Mammal Collection (Ear Tissue) (NEON-MAMC-EA)

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This collection contains ear punch samples collected from small mammals during small mammal sampling (NEON sample class: mam_pertrapnight_in.earSampleID). Small mammal sampling is based on the lunar calendar, with timing of sampling constrained to occur within 10 days before or after the new moon. Typically, core sites are sampled 6 times per year, and relocatable sites 4 times per year. Small mammals are sampled using box traps (models LFA, XLK, H.B. Sherman Traps, Inc., Tallahassee, FL, USA). Box traps are arrayed in three to eight (depending on the size of the site) 10 x 10 grids with 10m spacing between traps at all sites. Small mammal trapping bouts are comprised of one or three nights of trapping, depending on whether a grid is designated for pathogen sample collection (3 nights) or not (1 night). A subset of captured small mammals have tissues sampled (ear punch) for DNA analysis. A subset of those tissue samples are sent either for pathogen testing, or to the Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding. The remaining samples are archived in the NEON Biorepository at -80 degrees Celsius. Ear punches are collected once per life of an individual. See related links below for protocols and NEON related data products.

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Contacts: NEON Biorepository, biorepo@asu.edu
Collection Manager: Azhar Husain
Small mammal box trapping data product: https://data.neonscience.org/data-products/DP1.10072.001
Small mammal sequences DNA barcode data product: https://data.neonscience.org/data-products/DP1.10076.001
Rodent pathogen status, hantavirus data product: https://data.neonscience.org/data-products/DP1.10064.001
Rodent pathogen status, tick-borne data product: https://data.neonscience.org/data-products/DP1.10064.002
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: 0c05a0d9-8b84-4c16-9124-e48983c7daf2
Digital Metadata: EML File
GBIF Dataset page: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/f3ca3b02-8e8b-4909-9628-abbe50cd44f1
Cite this collection:
NEON Biorepository Data Portal (2024). NEON Biorepository Mammal Collection (Ear Tissue). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/naxqd2 accessed via the NEON Biorepository Data Portal, https://biorepo.neonscience.org/ on 2024-03-18.
Collection Statistics
  • 12,466 specimen records
  • 12,466 (100%) georeferenced
  • 2 BOLD genetic references
  • 12,454 (100%) identified to species
  • 5 families
  • 23 genera
  • 70 species
  • 70 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
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