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Blood Parasite Infection, Body Mass, and Survival Data from Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus), Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2006-2016

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This dataset provides two tables of blood parasite infection data collected from Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) on Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2006-2016. Three genera of blood parasites (Leucocytozoon, Haemoproteus, Plasmodium) were detected by molecular sequencing of a 479 bp fragment of the Cytochrome-b gene. The data provided in the tables are: 1) age, sex, mass, infection status, and NCBI GenBank accession numbers of the DNA sequences obtained from infected blood samples, and 2) encounter history survival data.

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

Suggested Citation:
Buchheit, R. M., Uher-Koch, B. D., Schmutz, J. A., Reed, J. A., Pacheco, A., Escalante, A. A. and Ramey, A. M., 2021, Blood parasite infection, body mass, and survival data from Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus), Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2006-2016: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9B5JUBW.

Referenced Publication(s):

Ramey, A. M., R. M. Buchheit, B. D. Uher-Koch, J. A. Reed, A. Pacheco, A. A. Escalante, and J. A. Schmutz. 2021. Negligible evidence for detrimental effects of Leucocytozoon infections among Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) breeding on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. International Journal of Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 16:103-112. doi:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.08.006


DataID: 419 | doi:10.5066/P9B5JUBW | Date Posted Online: 2021-08-24 | Last Updated:

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