Peer J Consumption Data

These data were used for a study that will be reported on in a forthcoming Peer J article. The data files were updated on September 25, 2015.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.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