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 identifi...
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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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