GrowthPerformance: Munro's phi

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Author(s) References See Also

Description

Index of overall growth performance

Usage

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phi(K, Winf)
phi.prime(K, Linf)

Arguments

K

growth rate

Winf

asymptotic weight

Linf

asymptotic length

Details

They were defined as

phi = log10(K) + (2/3) * log10(Winf)

phi-prime = log10(K) + 2*log10(Linf)

Value

phi or phi-prime index

Author(s)

Sandro Klippel

References

Munro, J., Pauly, D., 1983. A simple method for comparing the growth of fishes and invertebrates. Fishbyte 1 (1), 5-6.

Sparre, P., Venema, S., 1998. Introduction to tropical fish stock assessment - Part 1: Manual. Vol. 306/1 of FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. FAO, Rome.

See Also

VBGFl, VBGFw


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