Dataset: Dose response evaluation of oyster shell strengthening to varying blue crab urine concentrations
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Data Citation:
Roney, S. H., Cepeda, M., Belgrad, B. A., Smee, D. L., Kubanek, J., Weissburg, M. (2022) Juvenile oyster shell strength measurements from a dose response experiment with an array of blue crab urine concentrations conducted at Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL in August - Oct 2022. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2022-11-18 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.884015.1 [access date]
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DOI:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.884015.1
Temporal Extent: 2022-08-08 - 2022-10-03
Project:
Collaborative Research: Keystone chemicals: Identifying general and universal molecules of fear
(Identifying molecules of fear)
Co-Principal Investigator:
Julia Kubanek (Georgia Institute of Technology, GA Tech)
Delbert Lee Smee (Dauphin Island Sea Lab, DISL)
Marc Weissburg (Georgia Institute of Technology, GA Tech)
Scientist:
Benjamin A. Belgrad (Dauphin Island Sea Lab, DISL)
Student:
Marisa Cepeda (Georgia Institute of Technology, GA Tech)
Sarah Hope Roney (Georgia Institute of Technology, GA Tech)
BCO-DMO Data Manager:
Amber D. York (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)
Version:
1
Version Date:
2022-11-18
Restricted:
Yes
Release Date:
2024-06-28
Validated:
Yes
Current State:
Final no updates expected
Juvenile oyster shell strength measurements from a dose response experiment with an array of blue crab urine concentrations conducted at Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL in August - Oct 2022
Abstract:
These data include measurements of juvenile oyster shell strength from a dose response experiment of varying blue crab urine concentrations conducted at Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL in August - Oct 2022.
Study description:
Metabolites from blue crab urine are known to cause shell strengthening in juvenile oysters as a defensive response. Previous studies have identified several bioactive molecules in urine that induce this response in oysters, but others have yet to be identified. In the current study, an array of concentrations of blue crab urine was used to treat oyster juveniles in order to assess the dose-dependency of this response. Oysters were exposed to urine treatments for 8 weeks and their shell strength (N) was measured and standardized to the size of the animals (mm) as a proxy for understanding this defense.