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Mallard migration and regional movement timing, distance, and direction data, 2018–2020
The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is an abundant and wide-spread duck species that exhibits considerable variation in migratory behavior due to a relatively large body size and behavioral plasticity in habitat use. Understanding migration and other movements of mallards has societal interest in a wildlife management context because mallards are a preferred species of waterfowl by hunters and have the largest annual harvest of all duck species in the United States. We monitored juvenile mallards during autumn-winters 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 to determine factors associated with timing, distance, and direction of regional and migration movements during autumn-winter across the midcontinent of North America.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "010:12" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Aaron T. Pearse", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:apearse@usgs.gov" } |
| description | The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is an abundant and wide-spread duck species that exhibits considerable variation in migratory behavior due to a relatively large body size and behavioral plasticity in habitat use. Understanding migration and other movements of mallards has societal interest in a wildlife management context because mallards are a preferred species of waterfowl by hunters and have the largest annual harvest of all duck species in the United States. We monitored juvenile mallards during autumn-winters 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 to determine factors associated with timing, distance, and direction of regional and migration movements during autumn-winter across the midcontinent of North America. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_6495a284d34ef77fcb01dcc2 |
| keyword |
[ "Alabama", "Arkansas", "Illinois", "Indiana", "Iowa", "Kansas", "Kentucky", "Louisiana", "Migratory birds", "Minnesota", "Mississippi", "Missouri", "Nebraska", "North Dakota", "Ohio", "Oklahoma", "Saskatchewan", "South Dakota", "Tennessee", "Texas", "USGS:6495a284d34ef77fcb01dcc2", "biota", "birds", "environment", "migration (organisms)", "plant and animal tagging" ] |
| modified | 2023-09-11T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{ "name": "U.S. Geological Survey", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| spatial | -103.4, 29.8, -81.9, 49.2 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | Mallard migration and regional movement timing, distance, and direction data, 2018–2020 |
