Energetic cost of growth

Energetic cost of growth

growth_cost_old(
  delta_m,
  prop_blubber,
  prop_water,
  P_lipid_blubber,
  rho_lipid,
  rho_protein,
  D_lipid,
  D_protein
)

Arguments

delta_m

Body mass growth increment (kg/day)

prop_blubber

Proportion of the body that is blubber (%)

prop_water

Proportion of lean body mass that is water (%)

P_lipid_blubber

Proportion of blubber that is lipid (%)

rho_lipid

Energy density of lipids (kJ/kg)

rho_protein

Energy density of protein (kJ/kg)

D_lipid

Efficiency of deposition of lipids (%)

D_protein

Efficiency of deposition of protein (%)