Project Period
March 1, 2011-February 28, 2014
Level of Access
Open-Access Report
Grant Number
NA11NMF4540025
Submission Date
8-18-2014
Abstract
Objective 1 — Sperm advection-diffusion model: Develop a two-dimensional spatial model to predict the concentration o f sperm and effective range of fertilization in a sperm plume at varying distances from a source population of spawning males under scenarios of synchronous and asynchronous spawning.
Objective 2 — Fertilization assays in field populations: Conduct a time series of fertilization assays over experimental populations of scallops to (a) further develop the methodology to assess ambient sperm loads in scallop populations over the course of the spawning season, (b) compare model predictions about spatial patterns of sperm concentration and fertilization generated in Objective 1 to field observations on experimental populations, (c) determine the influence of differences in the sperm plume arising from two experimental populations spanning a ten-fold difference in male density, and (d) conduct laboratory flume experiments to evaluate potential biases introduced by Nitex egg baskets to estimates of absolute and relative rates of fertilization.
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Recommended Citation
Wahle, Richard A. and Jumars, Peter, "Developing Tools to Evaluate Spawning & Fertilization Dynamics of the Giant Sea Scallop — Phase II: Field Trials in Experimental Populations" (2014). University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports. 36.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/orsp_reports/36
Manuscript Number
MS584_2014_WAH_Developing
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