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Learning Bioenergetics.
Fr the most part, these parameters have been determined experimentally in the laboratory and
do not change. You do not need to edit or even view any of the physiological parameters while.
running your simuiation; however, you can change their values. Fr a more in-depth discussion of
the parameter definitions, derivations and applications, read sectiDn 1, chapter 2 Df the
dDcumef.ltation, Core Processes in Bioenergetics. FDr a listing of the parameter values of different
species, see Appendix A, Fish Physiological Parameters.
.. Select EdillPhyslological parameter defaults to view the physiolDgical parameter
database. Note that the database will be permanently altered by any changes you make to these
data; however, making changes in the database will have nD effect Dn physiolDgical parameters in
cohort files that already exist.
Interface for editing the physiological pararneter database.
A conservative approach to editing a species' physiolDgical parameters Is to copy the species of
Interest and give It a new name, thus allowing you to test your changes before committing to
permanently updating the database. You can always refer to Appendix A to view the original
parameters.
3.6 Putting it All Together
A file Is a cohort: The mDst fundamental unit of analysis is a cohort. In Fish Bioenergetics 3.0, a
cohort is a single species of fish in a specific life stage, such as an adult perch. A cohort can
represent one fish or many fish. In Fish Bioenergetics 3.0, each file is a cohort. You create a
cDhDrt when you open a new file; load your user Input data, and use thi:l software's physiological
parameters appropriate for YDur species to analyze your data and make predictiDns. Multiple
cDhorts are created by creating mUltiple files, and you analyze the results of multiple CDil0rts by
. creating a second file type called a summary file.
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