Black Oystercatcher Morphology and Primary Feather Lengths in Alaska and British Columbia, 2019-2022 ...

• Main Authors: Hannah Roodenrijs, David Green, Daniel N Esler
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2024
• Subjects: Animals/Vertebrates; Coastal ecosystems; Marine ecosystems; Ecology; FOS: Biological sciences; Birds; Migratory birds; Animal morphology; Alaska; Sandpipers; Avian physiology; Body size; Body weight; Sexual dimorphism; Age structure; Capturing animals; Scientific interpretation; Marine biology; Nearshore marine ecosystem; Wing shape; Prince William Sound; Kenai Fjords National Park; Katmai National Park and Preserve; British Columbia; Canada; Kachemak Bay; Pacific Rim National Park; Salish Sea; Gulf Islands; Haida Gwaii; Pacific; Kachemak
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/p1kwbdry; https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/66353317d34edc29f409d8a6

These data provide morphological measurements and primary feather length measurements of Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) captured at several sites across Alaska and British Columbia between 2019 and 2022. The first table contains mass and morphological measurements of body and bill size. The second table provides lengths of individual primary feathers measured from folded wing photographs using a computer software. These feather lengths are to be used in a size-constrained components analysis to calculate wing shape such as pointedness and convexity. ...