Do life history traits influence patterns of maternal immune elements in New World blackbirds (Icteridae) data release

This metadata record represents passive immunity components of six songbird species (Passeriformes) in a single taxonomic family, the New World blackbirds (Icteridae). Six immune elements were compared among blackbird eggs collected in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Puerto Rico, including immunoglobulins (Ig) in both yolk and albumen, lipopolysaccharide-specific immunoglobulins in both yolk and albumen, and ovotransferrin and lysozyme in albumen. The data were summarized and used in the analysis for a peer-reviewed journal publication entitled: "Do life history traits influence patterns of maternal immune elements in New World blackbirds (Icteridae)?" The data consist of two data sets. The first data set includes...

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Albumen, Brood parasitism, Cabo Roja Municipality, Puerto Rico, Clutch size, Colonial, All tags... Day County, South Dakota, Eco-immunology, Ecological immunology, Eddy County, North Dakota, Eggs, Hettinger County, North Dakota, Immunoglobulins, Immunology, Kidder County, North Dakota, Life history, Lysozyme, Maternal effects, McPherson County, South Dakota, Nest, North Dakota, Passive immunity, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Stutsman County, North Dakota, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Yolk, biota, birds, environment, immunology, Fewer tags