A von Bertalanffy growth model with a seasonally varying coefficient
Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
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Abstract
The von Bertalanffy model of body growth is inappropriate for organisms whose growth is restricted to a seasonal period because it assumes that growth rate is invariant with time. Incorporation of a time-varying coefficient significantly improves the capability of the von Bertalanffy equation to describe changing body size of both the bivalve mollusc Macoma balthicain San Francisco Bay and the flathead sole, Hippoglossoides elassodon, in Washington state. This simple modification of the von Bertalanffy model should offer improved predictions of body growth for a variety of other aquatic animals.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A von Bertalanffy growth model with a seasonally varying coefficient |
| Series title | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
| DOI | 10.1139/f78-231 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Canadian Science Publishing |
| Contributing office(s) | San Francisco Bay-Delta, Pacific Regional Director's Office |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 1479 |
| Last page | 1482 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |