Predator Induced and Non-Induced Eastern Oyster Shell Thickness Data

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Roney, Sarah
Dickinson, Gary
Belgrad, Ben
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This data is associated with the study "Eastern oysters minimize costs of inducible defenses by changing shell strengthening mechanism with age". This study tested which mechanism, hardness or thickness, juvenile eastern oysters use to strengthen their shells in response to chemical cues from predators. Data was collected from eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica, grown in a nursery in Dauphin Island, AL with or without exposure to chemical cues from blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus. Two age groups (four-week and eight-week-old post-settlement) of juveniles were included in this study. Oyster shell thickness overall and within both shell layers was measured.
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U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under NOAA Award NA18OAR4170080, the National Science Foundation Award 1948423, National Science Foundation REU Program grant number 1838618
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2024-08
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