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A biophysical model of aquatic organism growth
| dc.contributor.advisor | Sharpe, P. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wu, H. | |
| dc.creator | Yamaguchi, Royji | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-08T17:41:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-01-08T17:41:07Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1981 | |
| dc.date.issued | 1981 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/DISSERTATIONS-90830 | |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 85-88) | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The dynamics of growth in aquatic organisms were mathematically described in this study. The growth rate equation, a function of organism weight, food availability and oxygen concentration, was developed employing a Growth Rotor approach. A stochastic thermodynamic model was derived to reflect the temperature effects on aquatic organism growth. An organism size distribution function was incorporated into the model to predict biomass production. The mechanisms determining the size distribution were discussed. A parameter evaluation of the growth model was performed to test its behavior. | en |
| dc.format.extent | viii, 89 leaves : illustrations | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Bioengineering | en |
| dc.subject.classification | 1981 Dissertation Y19 | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Aquaculture | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Developmental biology--Mathematical models | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Biological models | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Bioengineering | en |
| dc.title | A biophysical model of aquatic organism growth | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A&M University | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctorial | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Brick, Robert W. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Fares, Y. | |
| dc.type.genre | dissertations | en |
| dc.type.material | text | en |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
| dc.publisher.digital | Texas A&M University. Libraries |
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