhei Ohnishi, Tatsuro Akamine, Yoji Narimatsu, Hiroshige Tanaka, Tetsuichiro Funamoto, Yuji Ueda, Takeo Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6019753?pdf=render