Fetal blubber mass

Fetal blubber mass

Fetal blubber mass (vectorised)

fetal_blubber_mass(
  L,
  BC,
  M_muscle,
  M_viscera,
  M_bones,
  D_blubber,
  D_muscle,
  D_viscera,
  D_bones
)

fetal_blubber_mass_vec(
  L,
  BC,
  M_muscle,
  M_viscera,
  M_bones,
  D_blubber,
  D_muscle,
  D_viscera,
  D_bones
)

Arguments

L

Length of the fetus (m)

M_muscle

Mass of muscles in the fetus (kg)

M_viscera

Mass of viscera in the fetus (kg)

M_bones

Mass of bone tissues in the fetus (kg)

D_blubber

Average blubber density (kg/m^3)

D_muscle

Average muscle density (kg/m^3)

D_viscera

Average density of viscera (kg/m^3)

D_bones

Average bone density (kg/m^3)

Note

The original equation from Christiansen et al. (2022) (DOI: 10.3354/meps14009) includes an additional term designed to account for the calf's body condition at birth. However, Christiansen et al. rely on a metric of body condition (BC) that differs from, and is not readily comparable to, ours. Here, we assume that BC = 0, which corresponds to an animal of average body condition.

The original equation from Christiansen et al. (2022) (DOI: 10.3354/meps14009) includes an additional term designed to account for the calf's body condition at birth. However, Christiansen et al. rely on a metric of body condition (BC) that differs from, and is not readily comparable to, ours. Here, we assume that BC = 0, which corresponds to an animal of average body condition.