wklife

A dataset containing life history parameters for a range of teleost species

Format

A data frame with 15 rows (i.e. species) and 13 variables:

species

name

area

stock

sex

a

scaling factor of the length weight relationship

b

exponent of the length weight relationship

linf

asymptotic length of the Von Bertalanffy growth equation

k

rate at which length reaches linf

t0

adjusts the growth equation for the initial size at birth

lmax

asymptotic length of the Von Bertalanffy growth equation

l50

length at which 50% are mature

a50

age at which 50% are mature

See also

teleost