Influence of predator-prey evolutionary history, chemical alarm-cues and feeding selection on induction of toxin production in a marine dinoflagellate

Abstract

Data include induced toxin production in the marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella (formerly known as A. fundyense). The hypothesis that history of co-occurrence between predator and prey affects the ability of prey to recognize and respond to predators with increased toxin production was tested for this copepod-alga interaction.

Independent variable: direct and indirect induction of toxin production, algal alarm-cue, and feeding selectivity

Dependent variables: toxicity (pgSTXeq per cell) and ingestion rate (cells per copepod per hour)

Data were published in: Senft-Batoh, C. D., Dam, H. G., Shumway, S. E., Wikfors, G. H., & Schlichting, C. D. (2015). Influence of predator–prey evolutionary history, chemical alarm‐cues, and feeding selection on induction of toxin production in a marine dinoflagellate. Limnol. Oceanogr., 60(1), 318-328. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10027

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/853828