Integrating dynamic energy budget (DEB) theory with traditional bioenergetic models
Dynamic energy budget (DEB) theory offers a systematic, though abstract, way to describe
how an organism acquires and uses energy and essential elements for physiological …
how an organism acquires and uses energy and essential elements for physiological …
Life histories, salinity zones, and sublethal contributions of contaminants to pelagic fish declines illustrated with a case study of San Francisco Estuary, California, USA
ML Brooks, E Fleishman, LR Brown, PW Lehman… - Estuaries and …, 2012 - Springer
Human effects on estuaries are often associated with major decreases in abundance of
aquatic species. However, remediation priorities are difficult to identify when declines result …
aquatic species. However, remediation priorities are difficult to identify when declines result …
Dynamic energy budget theory meets individual‐based modelling: A generic and accessible implementation
Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory was designed to understand the dynamics of
biological systems from cells to populations and ecosystems via a mass balance approach …
biological systems from cells to populations and ecosystems via a mass balance approach …
Simplified dynamic energy budget model for analysing ecotoxicity data
Models based on Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory offer important advantages in the
interpretation of toxicant effects on life-history traits. In contrast to descriptive approaches …
interpretation of toxicant effects on life-history traits. In contrast to descriptive approaches …
Metabolic theory, life history and the distribution of a terrestrial ectotherm
M Kearney - Functional Ecology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Life histories, population dynamics and geographic range limits are fundamentally
constrained by the way organisms acquire and allocate energy and matter. Metabolic …
constrained by the way organisms acquire and allocate energy and matter. Metabolic …
Testing metabolic theories
MR Kearney, CR White - The American Naturalist, 2012 - journals.uchicago.edu
Metabolism is the process by which individual organisms acquire energy and materials from
their environment and use them for maintenance, differentiation, growth, and reproduction …
their environment and use them for maintenance, differentiation, growth, and reproduction …
Scaling up in ecology: mechanistic approaches
M Denny, L Benedetti-Cecchi - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Ecologists have long grappled with the problem of scaling up from tractable, small-scale
observations and experiments to the prediction of large-scale patterns. Although there are …
observations and experiments to the prediction of large-scale patterns. Although there are …
Estimating von Bertalanffy parameters with individual and environmental variations in growth
AO Shelton, M Mangel - Journal of Biological Dynamics, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Variation among individuals is an ubiquitous feature of natural populations. However, the
relative roles of intrinsic individual differences and stochastic processes in generating …
relative roles of intrinsic individual differences and stochastic processes in generating …
Reconstructing individual food and growth histories from biogenic carbonates
L Pecquerie, R Fablet, H De Pontual… - Marine Ecology …, 2012 - int-res.com
Environmental conditions experienced by aquatic organisms are archived in biogenic
carbonates such as fish otoliths, bivalve shells and coral skeletons. These calcified …
carbonates such as fish otoliths, bivalve shells and coral skeletons. These calcified …
The trade-off between maturation and growth during accelerated development in frogs
Developmental energetics are crucial to a species' life history and ecology but are poorly
understood from a mechanistic perspective. Traditional energy and mass budgeting does …
understood from a mechanistic perspective. Traditional energy and mass budgeting does …