cf4432c4-5910-4dcc-bfa0-04e4337d8488 urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-06-23T13:14:32 creation ISO 19115 2016 Optimised scat collection protocols for dietary DNA metabarcoding in vertebrates cf4432c4-5910-4dcc-bfa0-04e4337d8488 These spreadsheets provide the sequences counts for the DNA groups found in the scats of Shy Albatross at Albatross Island, Tasmania, Australia. Samples were collected during three stages of the breeding season: Incubation (Late September 2014), Brood (December 2014) and Chick-rearing (March 2014 and 2015). Scat samples were collected from breeding birds, chicks and non-breeders. 'Breeders' were identified as individuals incubating an egg or attending a chick, whereas 'non-breeders' were usually pairs that had reoccupied the colony and were building new practice nests with no chick present. Non-breeders in the colony include immature birds that have not yet bred and mature birds of breeding age that did not breed in a particular season (e.g. no partner or insufficient body condition) Details of the molecular methods and synthesis of this data can be found in: McInnes, J.C., Alderman, R., Deagle, B.E. Lea, M-A., Raymond, B. and Jarman, S.N. 2016. Optimised scat collection protocols for dietary DNA metabarcoding in vertebrates. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [144.65, -40.383333]} 144.65 144.65 -40.383333 -40.383333 ALBATROSS ISLAND AMD AMD/AU CEOS CONTINENT > AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND > AUSTRALIA > Tasmania DIET DNA METABARCODING EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > ALBATROSSES/PETRELS AND AL GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR MISEQ GENOME SEQUENCING OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN SHY ALBATROSS THALASSARCHE CAUTA GET DATA documentDigital Download point for the data HTML PROJECT HOME PAGE documentDigital Public information for AAS project AAS_4014 HTML VIEW RELATED INFORMATION documentDigital Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset. HTML Creative Commons by Attribution logo documentDigital PNG