Growth data of Alaska SeaLife Center captive Steller's and spectacled eider ducklings in summers of 2015-2017

Data include Steller’s eider (Polysticta stelleri) and spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) duckling growth data collected from birds reared at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, Alaska during summers 2015-2017. Ducklings were weighed twice daily (09:00 and 21:00) during Days 1-14, daily (09:00)...

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Main Authors: Hollmen, Tuula, Ulman, Sadie
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: Axiom Data Science 2020
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.24431/rw1k46t
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Summary:Data include Steller’s eider (Polysticta stelleri) and spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) duckling growth data collected from birds reared at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, Alaska during summers 2015-2017. Ducklings were weighed twice daily (09:00 and 21:00) during Days 1-14, daily (09:00) during Days 15-30, and every 3 days from Day 31-45 (Steller’s eiders) and 31-60 (spectacled eiders). Morphometric measurements (culmen, tarsus, 9th primary length) were taken every 3 days. Data are presented as two CSV files: 2016-2017_20SPEI_20mass_20morph_20data_March2018.csv 2015-2016_20STEI_20mass_20morph_20data_March2018.csv This dataset was generated as part of NPRB project 1518