Parameter: Stimulus

Dataset: 
Photobehavior for squid and octopus paralarvae in 4 oxygen conditions
Parameter: 
treatment
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 treatment
Short Description:
 treatment
Official Name:
 treatment
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Experimental conditions applied to experimental units.  In comparative experiments, members of the complementary group, the control group, receive either no treatment or a standard treatment.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Stimulus
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
The experimental light stimulus the data are from. The stimulus will either be Light for during a light stimulus (1-9), or Dark for the dark period (no light) immediately after the light stimulus (1-9). DkCtrl1 and DkCtrl2 refer to the 2-3 minute periods of darkness before and after each experiment that serve as a control for normal swimming behavior.