Peer J Consumption Data

Abstract

The data file contains the results of predation experiments on oyster spat by mud crabs in the presence of chemical cues produced by blue crabs fed differing amounts of mud crabs and placed different distances away. The treatment variables and levels consist of: Distance (0.25m, 0.5m, 1m, 1.5m, or 2m); Diet (High [H], Low [L], or Control [C]); and, Time (24, 48 hours). Date of experiment also is included. The measurement variables consist of Total Number Eaten, and Proportion Eaten Outside Refuge.