Blood Parasite Infection, Body Mass, and Survival Data from Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus), Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2006-2016

• Main Authors: Buchheit, Raymond M., Uher-Koch, Brian D, Schmutz, Joel A, Reed, John A, Pacheco, M. Andre&Amp;Amp;Amp;Amp;Iacute;Na, Escalante, Ananias A., Ramey, Andy M
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2021
• Subjects: Protists, Parasitism, Species life history, Migratory birds, Waterfowl, Parasitic diseases, Vector borne diseases, Wildlife, Tundra ecosystems, Wetland ecosystems, Wildlife disease, Parasitology, Genetics, Polymerase chain reaction, DNA Sequencing, Parasitology, Emperor goose, Anser canigicus, Blood Parasites, Haematozoa, Leucocytozoon, Haemoproteus, Plasmodium; Yukon; Kuskokwim; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/p9b5jubw; https://alaska.usgs.gov/products/data.php?dataid=419

This dataset provides two tables of blood parasite infection data collected from Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) on Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2006-2016. Three genera of blood parasites (Leucocytozoon, Haemoproteus, Plasmodium) were detected by molecular sequencing of a 479 bp fragment of the Cytochrome-b gene. The data provided in the tables are: 1) age, sex, mass, infection status, and NCBI GenBank accession numbers of the DNA sequences obtained from infected blood samples, and 2) encounter history survival data.