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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) mtDNA and Microsatellite Genetic Data, Alaska, Canada and Russia, 1880-2012

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This data set provides sample information, microsatellite genotype, and NCBI accession numbers for mitochondrial DNA sequences of peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) from North America and Russia.

Author(s): Sonsthagen, S. A.; Pierson, B. J.

Suggested Citation:
Sonsthagen, S. A. and Pierson, B. J., 2017, Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) mtDNA and Microsatellite Genetic Data, Alaska, Canada and Russia, 1880-2012 (ver. 2.0, June 2022): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7F18WV0.

Version History:
First release: January 2020
Revised: June 2022 (ver. 2.0)

Referenced Publication(s):

Talbot, S., G. K. Sage, S. A. Sonsthagen, M. C. Gravley, T. Swem, J. C. Williams, J. Longmire, S. Ambrose, M. J. Flamme, S. B. Lewis, L. M. Phillips, C. Anderson, and C. M. White. 2017. Intraspecific evolutionary relationships among peregrine falcons in western North American high latitudes. PLoS One 12(11):e0188185. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0188185

Sonsthagen, S. A., J. C. Williams, G. S. Drew, C. M. White, G. K. Sage, and S. L. Talbot. 2017. Legacy or colonization? Posteruption establishment of peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) on a volcanically active subarctic island. Ecology and Evolution 7(1):107-114. doi:10.1002/ece3.2631

Sonsthagen, S. A., T. Swem, M. J. Flamme, C. M. White, G. K. Sage, and S. L. Talbot. 2022. DDT-induced decline influenced genetic diversity in naturally recovered Peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) nesting within the Alaska Arctic and eastern interior. Ibis 164(4):1265-1272. doi:10.1111/ibi.13095


DataID: 164 | doi:10.5066/F7F18WV0 | Date Posted Online: 2017-11-17 | Last Updated: 2022-10-05 10:37:11

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