Redhead Duck (Aythya americana) Feeding Activity and Gut Content Analysis at Three Sites in Coastal Alabama (2013-2015)

Dataset extent

Waterfowl (redhead diving duck, Aythya americana) activity observed over two winter seasons from December 2013 and ending in March 2015. Also included are gut contents of redheads collected during the winters of 2013-2014, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. The study area was in the northern Gulf of Mexico expanding from Point aux Pins to Perdido, Alabama.

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Author Kenneth Heck
Maintainer data@disl.org
Last Updated July 22, 2022, 22:52 (UTC)
Created July 22, 2022, 22:52 (UTC)
Content Create Date 2017-08-17
ISO.originator Mary Kennedy <mak.kennedy.24@gmail.com>
ISO.pointOfContact DISL Data Management
ISO.principalInvestigator Kenneth Heck <kheck@disl.org>
ISO.resourceProvider Ken Heck <kheck@disl.org>
Place Keywords Dauphin Island Sea Lab, DISL, Gulf of Mexico, Alabama, Point Aux Pins, Ono Island, Rabbit Island, City of Perdido
Temporal Begin 2013-11-19
Temporal End 2015-09-18
Theme Keywords redhead duck, Aythya Americana, grazing, gut content, waterfowl activity
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