Program, Project, or Expedition Name:
Red Crab Project
Data Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bioproject/PRJNA765736
| Institution | LMRCSC, UMCES |
| Principal Investigator | J. Sook Chung | chung@umces.edu | 410-234-8841 |
| Funding Agency/Contract # | NOAA, Office of EPP, NA11SEC4810002 |
| Collection Start Date | 6/25/2013 |
| Objectives of Data Collection Effort | Investigate gene expression levels of hormones related to reproduction, and to use transcriptomic analysis to determine what suite of reproductive-related peptides are present in the eyestalk ganglia of female red deep-sea crabs. |
| Collection End Date | 9/30/2016 |
| Data Collectors Identifying Numbers | N/A |
| Ship or Other Platform Name | NOAA R/V Gordon Gunter & F/V Hannah Boden |
| Geographic Location [Latitude(s)/longitude(s)] | 36 13 .3 74 42 .5 36 15 .6 74 44 .5 36 27 .8 74 43 .8 36 29 .6 74 41 .1 36 41 .3 74 37 .6 36 32 .5 74 41 .5 36 26 .3 74 43 .9 36 31 .7 74 41 .7 |
| Units | transcripts/ug total RNA; transcripts per million |
| Data Parameters | mean ± SE (n) |
| Precision | N/A |
| Observation Methodology | N/A |
| Instrument/Gear Identification of Description | crab pots and/or trawls |
| Analysis Methodology | Molecular cloning; gene expression; transcriptomic analysis; Neuropeptide quantification |
| Data Processing/ Reduction Methodology | N/A |
| Explanations of Data Quality Flags | N/A |
| Citations of Relevant Publications and Grey Literature | N/A |
