Presence of Disease in the Penguins and Skuas of Macquarie Island
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2555 See the link below for public details on this project. This study investigated the role of Antarctic skuas in the transmission of diseases to royal and king penguins on Macquarie Island. Using blood samples and cloacal swabs we assessed the parasites a...
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ftands:oai:ands.org.au::699943 2023-05-15T13:46:57+02:00 Presence of Disease in the Penguins and Skuas of Macquarie Island SHELLAM (DECEASED), GEOFF (hasPrincipalInvestigator) SHELLAM (DECEASED), GEOFF (processor) Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher) Spatial: northlimit=-54.48; southlimit=-54.79; westlimit=158.76; eastLimit=158.965; projection=WGS84 Temporal: From 2006-02-18 to 2006-03-18 https://researchdata.ands.org.au/presence-disease-penguins-macquarie-island/699943 https://doi.org/10.4225/15/574BC4F16A33A https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ASAC_2555 http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 unknown Australian Antarctic Data Centre https://researchdata.ands.org.au/presence-disease-penguins-macquarie-island/699943 b16c6609-6d7f-4370-b4ea-a01c8e6c063b doi:10.4225/15/574BC4F16A33A ASAC_2555 https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ASAC_2555 http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 Australian Antarctic Data Centre biota oceans BIRDS EARTH SCIENCE BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES disease penguins skuas VISUAL OBSERVATIONS FIELD SURVEYS LABORATORY FIELD INVESTIGATION OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN SOUTHERN OCEAN > MACQUARIE ISLAND GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR dataset ftands https://doi.org/10.4225/15/574BC4F16A33A 2020-01-05T21:16:52Z Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2555 See the link below for public details on this project. This study investigated the role of Antarctic skuas in the transmission of diseases to royal and king penguins on Macquarie Island. Using blood samples and cloacal swabs we assessed the parasites and viral diseases of the Antarctic skua and the two penguin species. Up to 150 subjects of each species were inspected. We compared the sub-Antarctic environment of Macquarie with previous work in a continental environment. By understanding the role that skuas play in the dynamics of diseases in Antarctica we are better able to define the role of humans in the system. The download file contains several excel spreadsheets, a readme document and a copy of a poster. Taken from the readme: "There are three files that simply enumerate the samples taken and the sample numbers associated with each individual skua or penguin. In general we took two faecal swabs; one was preserved in viral transport medium (medium +streptomycin) and the other was preserved in BHB + glycerin. Both sets were then frozen at -80 degrees C. Blood was drawn from the brachial vein and where possible, one drop was used to make a thin smear that was air dried. The rest of the blood sample was allowed to clot for at least 3 hours then spun down by centrifuge. The serum was drawn off and has been stored at -80. The RBC pellet was treated with Queen's lysis buffer and has been stored at 4 degrees C. The other three files are the results of testing for Newcastle Disease and Infectious Bursal Diisease. They are redundant files. One contains the results from both pathogens and the other two contain just the results from a single set of pathogens. Finally, there is a copy of a poster presentation from the International penguin conference in Hobart in 2007." Dataset Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Skuas Antarctica King Penguins Macquarie Island Southern Ocean Research Data Australia (Australian National Data Service - ANDS) Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic ENVELOPE(158.76,158.965,-54.48,-54.79) |
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biota oceans BIRDS EARTH SCIENCE BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES disease penguins skuas VISUAL OBSERVATIONS FIELD SURVEYS LABORATORY FIELD INVESTIGATION OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN SOUTHERN OCEAN > MACQUARIE ISLAND GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR |
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biota oceans BIRDS EARTH SCIENCE BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES disease penguins skuas VISUAL OBSERVATIONS FIELD SURVEYS LABORATORY FIELD INVESTIGATION OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN SOUTHERN OCEAN > MACQUARIE ISLAND GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR Presence of Disease in the Penguins and Skuas of Macquarie Island |
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biota oceans BIRDS EARTH SCIENCE BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES disease penguins skuas VISUAL OBSERVATIONS FIELD SURVEYS LABORATORY FIELD INVESTIGATION OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN SOUTHERN OCEAN > MACQUARIE ISLAND GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR |
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Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2555 See the link below for public details on this project. This study investigated the role of Antarctic skuas in the transmission of diseases to royal and king penguins on Macquarie Island. Using blood samples and cloacal swabs we assessed the parasites and viral diseases of the Antarctic skua and the two penguin species. Up to 150 subjects of each species were inspected. We compared the sub-Antarctic environment of Macquarie with previous work in a continental environment. By understanding the role that skuas play in the dynamics of diseases in Antarctica we are better able to define the role of humans in the system. The download file contains several excel spreadsheets, a readme document and a copy of a poster. Taken from the readme: "There are three files that simply enumerate the samples taken and the sample numbers associated with each individual skua or penguin. In general we took two faecal swabs; one was preserved in viral transport medium (medium +streptomycin) and the other was preserved in BHB + glycerin. Both sets were then frozen at -80 degrees C. Blood was drawn from the brachial vein and where possible, one drop was used to make a thin smear that was air dried. The rest of the blood sample was allowed to clot for at least 3 hours then spun down by centrifuge. The serum was drawn off and has been stored at -80. The RBC pellet was treated with Queen's lysis buffer and has been stored at 4 degrees C. The other three files are the results of testing for Newcastle Disease and Infectious Bursal Diisease. They are redundant files. One contains the results from both pathogens and the other two contain just the results from a single set of pathogens. Finally, there is a copy of a poster presentation from the International penguin conference in Hobart in 2007." |
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SHELLAM (DECEASED), GEOFF (hasPrincipalInvestigator) SHELLAM (DECEASED), GEOFF (processor) Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher) |
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Presence of Disease in the Penguins and Skuas of Macquarie Island |
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Presence of Disease in the Penguins and Skuas of Macquarie Island |
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Presence of Disease in the Penguins and Skuas of Macquarie Island |
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Presence of Disease in the Penguins and Skuas of Macquarie Island |
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Presence of Disease in the Penguins and Skuas of Macquarie Island |
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presence of disease in the penguins and skuas of macquarie island |
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Australian Antarctic Data Centre |
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https://researchdata.ands.org.au/presence-disease-penguins-macquarie-island/699943 https://doi.org/10.4225/15/574BC4F16A33A https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ASAC_2555 http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 |
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Spatial: northlimit=-54.48; southlimit=-54.79; westlimit=158.76; eastLimit=158.965; projection=WGS84 Temporal: From 2006-02-18 to 2006-03-18 |
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ENVELOPE(158.76,158.965,-54.48,-54.79) |
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Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic |
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Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Skuas Antarctica King Penguins Macquarie Island Southern Ocean |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Skuas Antarctica King Penguins Macquarie Island Southern Ocean |
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Australian Antarctic Data Centre |
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https://researchdata.ands.org.au/presence-disease-penguins-macquarie-island/699943 b16c6609-6d7f-4370-b4ea-a01c8e6c063b doi:10.4225/15/574BC4F16A33A ASAC_2555 https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ASAC_2555 http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 |
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