This dataset includes the maximum speed of escape for five species of calanoid copepod and multiple developmental stages in response to an abrupt hydromechanical stimulus (moving sphere, suction).
These data were published in:
Buskey, E.J., Strickler, J.R., Bradley, C.J., Hartline, D.K. and Lenz, P.H., 2017. Escapes in copepods: comparison between myelinate and amyelinate species. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220(5), pp.754-758. doi:10.1242/jeb.148304
Sources of data: Acartia tonsa (immature stages; current study), Acartia tonsa (adult females; Buskey et al. 2002); Bestiolina similis (current study); Eurytemora affinis (Bradley et al. 2013); Parvocalanus crassirostris (Bradley et al. 2013); Centropages hamatus (Burdick et al. 2007)
Lenz, P. H., Hartline, D. K. (2017) Experimental results on the speed of escape for five species of calanoid copepod and multiple developmental stages in response to artificial hydrodynamic stimuli (PreyEscape project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version ) Version Date 2017-04-12 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/686940 [access date]
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