Microsatellite data, boundaries of subpopulation centers, and estimated effective migration for greater sage-grouse collected in western North America between 1992 and 2015 (ver. 2.0, December 2022)

Greater Sage-grouse were sampled for genetic analysis with the goal of quantifying genetic structure and gene flow across the entire species range in the U.S. and Canada. Data presented here consist of two data sets both including genetic data from 15 microsatellite markers. Most samples were collected between 2005 and 2015 (feathers collected non-invasively off the ground) yet some samples were blood samples collected as part of telemetry studies. The samples from Washington were collected much earlier beginning in 1992.

The first data set (GRSG_data_dups_full_lek_alias.csv) is the full data consisting of 6,725 individuals. The second data set (GRSG_data_dups_thinned_lek_alias.csv) includes a subset of the full data (2134 individuals) that was thinned in order to equalize sampling effort across the range. Data thinning followed Row et al. 2018.