BAS Adelie Penguin Diet

• Other Authors: AADC (originator), AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia (resourceProvider)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: biota; oceans; PENGUINS; EARTH SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES; BIRDS; USE/FEEDING HABITATS; BIOSPHERE; ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS; SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS; INDICATOR SPECIES; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ADELIE PENGUIN; DNA DIET ANALYSIS; ADS > Automated DNA Sequencer; LABORATORY; FIELD INVESTIGATION; AMD; CEOS; AMD/AU; OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > SIGNY ISLAND; SOUTHERN OCEAN; Southern Ocean; South Orkney Islands; Signy Island; Handle The; Adelie penguin; Antarc*; Antarctica; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/bas-adelie-penguin-diet/1461893; https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AAS_4556_BAS_Adelie_Diet; https://data.aad.gov.au/eds/5120/download; https://secure3.aad.gov.au/proms/public/projects/report_project_public.cfm?project_no=AAS_4556; https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_4556_BAS_Adelie_Diet

June 2018 Adélie penguin scats were collected from Signy Island (South Orkney Islands) during crèche (December/January) 2014/15 and 2015/16 and stored in 80% Ethanol. DNA was extracted from ~30 mg of faecal material using a Promega ‘Maxwell 16' instrument and a Maxwell® 16 Tissue DNA kit. A tot...