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DEB theory & ecotox applications
Bas Kooijman
Dept theoretical biology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
[email protected]
http://www.bio.vu.nl/thb/
Lyon, 2008/09/19
DEB theory & ecotox applications
Contents:
• What is DEB theory?
• Evolution & body size scaling
Bas Kooijman
Dept theoretical biology
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
[email protected]
http://www.bio.vu.nl/thb/
• Unexpected links & reconstructions
• Applications of DEB theory
• Effects of chemical compounds
Lyon, 2008/09/19
Dynamic Energy Budget theory
for metabolic organization
• consists of a set of consistent and coherent assumptions
• uses framework of general systems theory
• links levels of organization
scales in space and time: scale separation
• quantitative; first principles only
equivalent of theoretical physics
• interplay between biology, mathematics,
physics, chemistry, earth system sciences
• fundamental to biology; many practical applications
Research strategy
1) use general physical-chemical principles to
develop an educated quantitative expectation for the
eco-physiological behaviour of a generalized species
2) estimate parameters for any specific case
compare the values with expectations from scaling relationships
deviations reveal specific evolutionary adaptations
3) study deviations from model expectations
learn about the physical-chemical details that matter in this case
but had to be ignored because they not always apply
Deviations from a detailed generalized expectation provide
access to species-specific (or case-specific) modifications
Empirical special cases of DEB
year
author
model
year
author
model
1780
Lavoisier
multiple regression of heat against
mineral fluxes
1950
Emerson
cube root growth of bacterial colonies
1825
Gompertz
1889
DEB theory
is axiomatic, 1951 Huggett & Widdas
Survival probability for aging
based
on mechanisms
temperature
dependence of
Arrhenius
1951
Weibull
physiological rates
not meant to glue empirical models
foetal growth
survival probability for aging
1891
Huxley
allometric growth of body parts
1955
Best
diffusion limitation of uptake
1902
Henri
Michaelis--Menten kinetics
1957
Smith
embryonic respiration
1905
Blackman
1973
Droop
reserve (cell quota) dynamics
1910
1920
Since many
empirical models
bilinear functional response
microbial product formation
1959
Leudeking & Piret
to binding
be special cases
of DEB theory
Cooperative
hyperbolic functional response
Hill turn out
1959
Holling
von Bertalanffy
growth ofthese 1962
maintenance
in yields of biomass
behind
models
support
DEB
theory
Pütter the data
Marr &
Pirt
individuals
1927
Pearl
1928
Fisher &
Tippitt
1932
Kleiber
logistic population growth
This makes
DEB theory very
tested
against
data
Weibull aging
water loss in bird
eggs
1974 well
Rahn &
Ar
respiration scales with body
3/ 4
1932
digestion
1975
Hungate
DEB theory
weight reveals when to expect deviations
root growth
of tumours
development of salmonid embryos
Mayneord
1977
Beer & Anderson
from cube
these
empirical
models
Individual  Ecosystem
• population dynamics is derived from
properties of individuals + interactions between them
• evolution according to Darwin:
variation between individuals + selection
• material and energy balances:
most easy for individuals
• individuals are the survival machines of life
Evolution of DEB systems
strong
homeostasis
for structure
variable
structure
composition
1
3
2
5
6
inernalization of
maintenance
delay of use of
internal substrates
increase of
maintenance costs
4
7
installation of
maturation program
5
8
strong homeostasis
for reserve
reproduction
juvenile  embryo + adult
Kooijman & Troost 2007
Biol Rev, 82, 1-30
Standard DEB model
Isomorph with 1 reserve & 1 structure
feeds on 1 type of food
has 3 life stages (embryo, juvenile, adult)
Extensions:
• more types of food and food qualities
• more types of reserve (autotrophs)
• more types of structure (organs, plants)
• changes in morphology
• different number of life stages
Primary scaling relationships
assimilation
feeding
digestion
growth
mobilization
heating,osmosis
turnover,activity
regulation,defence
allocation
egg formation
life cycle
life cycle
aging
{JEAm}
{b}
yEX
yVE
v
{JET}
[JEM]
kJ

R
[MHb]
[MHp]
ha
max surface-specific assim rate  Lm
surface- specific searching rate
yield of reserve on food
yield of structure on reserve
energy conductance
surface-specific somatic maint. costs
volume-specific somatic maint. costs
maturity maintenance rate coefficient
partitioning fraction
reproduction efficiency
volume-specific maturity at birth
volume-specific maturity at puberty
aging acceleration
maximum length Lm =  {JEAm} / [JEM]
Kooijman 1986
J. Theor. Biol.
121: 269-282
Metabolic rate
2 curves fitted:
0.0226 L2 + 0.0185 L3
0.0516 L2.44
Log metabolic rate, w
O2 consumption, l/h
slope = 1
endotherms
ectotherms
slope = 2/3
unicellulars
Length, cm
Intra-species
(Daphnia pulex)
Log weight, g
Inter-species
Daphnia
Length, mm
1/yield, mmol glucose/ mg cells
O2 consumption, μl/h
DEB theory reveals unexpected links
Streptococcus
1/spec growth rate, 1/h
respiration  length in individual animals & yield  growth in pop of prokaryotes
have a lot in common, as revealed by DEB theory
Reserve plays an important role in both relationships,
but you need DEB theory to see why and how
Otolith growth & opacity
• standard DEB model: otolith is a product
• otolith growth has contributions from
growth & dissipation
(= maintenance + maturation + reprod overheads)
• opacity  relative contribution from growth
DEB theory allows reconstruction
of functional response from opacity data
as long as reserve supports growth
Reconstruction is robust for deviations from
correct temperature trajectory
Laure Pecquerie 2007: reading the otolith
time, d
time, d
opacity
functional response
temp correction
Otolith opacity  Functional response
reserve density
body length, cm
otolith length, m
otolith length, m
time, d
time, d
time, d
Laure Pecquerie 2007: reading the otolith
Applications of DEB theory
Fundamental knowledge
• bioproduction: agronomy, aquaculture, fisheries
• pest control
• biotechnology, sewage treatment, biodegradation
• (eco)toxicology, pharmacology
• medicine: cancer biology, obesity, nutrition biology
• global change: biogeochemical climate modeling
• conservation biology; biodiversity
• economy; sustainable development
of metabolic organisation
has many practical applications
Biology based methods
Effects based on internal concentrations
One compartment accumulation-elimination
Hazard rate or physiological target parameter
is linear in internal concentration (small effects only)
Dynamic Energy Budget theory is used to
identify potential target parameters
translate change in parameter to change in endpoint
Interaction of compounds in mixture  product of internal concentrations
similar to analysis of variance
Modes of action of toxicants
 assimilation
food
 maintenance costs
defecation
feeding
faeces

 growth costs
assimilation
 reproduction costs
reserve
somatic
maintenance

maint
1-
7

growth

structure
u

tumour
6
 hazard to embryo
maturity
maintenance
maturation
reproduction
maturity
offspring

6
tumour induction
7
endocr. disruption
8
lethal effects:
hazard rate
Mode of action affects
translation to pop level
body length, mm
indirect effects
mg kg-1
0, 0, 64,139
300
646
Effects on growth
1392
3000
body length, mm
assimilation
Triphenyltin on Folsomia candida
at 20°C
direct effects
maintenance
time, d
growth
time, d
indirect effects
maintenance
cost/offspring
growth
hazard
cum # offspring/♀
cum # offspring/♀
Effects on reproduction
assimilation
cum # offspring/♀
mg L-1
0, 320
560
1000
1800
3200
time, d
Phenol on Daphnia magna
at 20°C
direct effects
time, d
Population effects
can depend on food density
3,4-dichloroaniline
direct effect on reproduction
6.4.7
potassium metavanadate
effect on maintenance
Population growth of rotifer Brachionus rubens at 20˚C
for different algal concentrations
Hazard model
Suppose that the elimination rate is large
 internal conc is fast at equilibrium, hazard rate is constant
Conclusion:
effect on survival  concentration  exposure time
well known in
pharmacology
desinfection of buildings, green houses
Effect on survival
for single compound
Effects of Dieldrin
on survival of Poecilia
NEC 4.49 g l-1
killing rate 0.038 l g-1 d-1
elimination rate 0.712 d-1
Effect on survival for mixture
Model for survival in time for a binary mixture:
8 parameters in total using data for all observation times
control mortality rate, interaction parameter
2  (NEC, killing rate, elimination rate)
Model tested for 6 binary mixtures of
metals (Cu, Cd, Pb & Zn) on Folsomia candida (Collembola)
Survival measurements
daily for 21 days
6  6 concentrations
22  6  6 = 792 data points for each mixture
Cd & Cu  survival of Folsomia
Interaction Cu,Cd, Pb, Zn:
Cu & Pb: slightly antagonistic
Other combinations: nill
Folsomia candida
Data: Bart van Houte
Theory: Bas Kooijman
Fit: Jan Baas
Movie: Jorn Bruggeman
DEB tele course 2009
Cambridge Univ Press 2000
http://www.bio.vu.nl/thb/deb/
Free of financial costs; some 250 h effort investment
Program for 2009:
Feb/Mar general theory
April symposium in Brest (2-3 d)
Sept/Oct case studies & applications
Target audience: PhD students
We encourage participation in groups
that organize local meetings weekly
Software package DEBtool for Octave/ Matlab
freely downloadable
Slides of this presentation are downloadable from
http://www.bio.vu.nl/thb/users/bas/lectures/
Audience:
thank you for your attention
Organizers:
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