Yellow Perch egg 'omics datasets

<p style="margin-left:24.0pt;">Keywords: biomaterial, egg ribbon, gelatinous, defense, protection, proteomics, metabolomics</p>

<p>This file is primarily to make available the data used in analyzing the proteome and metabolome of Yellow Perch egg skein material. The egg proteome contains at least 70 proteins. The major classes of proteins are identified and organized as to rough estimates of abundance. For the non-protein metabolome, 2,025 chemicals were detected and matched to unique compounds in mass spectroscopy databases. Over one thousand other detected masses were not matched to known compounds. Several alkaloids and other noxious compounds associated with poisonous plants and animals were detected. These may contribute to defending the eggs from predation.</p>

<p>Overall project highlights not included in this file:</p>

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<li>mostly proven that the skein, rather than eggs does deter predators</li>
<li>a variety of proteins and chemical compounds could be responsible for the repellant effect</li>
<li>appears to be very effective in deterring predation – may be worth the energetic cost of production</li>
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<li>skein has multiple means of defense against predation – chemical (as observed by goby trials) and physical (as observed in crayfish trials)</li>
<li>predators may have learned behavior to avoid skeins, providing protection even from physical damage from predators</li>
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