Alaska Science Center


ASC Data Repository

ASC is a USGS Trusted Digital Repository

Blood Parasite Infection Data from Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) and Cackling Geese (Branta hutchinsii minima), Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 1998-2014

Data Download [22KB] | Metadata | AK Science Portal | Project Site | Date Range: 1998 - 2014


This dataset includes one table of blood parasite (hematozoa) infection data from 197 Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) and 110 Cackling Geese (Branta hutchinsii minima) sampled on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, in 1998 and 2014. Three genera of blood parasites (Leucocytozoon, Haemoproteus, Plasmodium) were detected by molecular sequencing of a 479 bp fragment of the Cytochrome-b gene. The table provides age, sex, infection status, and NCBI GenBank accession numbers of the DNA sequences obtained from infected samples.

Author(s): Reed, J. A.; Buchheit, R. M.; Schmutz, J. A.; Uher-Koch, B. D.; Ramey, A. M.

Suggested Citation:
Reed, J. A., Buchheit, R. M., Schmutz, J. A., Uher-Koch, B. D. and Ramey, A. M., 2021, Blood parasite infection data from Emperor geese (Anser canagicus) and Cackling geese (Branta hutchinsii minima), Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 1998-2014: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9F7LD2I.

Referenced Publication(s):

Buchheit, R. M., J. A. Schmutz, J. A. Reed, B. D. Uher-Koch, and A. M. Ramey. 2021. Assessment of variation in the detection and prevalence of blood parasites among sympatrically breeding geese in western Alaska, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 57(4):799-807. doi:10.7589/JWD-D-20-00159


DataID: 378 | doi:10.5066/P9F7LD2I | Date Posted Online: 2021-03-10 | Last Updated: 2021-03-10 11:44:22

Not finding what you are looking for? Let us know by contacting ascweb@usgs.gov