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Bytingsvik, Jenny; Lie, Elisabeth; Aars, Jon; Derocher, Andrew E; Wiig, Øystein; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro (2012): (Table 1) Mean age, body measurements, and body condition index of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mothers and cubs [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.808110, In supplement to: Bytingsvik, J et al. (2012): PCBs and OH-PCBs in polar bear mother-cub pairs: A comparative plasma levels in 1998 and 2008. Science of the Total Environment, 417, 117-128, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.12.033

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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 77.700000 * Median Longitude: 20.950000 * South-bound Latitude: 77.400000 * West-bound Longitude: 18.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 78.000000 * East-bound Longitude: 23.900000
Date/Time Start: 1998-04-14T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2008-04-21T00:00:00
Event(s):
Svalb_SEcoast  * Latitude: 77.400000 * Longitude: 23.900000 * Location: Svalbard * Method/Device: Biological sample (BIOS)
Svalb_south  * Latitude: 78.000000 * Longitude: 18.000000 * Location: Svalbard * Method/Device: Biological sample (BIOS)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1 Event labelEvent
2 Sample typeSamp typeBytingsvik, Jenny
3 DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
4 Ursus maritimusU. maritimus#Bytingsvik, Jennysample amount
5 Latitude of eventLatitude
6 Latitude, errorLatitude eBytingsvik, Jenny
7 Longitude of eventLongitude
8 Longitude, errorLongitude eBytingsvik, Jenny
9 Day of the yearDOYdayBytingsvik, Jennycapture day
10 Standard deviationStd dev±Bytingsvik, Jennyday of capture
11 Age, relative, number of yearsAgeaBytingsvik, Jenny#0.33 = ~4 months
12 Age, standard deviationAge std dev±Bytingsvik, Jenny
13 LengthlmmBytingsvik, Jennyhead length
14 Length, standard deviationl std dev±Bytingsvik, Jennyhead length
15 WidthwmmBytingsvik, Jennyzygomatic width
16 Width, standard deviationw std dev±Bytingsvik, Jenny
17 LengthlmmBytingsvik, Jennydorsal straight-line length
18 Length, standard deviationl std dev±Bytingsvik, Jennystraight length
19 Girth, axillaryg axmmBytingsvik, Jenny
20 Standard deviationStd dev±Bytingsvik, Jennyg ax
21 Ursus maritimus, massU. maritimus mkgBytingsvik, Jenny
22 Standard deviationStd dev±Bytingsvik, JennyU. maritimus mass
23 IndexIndexBytingsvik, Jennybody condition index
24 Standard deviationStd dev±Bytingsvik, Jennyindex BCI
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
70 data points

Data

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1 
Event		2 
Samp type		3 
Date/Time		4 
U. maritimus [#]
(sample amount)		5 
Latitude		6 
Latitude e		7 
Longitude		8 
Longitude e		9 
DOY [day]
(capture day)		10 
Std dev [±]
(day of capture)		11 
Age [a]
(#0.33 = ~4 months)		12 
Age std dev [±]		13 
l [mm]
(head length)		14 
l std dev [±]
(head length)		15 
w [mm]
(zygomatic width)		16 
w std dev [±]		17 
l [mm]
(dorsal straight-line length)		18 
l std dev [±]
(straight length)		19 
g ax [mm]		20 
Std dev [±]
(g ax)		21 
U. maritimus m [kg]		22 
Std dev [±]
(U. maritimus mass)		23 
Index
(body condition index)		24 
Std dev [±]
(index BCI)
Svalb_SEcoast mothers1998-04-141677.40.723.91.3104712.00334713201101960801140901853415813
Svalb_SEcoastcubs1998-04-141677.40.723.91.31047#0.331627100673060113
Svalb_south mothers2008-04-211078.00.918.02.3112712.00533991996192050110050169171528
Svalb_southcubs2008-04-211078.00.918.02.31127#0.33177151078840110156