Klaassen, Marcel and Roshier, David , Bird biometrics condition and disease database [data collection], Surveillance of Avian Influenza : A viruses in wild birds, RM22832.
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Field of Research
060299 Ecology not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective
970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences
Contains biometric measurements (tarsus length, bill length, total head length, body mass) of birds caught at various locations in Australia (though mainly South Australia and Victoria), including data on the viral (mainly Avian Influenza Virus) analysis of cloacal and oropharyngeal swabs, serology of sera samples, and additional data on metabolites and parasite prevalence in swabs, blood cells and sera. Approximately 1500 birds (mainly waterbirds) are sampled annually.
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General notes
The data is collected through fieldwork and laboratory analyses. There are a number of variables considered when organising the data, including: date, location, time, specimen, sample number, body mass, and sex.
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