Telomere dynamics in the Pacific crown-of-thorns seastar (Acanthaster cf. solaris): effect of age, diet, and tissue type

This dataset explores the use of telomere length in crown-of-thorns seastar as age marker. Seastar specimens were collected at AIMS, followed by DNA extraction and quantitative PCR in the PC2 lab. The data was collected during the first half of 2022. The results and interpretation of this dataset has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Coral Reefs in July 2023.

本数据集探究了将棘冠海星（crown-of-thorns seastar）的端粒长度（telomere length）作为年龄标记物的应用。研究团队于澳大利亚海洋科学研究所（AIMS）采集海星标本，随后在PC2实验室完成DNA提取与定量PCR（quantitative PCR）实验。相关数据采集于2022年上半年。本数据集的研究结果与解读已于2023年7月发表于同行评议期刊《珊瑚礁》（Coral Reefs）。