{"accessLevel": "public", "bureauCode": ["010:12"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center", "hasEmail": "mailto:gs-ak_asc_datamanagers@usgs.gov"}, "description": "This dataset includes one table of blood parasite (hematozoa) infection data from 197 Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) and 110 Cackling Geese (Branta hutchinsii minima) sampled on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, in 1998 and 2014. Three genera of blood parasites (Leucocytozoon, Haemoproteus, Plasmodium) were detected by molecular sequencing of a 479 bp fragment of the Cytochrome-b gene. The table provides age, sex, infection status, and NCBI GenBank accession numbers of the DNA sequences obtained from infected samples.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.5066/P9F7LD2I", "description": "Landing page for access to the data", "format": "XML", "mediaType": "application/http", "title": "Digital Data"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "description": "The metadata original format", "downloadURL": "https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.ASC357.xml", "format": "XML", "mediaType": "text/xml", "title": "Original Metadata"}], "identifier": "http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_ASC357", "keyword": ["Alaska", "Animals/vertebrates", "Anser canigicus", "Biota", "Birds", "Blood parasites", "Branta canadensis minima", "Cackling goose", "DNA sequencing", "Ducks/geese/swans", "Emperor goose", "Environment", "Genetics", "Haematozoa", "Haemoproteus", "Health", "Leucocytozoon", "Manokinak River", "Migratory birds", "Parasitic diseases", "Parasitism", "Parasitology", "Plasmodium", "Polymerase chain reaction", "Protists", "Species life history", "Tundra ecosystems", "USGS:ASC357", "Vector borne diseases", "Waterfowl", "Wetland ecosystems", "Wildlife", "Wildlife disease", "Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge"], "modified": "2025-04-10T00:00:00Z", "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "U.S. Geological Survey"}, "spatial": "-165.2, 61.1, -165.1, 61.2", "theme": ["geospatial"], "title": "Blood Parasite Infection Data from Emperor Geese (Anser canagicus) and Cackling Geese (Branta hutchinsii minima), Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 1998-2014"}