Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USGS Alaska Science Center, Polar Bear Research Program
Publication_Date: 20200224
Title: Polar Bear Microsatellite Data Southern Beaufort Sea 2010-2013
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Other_Citation_Details:
Suggested citation: USGS Alaska Science Center, Polar Bear Research Program, 2017, Polar Bear microsatellite data Southern Beaufort Sea 2010-2013: U.S. Geological Survey data release,
https://doi.org/10.5066/F78G8HX8
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.5066/F78G8HX8
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Publication_Date: 1984
Title:
Understanding and Forecasting the Response of Polar Bear Populations to a Rapidly Diminishing Sea Ice Environment
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: website
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Alaska Science Portal
Issue_Identification: 16
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Anchorage, Alaska
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Other_Citation_Details:
This is a link to the broader USGS Alaska Science Center research project supported by these data. Users will find a description of the research project and links to associated reports, publications, and data products.
Online_Linkage: https://alaska.usgs.gov/portal/project.php?project_id=16
Description:
Abstract:
This data set provides Polar Bear microsatellite genotypes derived from twenty loci (G1A, G10B, G10C, CXX110, G1D, G10H, G10J, G10L, G10M, MSUT2, MU59, G10P, 145P07, CPH9, CXX20, MU50, MU51, G10X, CXX173, G10U). Samples for microsatellite genetic analysis were collected from polar bears from the southern Beaufort Sea during the spring and fall, 2010-2013. Tissue samples were collected from captured bears, biopsy darts, and barbed-wire hair-snags. Genetic identification of individuals was used to determine and compare the relatedness of bears that used land during summer and fall to those bears that remained on the sea ice.
Purpose:
To determine whether the use of land in summer by polar bears is an inherited or learned behavior.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2010
Ending_Date: 2013
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Not planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent: southern Beaufort Sea
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: 155.2985
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.0900
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 82.5415
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 66.8858
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Metadata Identifier
Theme_Keyword: USGS:ASC254
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA GCMD Earth Science Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Earth Science
Theme_Keyword: Biological Classification
Theme_Keyword: Animals/Vertebrates
Theme_Keyword: Mammals
Theme_Keyword: Bears
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CSA Biocomplexity Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Mammals
Theme_Keyword: Population genetic
Theme_Keyword: Genetic variance
Theme_Keyword: Genetic diversity
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Ecological Processes
Theme_Keyword: Life Sciences
Theme_Keyword: Genetics
Theme_Keyword: DNA sequencing
Theme_Keyword: Polymerase chain reaction
Theme_Keyword: Systematics and taxonomy
Theme_Keyword: Evolution
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: MeSH-National Library of Medicine
Theme_Keyword: Arctic Regions
Theme_Keyword: DNA
Theme_Keyword: Alleles
Theme_Keyword: Genetic markers
Theme_Keyword: Microsatellite Repeats
Theme_Keyword: DNA, Mitochondrial
Theme_Keyword: Genetics, Population
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Microsatellite loci
Theme_Keyword: G1A
Theme_Keyword: G10B
Theme_Keyword: G10C
Theme_Keyword: CXX110
Theme_Keyword: G1D
Theme_Keyword: G10H
Theme_Keyword: G10J
Theme_Keyword: G10L
Theme_Keyword: G10M
Theme_Keyword: MSUT2
Theme_Keyword: MU59
Theme_Keyword: G10P
Theme_Keyword: 145P07
Theme_Keyword: CPH9
Theme_Keyword: CXX20
Theme_Keyword: MU50
Theme_Keyword: MU51
Theme_Keyword: G10X
Theme_Keyword: CXX173
Theme_Keyword: G10U
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Beaufort Sea
Taxonomy:
Keywords/Taxon:
Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Taxonomic_Keywords: Animals
Taxonomic_Keywords: Mammals
Taxonomic_Keywords: Polar Bear
Taxonomic_System:
Classification_System/Authority:
Classification_System_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: ITIS Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: ITIS Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Taxonomic Serial Number
Issue_Identification: TSN 180542
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: online
Publisher: ITIS-North America
Other_Citation_Details:
Taxonomic details for Polar Bear were retrieved 2017, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database
http://www.itis.gov
Online_Linkage: http://www.itis.gov/
Taxonomic_Procedures:
Species were identified by skilled observers in the field. Polar bears are easily distinguishable from other species by physical characteristics and habitat use patterns. In most cases, species was confirmed genetically.
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Animalia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subkingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Bilateria
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Infrakingdom
Taxon_Rank_Value: Deuterostomia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Phylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Chordata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Vertebrata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Infraphylum
Taxon_Rank_Value: Gnathostomata
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Superclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Tetrapoda
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Class
Taxon_Rank_Value: Mammalia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Subclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Theria
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Infraclass
Taxon_Rank_Value: Eutheria
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Order
Taxon_Rank_Value: Carnivora
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Suborder
Taxon_Rank_Value: Caniformia
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Family
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ursidae
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ursus
Taxonomic_Classification:
Taxon_Rank_Name: Species
Taxon_Rank_Value: Ursus maritimus
Applicable_Common_Name: Polar Bear
Applicable_Common_Name: TSN 180542
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
It is requested that the authors and the USGS Alaska Science Center be cited for any subsequent publications that reference this dataset.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 4210 University Drive
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: Alaska
Postal_Code: 99508
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ascweb@usgs.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Lillie, K.
Originator: Gese, E.M.
Originator: Atwood, T.C.
Originator: Conner, M.M.
Publication_Date: 2019
Title:
Use of subsistence-harvested whale carcasses by polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the southern Beaufort Sea
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Arctic
Issue_Identification: 72(4):404-412
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: online
Publisher: The Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary
Other_Citation_Details:
Lillie, K., Gese, E.M., Atwood, T.C., Conner, M.M. 2019. Use of subsistence-harvested whale carcasses by polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the southern Beaufort Sea. Arctic 72(4):404-412 doi:10.14430/arctic69449
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic69449
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Lillie, K.
Originator: Gese, E.M.
Originator: Atwood, T.C.
Originator: Sonsthagen, S.A.
Publication_Date: 2018
Title:
Development of on-shore behavior among polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the southern Beaufort Sea: inherited or learned?
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Ecology and Evolution
Issue_Identification: 8(16):7790-7799
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: online
Publisher: Wiley
Other_Citation_Details:
Lillie, K., Gese, E.M., Atwood, T.C., Sonsthagen, S.A. 2018. Development of on-shore behavior among polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the southern Beaufort Sea: inherited or learned? Ecology and Evolution 8(16):7790-7799 doi:10.1002/ece3.4233
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4233