Juvenile oyster shell strength measurements from a dose response assay of chemical cues homarine and trigonelline conducted at Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL in June - August 2021

Dataset: Dose response evaluation of oyster shell strengthening in response to homarine and trigonellineThese data include measurements of juvenile oyster shell strength from a dose response experiment conducted at Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL in June - August of 2021. Study description: Homarine and trigonelline are two blue crab urine metabolites that cause juvenile oysters to strengthen their shells are a defensive response. We evaluated the dose dependency of this response with a dose-response experiment where homarine and trigonelline concentrations (of each individual chemical and a combination of the two) spanned 5 log half-steps. Juvenile oysters were exposed to chemicals 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. For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/883999NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-1948423, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-19484412024-06-2

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

Dataset: Dose response evaluation of oyster shell strengthening to varying blue crab urine concentrationsThese 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. For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/884015NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-1948423, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-19484412024-06-2

Juvenile oyster shell strength measurements from predator cue bioassay experiments with treatments including blue crab urine, homarine, and trigonelline conducted at Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL between June and August of 2020

Dataset: Oyster shell strengthening in response to blue crab predator cuesThese data include measurements of juvenile oyster shell strength from predator cue bioassay experiments conducted at Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL between June and August of 2020. Study description: Homarine and trigonelline are two blue crab urine metabolites that cause mud crabs to seek refuge, but it is unknown whether these molecules influence other species. In the current study, homarine, trigonelline, and blue crab urine of animals fed conspecific and heterospecific diets were tested on juvenile oysters to ascertain if the same molecules known to alter mud crab behavior also affect oyster morphology. Juvenile oysters were exposed to chemicals for roughly 6 weeks and their shell strength (N) was measured and standardized to the size of the animals (mm) as a proxy for understanding this defense. For a complete list of measurements, refer to the full dataset description in the supplemental file 'Dataset_description.pdf'. The most current version of this dataset is available at: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/883945NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-1948423, NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) OCE-194844