Zusammenfassung: In respect to the higher initial mortality in fish by cannibalism, computer simulation of individual growth variation was made in terms of coefficient of variation(CV) and skewness(sk) of frequency distribution. CV of the cannibalistic groups changed similarly to the control groups, but converged on smaller values than the asymptotic CV of the control groups. Sk of the cannibalistic groups finally converged on similar values to those of the control groups after irregular changes in positive values except N-N correspondent type.

Zusammenfassung: The growth curves of von Bertalanffy, logistic and Gompertz models were expanded using a periodic function, f (t + 1) = f (t). Each model was expanded into l = l infinity (1-exph sub(1)), l = l infinity /(1 + exph sub(1)) and l = l infinity exp(-exph sub(1)) where h sub(1) = -K(F(t)-F(t sub(0))), F' = f, f = (1 + a)/2 + (1-a)/2 multiplied by cos 2 pi (t-t sub(1)) : a less than or equal to f less than or equal to 1. BASIC programs for each model were written by Marquardt's method. The following subjects were also considered : an expansion into another type, a parameter-error analysis, a comparison with the original model and with Walford's graphical method, and a calculation to determine the extreme points of the growth rate. This expansion of the growth curves is useful and the programs are easily applied to other curves.