Dolphins of the kelp - genetic diversity and population structure of Commerson's and Peale's dolphins around the Falkland Islands

This file includes the previously unpublished sequences of the mtDNA control region for samples of Commerson's and Peale's dolphins collected in the Falkland Islands. The unique sequences (haplotypes) have been submitted to the international repository, GenBank, in accordance with the terms of the Darwin+ award

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Last Updated December 21, 2020, 10:09 (PST)
Created January 30, 2020, 05:25 (PST)
Region Falkland Islands
Language eng
Topic Category Biota; flora and/or fauna in natural environment
Temporal Extent Start 2017-01-03
Temporal Extent End 2017-02-28
Dataset Reference Date 2018
Lineage Data collected as part of the Darwin Plus project "Dolphins of the Kelp: Data priorities for Falkland's inshore cetaceans". Data collected in two locations around East Falkland (Port William and Choiseul Sound) and five locations around West Falklands. Small skin samples were collected for genetic analyses using a minimally intrusive biopsy dart. The dart was fixed to a veterinary rifle modified for collecting genetic samples from small cetaceans ot to a pole deployed by hand. Analyses were carried out at the Laboratory for Cetacean Conservation and Genomics at Oregon State University. Full method infomation is available in the documents: 1. 'DOKE_NGS_genetic differentiation_24Sep19' and 2. 'DOKE_biopsy report_20Jun17'. Summary of sample position, instrument and sampler are included in the document: 'DOKE_Summary_genetic_FI'. All these documents are provided with the data.
West Longitude -61.333
South Latitude -54.8872
East Longitude -35.621
North Latitude -51.258
Spatial Reference System WGS84
Responsible Organisation Name Hidden (personal data protection)
Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
Responsible Party Role Hidden (personal data protection)
Access Limitations Restricted until publication
Use Constraints Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference Please acknowledge data source as: Falkland Islands Government, the National Geographic Society Waitt Grants and SAERI Dolphins of the Kelp: Data priorities for Falkland's inshore cetaceans. A Darwin PLUS Initiative project funded by the UK government
Data Format excel, pdf
Update Frequency survey completed
Accuracy high accuracy
Resource Type Dataseries
Original Title Hidden (internal use only)
Metadata Date 2018-09-30
Metadata Point of Contact datamanager@saeri.ac.fk
Contact Consent Contact details hidden
Unique Resource ID FK-SAERI-527

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