Gamete concentrations and gonad index for Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish

Data presented on gamete concentrations (number of oocytes or sperm released per gram of gonad materrial, following induced spawning on samples of gonads) for Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish collectedd on the Great Barrier Reef during the population irruption that started in ~2010. Also presented are total mass of gonads and corresponding total body mass of larger set of starfish, to facilitate estimated of reproductive investment or gonad index (GI)

Dataset consists of 3 spreadsheets (saved in both MS Excel (.xlsx) and Open Document (.ods) formats):

  • GI COTS GBR 2014-19 - Gonad index (total mass of gonads/ total body mass) for Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish
  • Oocyte conc COTS GBR 2015 - Ocyte concentrations measured from samples taken from 3 different arms for each of 32 females, collected at Lizard Island
  • Sperm conc COTS GBR 2015 - Sperm concentrations measured from samples taken from 3 different arms for each of 11 males, collected at Lizard Island

 

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  • Description

    Data presented on gamete concentrations (number of oocytes or sperm released per gram of gonad materrial, following induced spawning on samples of gonads) for Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish collectedd on the Great Barrier Reef during the population irruption that started in ~2010. Also presented are total mass of gonads and corresponding total body mass of larger set of starfish, to facilitate estimated of reproductive investment or gonad index (GI)

    Dataset consists of 3 spreadsheets (saved in both MS Excel (.xlsx) and Open Document (.ods) formats):

    • GI COTS GBR 2014-19 - Gonad index (total mass of gonads/ total body mass) for Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish
    • Oocyte conc COTS GBR 2015 - Ocyte concentrations measured from samples taken from 3 different arms for each of 32 females, collected at Lizard Island
    • Sperm conc COTS GBR 2015 - Sperm concentrations measured from samples taken from 3 different arms for each of 11 males, collected at Lizard Island

     

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  • Data type dataset
  • Keywords
    • biology
    • crown-of-thorns starfish
    • ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
  • Funding source
    • Lizard Island CoTS Grants (via Ian Potter)
    • NESP Tropical Water Quality Hub
    • Morris Foundation
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  • Research themes
    Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change
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  • Start Date 2014/11/01
  • End Date 2019/12/15
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  • Locations
    • Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
    • 14.705660° S, 145.379154° E
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    Citation Pratchett, Morgan; Caballes, Ciemon (2020): Gamete concentrations and gonad index for Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish. James Cook University. https://doi.org/10.25903/5eb4ec2e97772