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+model VonBertalanffyGrowth
+ "Rate-of-growth model for biological organisms"
+ parameter Real K "growth rate";
+ parameter Real L "asymptotic final length (L infinity)";
+ Real l "length";
+equation
+ der(l) = K * (L - l);
+end VonBertalanffyGrowth;
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+
+The Bertalanffy equation is an equation that describes the rate of growth of a
+biological organism. The equation was offered by Ludwig von Bertalanffy in 1969.
+
+## Solution
+
+Integrating the equation gives:
+
+ $$ l = L \(1 - e^{-Kt}\) $$
+
+## References
+
+The body of this page comes from Wikipedia.
+
+* Wikipedia:
+ [Bertalanffy equation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Bertalanffy#Bertalanffy_equation)
+* [The von Bertalanffy growth equation](http://www.pisces-conservation.com/growthhelp/index.html?von_bertalanffy.htm)
+
+### Papers
+
+Bertalanffy, L. von, (1969). *General System Theory*. New York: George
+Braziller, pp. 136