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Measurements Used to Determine the Sex of Bristle-thighed Curlews (Numenius tahitiensis)

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
1989
End Date
2014

Citation

Ruthrauff, D.R., Tibbitts, T.L., Handel, C.M., and Gill, R.E. Jr., 2019. Measurements used to determine the sex of Bristle-thighed Curlews (Numenius tahitiensis): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9X8J7ST.

Summary

This data set contains bill and tarsal measurements from 114 Bristle-thighed Curlews, captured on breeding grounds in Alaska, and non-breeding areas in Hawaii and Reitoru atoll, French Polynesia.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Alaska Science Center
Originator :
Daniel R Ruthrauff, Lee Tibbitts, Colleen M Handel, Robert E. Gill, Jr.
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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bristleThighedCurlew_morphologyMeasures_ruthrauff_1989_2014.csv 6.99 KB text/csv
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Purpose

These data were collected as part of a multi-year study of the ecology of Bristle-thighed Curlews and are specifically used to determine sex-specific differences in measures of the bill and tarsus (leg).

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