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These data describe the affects of elastic leg-loop harnesses on the reproductive success and behavior of adult Common Terns and the growth and behavior of juvenile Common Terns. These data support a USGS authored manuscript.
Categories: Data;
Tags: Chesapeake Bay,
Common Tern,
Ecology,
Poplar Island,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags...
Wildlife Biology,
Wildlife Biology,
behavior,
biologging,
biota,
leg-loop harness,
transmitter effects, Fewer tags
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In an effort to facilitate research into the period between fledging and first breeding of juvenile terns we examined the impact of various combinations of harness types (backpack, leg-loop, and 3D printed harnesses), harness materials (Conrad-Jarvis automotive ribbon, Stretch Magic elastic thread, and Teflon ribbon), and transmitter types (CTT LifeTag and Lotek Nanotag) on a surrogate for juvenile terns, 28 day-old Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica. This species was selected due to similarities in adult mass and downy feathering of juveniles), in a 30-day experiment. We monitored for abrasion at points of contact and tag gap issues via daily exams while also recording mass and wing cord as indices of growth. This...
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These data represent mercury contamination, influenza infection, and body condition in 11 species of dabbling and diving ducks in the Pacific Flyway. These data support a USGS lead scientific publication.
Categories: Data;
Tags: Ecology,
Pacific Flyway,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
Wildlife Disease,
Wildlife Disease, All tags...
avian influenza,
biota,
body condition,
environmental contaminant,
mercury,
waterfowl, Fewer tags
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