Packard Amber J.

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    Field experiments to determine the ability of gnathiid isopods to detect and locate Caribbean reef fish hosts using chemosensory cues in John Brewers Bay, St Thomas, US Virgin Island from June to August, 2019
    (Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). Contact: bco-dmo-data@whoi.edu, 2023-01-25) Vondriska, Clayton ; Packard, Amber J. ; Sikkel, Paul C.
    Gnathiid isopods are common crustacean parasites that inhabit all oceans from shorelines to depths of over 3000 m and use chemical cues to find their marine fish hosts. While gnathiids are host-generalists, hosts vary in their susceptibility to infestation. However, the mechanisms that mediate differential susceptibility are unknown. Here we used field experiments to investigate if the chemical attractiveness of hosts explains differences in the susceptibility of Caribbean reef fishes to infestation by a common Caribbean gnathiid isopod, Gnathia marleyi. We showed that while G. marleyi can detect and locate hosts using only chemical cues, they do not exhibit a preference for chemical cues produced by more susceptible fish species. We conclude that species-specific chemical cues are not the main mechanism driving differences in host susceptibility to gnathiid isopod infestation and that visual or post-attachment factors such as ease of obtaining a blood meal are likely mediators.  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/887304
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    Behavioral assays to assess the ability of G. marleyi to detect and preferentially differentiate between Caribbean reef fish hosts in John Brewers Bay, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands
    (Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). Contact: bco-dmo-data@whoi.edu, 2023-01-25) Vondriska, Clayton ; Packard, Amber J. ; Sikkel, Paul C.
    Gnathiid isopods are common crustacean parasites that inhabit all oceans from shorelines to depths of over 3000 m and use chemical cues to find their marine fish hosts. While gnathiids are host-generalists, hosts vary in their susceptibility to infestation. However, the mechanisms that mediate differential susceptibility are unknown. Here we used laboratory experiments to investigate if the chemical attractiveness of hosts explains differences in susceptibility of Caribbean reef fishes to infestation by a common Caribbean gnathiid isopod, Gnathia marleyi. We showed that while G. marleyi can detect and locate hosts using only chemical cues, they do not exhibit a preference for chemical cues produced by more susceptible fish species. We conclude that species-specific chemical cues are not the main mechanism driving differences in host susceptibility to gnathiid isopod infestation and that visual or post-attachment factors such as ease of obtaining a blood meal are likely mediators.  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/887279