Jaspers, C., Møller, E. F. and Kiørboe, T. (2015) Reproduction rates under variable food conditions and starvation in Mnemiopsis leidyi: significance for the invasion success of a ctenophore. Journal of Plankton Research, 37, 1011-1018.
Starvation and egg production data. For details see materials and methods section of the manuscript.

Laboratory controlled feeding and subsequent starvation with size and egg production data during starvation.
days of starvation	size (oa, mm)	eggs (ind-1 d-1)
0	22.9	323
0	22	414
0	22.6	451
0	23.4	189
1	22.15	404
1	21.5	372
1	21.55	320
1	22.65	307
2	21.4	201
2	21	124
2	20.5	123
2	21.9	102
3	20	60
3	19	35
3	20.2	95
3	21	39
4	20	36
4	18.5	18
4	17	27
4	20.4	16
11	16.7	0
11	13.5	0
11	14	0
11	17	0


Field collected animals with data on size development and egg production rates during starvation.
days of starvation	size (oral aboral, mm)	egg prod. during starvation (eggs ind-1 d-1)
1	33	4435
2	33.5	1312
3	32	43
5	30.4	206
7	29.4	34
12	28	7
1	25.6	1350
2	25.5	516
3	23.7	75
5	24.4	120
7	21	39
12	19.6	3
1	31.5	2671
2	31.5	1152
3	27.2	294
5	29	185
7	25.7	43
12	23.5	4
1	19.5	541
2	19.8	184
3	18.2	1
5	17.8	23
7	16	6
12	14.8	1
1	28	2323
2	28	614
3	27	4
5	25.3	146
7	23	24
12	22.5	2
1	27.4	1052
2	25.5	704
4	24.8	279
6	22.8	106
11	21	18
1	17	177
2	14.5	144
4	14.7	23
6	13.4	4
11	12.8	0.1
1	27.3	1020
2	22.5	232
4	21.8	171
6	20.4	115
11	18.9	20

Laboratory cohort fed at 100µgC L-1 and starved for up to 21 days with data on size development during starvation.
Days of starvation	size (oral aboral, mm)
0	6.35
0	7.94
0	5.56
0	6.03
0	3.17
2	4.64
2	5.93
2	3.44
2	3.10
2	6.68
4	3.49
4	3.65
4	4.76
4	4.76
4	5.56
6	5.56
6	3.97
6	5.56
6	3.97
6	4.76
8	3.97
8	3.17
8	6.35
8	5.56
8	3.97
10	2.70
10	3.97
10	5.40
10	3.49
10	4.76
12	5.08
12	3.97
12	5.08
12	3.49
12	4.76
14	4.76
14	3.97
14	7.14
14	5.56
14	5.56
16	3.81
16	2.70
16	2.70
16	3.97
16	3.49
18	3.97
18	2.86
18	4.44
18	2.86
18	3.17
21	3.49
21	2.38
21	3.17
21	4.76
21	2.86
0	5.56
0	4.76
0	7.94
0	6.83
0	4.76
2	4.84
2	6.49
2	4.06
2	4.93
2	4.80
4	5.56
4	4.60
4	4.76
4	3.49
4	7.14
6	5.56
6	4.76
6	5.56
6	4.76
6	3.97
8	3.97
8	2.86
8	5.08
8	4.76
8	3.49
10	5.08
10	3.49
10	3.49
10	3.17
10	3.97
12	2.38
12	3.49
12	5.56
12	3.97
12	4.76
14	5.08
14	3.17
14	3.17
14	3.97
14	5.08
16	3.17
16	3.17
16	4.76
16	3.49
16	3.97
18	4.76
18	3.02
18	3.17
18	2.70
18	3.17
21	3.17
21	3.49
21	3.17
21	3.97
21	3.97
0	3.49
0	6.35
0	5.56
0	3.97
0	7.94
2	3.77
2	4.74
2	4.34
2	5.57
2	5.19
4	6.35
4	6.35
4	3.97
4	3.97
4	7.14
6	4.76
6	5.56
6	6.35
6	4.76
6	6.35
8	3.17
8	5.87
8	5.08
8	3.17
8	3.49
10	3.17
10	5.08
10	3.97
10	2.70
10	5.56
12	3.17
12	5.56
12	2.86
12	3.17
12	5.56
14	3.17
14	3.49
14	3.17
14	4.76
14	5.56
16	3.49
16	3.17
16	4.44
16	3.17
16	3.49
18	4.44
18	3.97
18	2.86
18	2.38
18	1.90
21	3.97
21	6.35
21	3.17
21	4.44
21	3.49
0	4.76
0	4.76
0	4.76
0	4.76
0	4.29
2	5.59
2	4.56
2	4.60
2	4.23
2	3.34
4	3.97
4	4.44
4	4.44
4	5.08
4	5.56
6	3.97
6	4.44
6	3.17
6	3.49
6	3.17
8	3.97
8	3.65
8	3.97
8	4.29
8	4.76
10	3.97
10	4.76
10	5.24
10	3.49
10	5.56
12	4.44
12	3.49
12	3.97
12	3.97
12	3.17
14	3.17
14	3.97
14	3.49
14	3.97
14	3.49
16	3.49
16	2.70
16	1.90
16	3.17
16	3.17
18	6.35
18	3.17
18	4.44
18	3.65
18	2.86
21	3.97
21	2.86
21	3.17
21	3.49
21	2.86
0	4.76
0	4.76
0	6.35
0	7.14
0	6.35
2	3.78
2	7.85
2	5.98
2	5.29
2	3.36
4	7.14
4	6.67
4	3.97
4	6.35
4	3.97
6	4.76
6	3.97
6	6.35
6	3.17
6	4.44
8	3.49
8	5.87
8	3.17
8	3.49
8	4.76
10	3.17
10	5.08
10	3.17
10	5.08
10	2.70
12	4.76
12	4.76
12	4.29
12	2.70
12	3.17
14	3.17
14	4.44
14	3.97
14	4.76
14	2.86
16	3.17
16	5.08
16	5.56
16	3.49
16	2.70
18	4.44
18	3.49
18	3.97
18	3.17
18	2.86
21	3.17
21	3.49
21	3.17
21	4.76
21	3.49

Hatching success raw data from 3 different days. Eggs and larvae were counted after 24h and after 48h from the same individual incubated in different containers as outlined in the methods section.

experiment	date	ind.number	eggs 24h-1	larvae 24h-1	eggs+larvae (sum 24h)	eggs 48h-1	larvae 48h-1	eggs+larvae (sum 48h)	% hatching 24h-1	% hatching 48h-1
A	10.9.2010	1	30	9	39	6	54	60	0.23	0.90
A	10.9.2010	2	286	61	347	36	341	377	0.18	0.90
A	10.9.2010	3	52	14	66	6	69	75	0.21	0.92
A	10.9.2010	4	47	13	60	3	27	30	0.22	0.90
A	10.9.2010	5	404	342	746	51	198	249	0.46	0.80
B	8.9.2010	1	215	51	266	104	132	236	0.19	0.56
B	8.9.2010	2	195	65	260	7	38	45	0.25	0.84
B	8.9.2010	3	138	70	208	44	168	212	0.34	0.79
B	8.9.2010	4	178	22	200	174	65	239	0.11	0.27
B	8.9.2010	5	408	64	472	90	105	195	0.14	0.54
B	8.9.2010	6	10	5	15	24	25	49	0.33	0.51
B	8.9.2010	7	80	12	92	20	51	71	0.13	0.72
B	8.9.2010	8	130	10	140	14	49	63	0.07	0.78
B	8.9.2010	9	52	14	66	13	31	44	0.21	0.70
C	6.9.2010	1	704	180	884	47	442	489	0.20	0.90
C	6.9.2010	2	45	15	60	11	40	51	0.25	0.78
C	6.9.2010	3	82	19	101	70	225	295	0.19	0.76
C	6.9.2010	4	15	19	34	9	61	70	0.56	0.87
C	6.9.2010	5	35	12	47	4	16	20	0.26	0.80