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Brown Treesnake detections on transects using potential attractants of live-mouse lures or fish-spray scent, Guam

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2015-02-01
End Date
2016-12-30

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Amburgey, S.M., Lardner, B., Knox, A.J., Converse, S.J., and A.A. Yackel Adams, 2021, Brown Treesnake detections on transects using potential attractants of live-mouse lures or fish-spray scent, Guam: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9G6JHZ3.

Summary

Nocturnal visual encounter surveys for Brown Treesnakes were collected and summarized into 4 plain text files (csv format): CapturesLure, SurveysLure, CapturesScent, and SurveysScent. Capture files contain unique Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag identification and measurements of snakes with dates and locations of capture. Survey files contain the dates of transect sampling and treatment application for each transect (Transect ID). Each project used a different type of attractant, either a live-mouse lures in snake traps or liquid fish fertilizer scented spray. Surveys were conducted in a 5-ha geographically closed population on Guam. Teams of two observers conducted night-time surveys from February 1 to March 31 2015 (live-mouse [...]

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CapturesLure.csv 7.78 KB text/csv
SurveysLure.csv 9.48 KB text/csv
SurveysScent.csv 2.08 KB text/csv
CapturesScent.csv 7.08 KB text/csv

Purpose

Detection probabilities of Brown Treesnakes are very low even under optimal field conditions, so tools are needed to enhance detection. We tested if we could boost detection probabilities with potential attractants to improve detection for this species.

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  • Fort Collins Science Center (FORT)
  • USGS Data Release Products

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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9G6JHZ3

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