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

Document Type

Article

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.