Population Growth

Growth of Cyprinus carpio

Auximetric graph	Lm vs Linf graph	M vs Linf graph
Lm vs Linf graph	M vs K graph
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Main Ref. :

88006 Data Ref. :

Data Type :

annuli on many otoliths

Sex :

female

L infinity (cm) :

66.2 FL

95% confidence limit: 62.700 - 70.100

K (1/y) :

0.350

n: 345

r²:

95% confidence limit:

to (y) :

0.16

95% confidence limit: -0.020 - 0.200

Winf. :

b used :

Ø' : 3.19

C :

M (1/y) :

0.600 M Ref. :88006 M doubtful?

r²:

95% confidence limit:

From tmax & Hoenig's model

Lm (cm) :

Female

Lm Ref. : 88006

Locality :

Lake Gariep, (30°38'S; 25°46'E), Orange River

Country :

South Africa

Environment:

open waters

Temp. :

15.9 Temp. Ref. : 88006

Comment :

Ageing done with whole astericus otoliths; validation with OTC-HCl marked-recaptured specimens and edge analysis; corroboration by length-based age structured models. Lightly-exploited population; F=0.12. Growth estimates outlier in auximetric graph? Not checked.

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