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Lethal concentration data for seasonal exposure to TFM for larval sea lamprey
Description
This dataset contains 2011 seasonal larval sea lamprey exposed to the piscicide, 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) toxicity data.
Usage
lamprey_tox
Format
A tibble containing 64 rows and 7 columns.
- nominal_dose
nominal TFM dose (mg/L)
- tank
tank assignment
- month
month in which toxicity test occurred
- dose
averaged measured TFM dose (mg/L) over 12 h of exposure
- response
number of lamprey that responded over 12 h exposure to TFM
- survive
number of lamprey that survived over 12 h exposure to TFM
- total
total number of lamprey that were exposed to TFM over 12 h
Details
For each month, new lamprey were collected from the Deer Creek, MI, and were randomly assigned to a tank for exposure to varying doses of the piscicide, 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM).
Source
Hlina, B.L., Birceanu, O., Robinson, C.S., Dhiyebi, H., Wilkie, M.P. In Reivew. Seasonal Variation in the Sensitivity of Invasive Sea Lampreys to the Lampricide TFM: Importance of Energy Reserves and Temperature. North American Journal of Fisheries Management