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DEB theory The Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) theory unifies the commonalities between organisms as prescribed by the implications of energetics, which links different levels of biological organisation (cells, organisms and populations). The theory presents simple mechanistic rules that describe the uptake and use of energy and nutrients (substrates, food, light) and the consequences for physiological organisation throughout an organism's life cycle, including the relationships of energetics with aging and effects of toxicants. All living organisms are covered in a single quantitative framework, the predictions of which are tested against a wide variety of experimental results at the various levels of biological organisation. The theory explains many general observations, such as the body size scaling relationships of certain physiological traits, and provides a theoretical underpinning to the widely used method of indirect calorimetry. Learn more.

Upcoming events and courses If you consider a possible participation in an up-coming DEB course, which is not open yet for registration, for yourself or persons working with you, we suggest that you complete the form for expressing your interest without any obligations; you will receive an email when the registration opens. We will announce the events also on Facebook and Twitter. Event Location Dates DEB2019: Tele-course Online 2019/Jan 24-Feb 28 10th edition of the DEB tele-course: general theoretical part. Focus is on chapters 1-4 of the DEB-book, which deal with the principles of the theory and (the simplest) univariate DEB models. DEB2019: Practical course, Workshop & Symposium Brest, France 2019/Apr: 1-6 & 8-9 & 10-12 DEB School practical course (a continuation of the tele-course, including practical exercises). The course is followed by 2-day DEB workshops, and the 6th international symposium! Application for the school and abstract submission are open (deadline October 20th). Previous editions. See here for all events DEBnet DEBnet is a network of DEB experts in a wide range of fields: Aquaculture, Mathematics, Ecotoxicology, Economics, Ecology ... Other Internet is a big place, and we are exploring it. Other on-line places to find DEB: Zotero DEB library, AmP on ResearchGate,AmP on Facebook, AmP on Twitter. Subscribe to the DEB mailing list here: deblist@univ-brest.fr (allows you to receive and send scientific information and job offers within the DEB community)

Add-my-pet Add-my-pet is akin to an online library, but with added features. It contains referenced data, implied properties of species, and DEB parameter estimates and code for obtaining them. Most useful links: The wiki style estimation procedure manual. For getting acquainted with the terminology in the collection, data types, parameter estimation, description of model types etc. Add-my-pet portal. Navigate through the pages of the collection, look at plotted energy budgets and parameter patterns. Learn more about the aims, research, and applications. Meet the people involved, find (or add) your name to the contributors list. AmPtool description. This page describes how to use AmPtool for analysis of data. AmPtool contains Matlab functions for analysis of patterns in (functions of) parameter values of the Add-my-Pet collection. It is an extension of DEBtool_M and makes frequent use of it. AmPeco extension. Listed here you can find coding that is used in the AmP collection to specify climate, ecozone, habitat, embryo environment, migration/torpor, food, gender, and reproduction for each AmP entry. Codes can be used for linking ecological properties to DEB parameters. Scripts are still under development. DEBtool DEBtool is a software package that can be used to illustrate some implications of the Dynamic Energy Budget theory and to apply this theory in the analysis of eco-physiological data. Download the latest version from GitHub. Browse DEBtool Manual. DEBlab For supporting material for the DEB book, access to software package DEBtool and data libraries go to the DEBlab