This data set is from an experiment that varied the total amount of food present and the proportion of that food that was animal or algal tissue in the diet. We maintained crabs on the same diet for 8 weeks, after which we quantified their reproductive effort and physiological condition.
Related Reference: Griffen BD, Riley ME (2015) Potential impacts of invasive crabs on one life history strategy of native rock crabs in the Gulf of Maine. Biological Invasions 17:2533-2544.
Griffen, B. D. (2016) Lab experiment linking dietary consumption and reproduction in crabs in the North Inlet Estuary, Georgetown, SC during 2012 (Variation in Metabolic Processes project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version ) Version Date 2016-05-10 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/644899 [access date]
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