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Tracking Data for Northern Pintails (Anas acuta)

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2007
End Date
2010

Citation

Hupp, J.W., Tibbitts, T.L., and Douglas, D.C., 2019, Tracking data for Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) (ver 1.0, September 2019): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P90A6HW3.

Summary

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Northern Pintails, a duck species that, in Alaska, nests throughout the state and in adjacent regions of Russia and Canada. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) - Processed Data" Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) - Raw Data" All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes.

Child Items (2)

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Alaska Science Center
Originator :
Jerry W Hupp, Lee Tibbitts, David C Douglas
Metadata Contact :
Alaska Science Center
Publisher :
Alaska Science Center
Distributor :
USGS ScienceBase Team
SDC Data Owner :
Alaska Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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northernPintail_USGS_ASC_WildlifeTrackingOverview.html 48.17 KB text/html
versionHistory.txt 644 Bytes text/plain

Purpose

These data were collected to better understand the timing and patterns of migratory movements of Northern Pintails from wintering grounds in Japan as part of a project on the possible spread of Eurasian forms of avian influenza to North America.

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P90A6HW3

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