A bioenergetic model for zebrafish Danio rerio (Hamilton)

Authors

Christopher J. Chizinski, Texas Tech University, LubbockFollow
B. Sharma, Texas Tech University, Lubbock
K. L. Pope, USGS–Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NEFollow
Kevin L. Pope, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
R. Patinos, USGS–Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Date of this Version

3-13-2008

Comments

Published in Journal of Fish Biology (2008) 73, 35–43. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01900.x, available online at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com

Abstract

A bioenergetics model was developed from observed consumption, respiration and growth rates for zebrafish Danio rerio across a range (18–32° C) of water temperatures, and evaluated with a 50 day laboratory trial at 28° C. No significant bias in variable estimates was found during the validation trial; namely, predicted zebrafish mass generally agreed with observed mass.