Sample summary and analysis of biopsy samples collected during the Antarctic blue whale voyage 2013

Biopsy samples (small amounts of skin and blubber) were collected from humpback and blue whales during the Antarctic blue whale voyage 2013. For more information please see: http://www.marinemammals.gov.au/sorp/antarctic-blue-whale-project This dataset consists of an access database summarising biop...

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Other Authors: DOUBLE, MIKE (hasPrincipalInvestigator), ANDREWS-GOFF, VIRGINIA (hasPrincipalInvestigator), ANDREWS-GOFF, VIRGINIA (processor), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
Subjects:
biota
oceans
BALEEN WHALES
EARTH SCIENCE
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES
MAMMALS
CETACEANS
TOOTHED WHALES
ANTARCTIC BLUE WHALE VOYAGE
IWC SORP
FV AMALTAL EXPLORER
FIREARMS
HUMPBACK WHALE
BLUE WHALE
GENETIC TAGGING
BIOPSY
MARK RECAPTURE
CAMERAS
SHIPS
GEOGRAPHIC REGION &gt
POLAR
OCEAN &gt
SOUTHERN OCEAN
CONTINENT &gt
ANTARCTICA
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
baleen whales
Blue whale
Humpback Whale
toothed whales
Online Access:https://researchdata.ands.org.au/sample-summary-analysis-voyage-2013/967204
https://doi.org/10.4225/15/59b610ad6599c
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AAS_4102_Biopsy2013
http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536
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Summary:Biopsy samples (small amounts of skin and blubber) were collected from humpback and blue whales during the Antarctic blue whale voyage 2013. For more information please see: http://www.marinemammals.gov.au/sorp/antarctic-blue-whale-project This dataset consists of an access database summarising biopsy events containing the fields: Pod: a combination of date and where the biopsy was taken from (small boat - Remora, or main vessel - Amaltal Explorer) Ship reference: sighting number Number of individuals sighted Age class and sex Satellite tag number Biopsy sample number Biopsy collection location (longitude and latitude) Biopsy collection time (UTC) Reaction to biopsy Number of biopsy attempts Photo ID images Biopsy collection photo Comments An excel spreadsheet (Biopsy_info_ ABWV2013.xlsx) details the biopsy processing that occurred upon collection of a sample. Where possible, each blue whale sample was split and preserved in 2 x All Protect, 1 x EtOH and 1 x Nitrogen. Each humpback sample was additionally preserved in RNA later and stored at -20 degrees Celsius and individually detailed in spreadsheet Biopsy_info _ABWV2013(hbw).xlsx. Biopsy samples were processed to determine sex and relatedness using DLOOP analysis and the results are held in: 240513 BW Sexing Results.xls

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