2018
DOI: 10.7287/peerj.4205v0.1/reviews/2
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Peer Review #2 of "On the exponent in the Von Bertalanffy growth model (v0.1)"

Abstract: Bertalanffy proposed the differential equation m´(t) = p × m (t) a-q × m (t) for the description of the mass growth of animals as a function m(t) of time t. He suggested that the solution using the metabolic scaling exponent a = 2/3 (von Bertalanffy growth function VBGF) would be universal for vertebrates. Several authors questioned universality, as for certain species other models would provide a better fit. This paper reconsiders this question. Based on 60 data sets from literature (37 about fish and 23 abou… Show more

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