Data for Determining Age of Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) from External Characteristics, Alaska and Canada, 2007-2015
September 18, 2020
These data describe an exercise in which known age and sex class of 100 Barrow's goldeneyes (Bucephala islandica), determined by expert examination bursa and plumage, was contrasted with age and sex classes estimated from photos by trained observers.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Title | Data for Determining Age of Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) from External Characteristics, Alaska and Canada, 2007-2015 |
| DOI | 10.5066/P92GRT3C |
| Authors | Tyler Lewis, Daniel N Esler |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | Alaska Science Center |
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