Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
| Table 5. Result of sensitivity analysis on physiological parameters used in the bioenergetic model. Values represent percent change from nominal estimates of phosphorus consumption and excretion upon +10% perturbation of individual model parameters. Parameter symbols are defined in Table 1. |
| Parameter | Phosphorus consumption (g) | Phosphorus excretion (g) | ||
| -10% | +10% | -10% | +10% | |
| CA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| CB | -0.42 | 0.41 | 2.16 | -2.08 |
| CQ | 0.68 | -0.13 | -0.65 | 0.58 |
| CTO | 2.08 | -1.17 | -6.32 | 6.04 |
| CTM | -0.56 | 0.09 | 0.58 | -0.43 |
| RA | -6.64 | 2.32 | 7.05 | -4.47 |
| RB | 0.35 | -0.35 | -1.87 | 1.83 |
| RQ | 1.79 | -1.71 | -6.33 | 7.91 |
| RTO | 2.72 | -6.29 | -8.00 | 9.97 |
| RTM | 0.87 | 0.71 | -4.46 | -4.46 |
| ACT | -7.16 | 4.19 | 6.47 | -7.91 |
| SDA | -2.31 | 2.32 | 5.04 | -5.21 |
| FA | -1.10 | 1.11 | 5.76 | -5.73 |
| UA | -1.35 | 1.39 | 7.05 | -7.17 |
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U.S. Geological Survey
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