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Cape Shirreff female Antarctic fur seal stable isotope data

Created 13/03/2025

Updated 13/03/2025

To quantify the dietary preferences and trophic level consumption of post-breeding adult female Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella), we analysed the carbon:nitrogen composition of whiskers and blood samples from the females. Females were captured towards the end of the lactation period (March/April) and whiskers and a blood sample were collected at this time. Females were generally recaptured just prior to or after giving birth the following season and a further whisker and blood sample were collected at this time. Metadata for each individual include: Site, GLS ID, year, flipper tag number, season, sampling date, tissue type, whisker segment number, cumulative length along whisker of the segment, d15N, d13C, percentage N, percentage C and CN ratio.

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Title Cape Shirreff female Antarctic fur seal stable isotope data
Language eng
Licence notspecified
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/fcd140aa-177e-4df3-b612-5f9552b98257
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CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 24/01/2008 - 18/12/2008
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [-60.783, -62.45]}
Data Portal data.gov.au

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This dataset was originally found on data.gov.au "Cape Shirreff female Antarctic fur seal stable isotope data". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/cape-shirreff-female-antarctic-fur-seal-stable-isotope-data

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