Dataset: Shell thickness of mussel recruits
Data Citation:
Longman, E. K., Sanford, E. (2024) Shell thickness of mussel recruits quantified in two species, Mytilus trossulus and Mytilus californianus. Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2024-01-24 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.918420.1 [access date]
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DOI:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.918420.1
Spatial Extent: N:44.244 E:-121.929 S:36.4476 W:-124.114
Bodega Marine Reserve and Soberanes Point, California; and Bob Creek, Oregon
Temporal Extent: 2020-06-12 - 2021-03-11
Project:
Principal Investigator:
Eric Sanford (University of California-Davis, UC Davis-BML)
Student:
Emily K. Longman (University of California-Davis, UC Davis-BML)
BCO-DMO Data Manager:
Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)
Version:
1
Version Date:
2024-01-24
Restricted:
No
Validated:
Yes
Current State:
Final no updates expected
Shell thickness of mussel recruits quantified in two species, Mytilus trossulus and Mytilus californianus
Abstract:
Mussels are common on rocky shores along the west coast of North America and are prey to a number of species, including the Channeled Dogwhelk, Nucella canaliculata. When N. canaliculata hatch, they are dependent on a supply of newly recruited prey that are variable in abundance. To determine the strength of selection that early-life diet may impose on juvenile dogwhelks, recruit mussel shell thickness was quantified for two mussel species, Mytilus trossulus and Mytilus californianus. In addition, recruit M. californianus were collected from two locations, Bodega Marine Reserve and Soberanes Point, known to differ in the thickness of adult M. californianus.