Dataset: Phillips and Shima 2010 - Larvae per Capsule
Deployment: Osenberg_et_al_Moorea

These data include measurements of female snails, their weight, egg capsule length and number of larvae in capsules.

View Data: For data, See Dataset Metadata Page: https://osprey.bco-dmo.org/dataset/724586

Principal Investigator:

Nicole Phillips (Victoria University of Wellington)

Co-Principal Investigator:

Jeffrey Shima (Victoria University of Wellington)

Contact:

Nicole Phillips (Victoria University of Wellington)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Mathew Biddle (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Project:

Spatial patterns of coral-vermetid interactions: short-term effects and long-term consequences (Vermetids_Corals)

Version:

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Description

These data include information on the reproductive biology and ecology of Ceraesignum (formerly Dendropoma) maximum.

Related Datasets:

Reef Locations: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/645257
Phillips and Shima 2010 - Brooding and Size: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/722287
Phillips and Shima 2010 - Development Stage Capsule: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/722344
Phillips and Shima 2010 - Egg Number and Female Size: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/724569
Phillips and Shima 2010 - Larvae per Capsule: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/724586 (The current page)
Phillips and Shima 2010 - Size and Sex: https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/724601

Methods & Sampling

Dataset acquisition description

Individual Dendropoma (now Ceraesignum) maximum were collected haphazardly from seven sites in April and September 2008. Snails were removed with their shells in tact using a chisel and hammer. At the lab, snails were removed from the shell. Females were determine by the presence of a mantle slit and appearance of gonads. Length of capsules were measured in April to the nearest 0.01mm. The number of larvae in an egg capsule was determined by a subset of the capsules in a female. Weights that are the same are from the same female. Missing female weights are because those females were not weighed.

Data Processing Description

Dataset Processing Description

BCO-DMO Processing:

added conventional header with dataset name, PI name, version date
modified parameter names to conform with BCO-DMO naming conventions
empty values were replaced with 'nd' (no data).

More information about this dataset deployment

Funding

Award Number	Funding Source
OCE-1130359	NSF Division of Ocean Sciences

Instruments

Measuring Tape

Supplied Name: length was determined

Supplied Description:

In the lab the diameter of the opening of the shell was measured in samples from April.

Instrument Type

Generic Name: Measuring Tape

Generic Description:

A tape measure or measuring tape is a flexible ruler. It consists of a ribbon of cloth, plastic, fibre glass, or metal strip with linear-measurement markings. It is a common tool for measuring distance or length.

scale

Supplied Name: balance

Supplied Description:

Snails were removed from the shell, and sex, length and wet mass were determined.

Instrument Type

Generic Name: scale

Acronym: balance

Community Identifier: http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L05/current/LAB13/

Generic Description:

An instrument used to measure weight or mass.

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
FEMALE_WEIGHT	mass of individual female snails	grams (g)	weight
EGG_CAPSULE_LENGTH	length of the egg capsule from an individual female	millimeters (mm)	length
number_LARVAE_IN_CAPSULE	number of larvae in egg capsule	unitless	count

Database

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Dataset: Phillips and Shima 2010 - Larvae per Capsule
Deployment: Osenberg_et_al_Moorea

Dataset acquisition description

Dataset Processing Description

Database

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Dataset: Phillips and Shima 2010 - Larvae per CapsuleDeployment: Osenberg_et_al_Moorea

Dataset acquisition description

Dataset Processing Description

Dataset: Phillips and Shima 2010 - Larvae per Capsule
Deployment: Osenberg_et_al_Moorea