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Metadata Identifier: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:17341

Aggregation Info | Bands | Citations | Constraints | Coverage Descriptions | Dimensions | Extents | Formats | Geographic Bounding Box
Georectified Information | Georeferenceable Information | Identifiers | Instruments | Mediums | OnlineResources | Operations
Platforms | Process Steps | Range Elements | Reference Systems | Responsible Parties | Series | Sources | Spatial Grids | Temporal Extents

MD_DataIdentification

Count	Component	Title	Abstract
1		AFSC/NMML: North Pacific Killer whale genetic dataset, 1990-2010	The difficulties associated with detecting population boundaries have long constrained the conservation and management of highly mobile marine species, especially for wide-ranging cetaceans such as killer whales (Orcinus orca). In this study, we use molecular genetic data to test a priori hypotheses about population subdivisions generated from a decade of killer whale surveys across the northern North Pacific. A total of 462 skin biopsies were collected from free-swimming killer whales from 1990 to 2010 between the northern Gulf of Alaska in the east and the Sea of Okhotsk in the west, representing both the piscivorous resident and the mammal-eating Biggs (or transient) killer whales. Geographic patterns of genetic differentiation were supported by significant regions of genetic discontinuity providing evidence of population structuring within both lineages, and corroborating direct observations of restricted movements of individual whales. In the Aleutian Islands (Alaska), population strata were largely delimited by major oceanographic boundaries for resident killer whales. In contrast, subdivisions among Biggs killer whales indicated multiple genetic clusters in the Eastern Aleutians and Bering Sea. The presence of sympatric genetic clusters within Biggs whales suggests the presence of isolating mechanisms other than geographic distance within this highly mobile top predator.

SV_Identification

none found

CI_Citation

Count	Component	Title	Date	Citation Identifier
1		AFSC/NMML: North Pacific Killer whale genetic dataset, 1990-2010		17341
1	No Title	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords	2017-04-24
1		InPort
1		Killer whale genotypes	2018-11-27
1		MTDNA HAPLOTYPES	2018-11-27
1		NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)		17341
2		NOAA/NMFS/EDM

Unresolved Xlinks
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/32098 at: gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:contentInfo/gmd:MD_FeatureCatalogueDescription/gmd:featureCatalogueCitation
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/32099 at: gmi:MI_Metadata/gmd:contentInfo/gmd:MD_FeatureCatalogueDescription/gmd:featureCatalogueCitation

CI_Series

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CI_ResponsibleParty

Count	Component	Individual	Organization	Position	Email	Role	Linkage
2							https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17341
1			Alaska Fisheries Science Center			resourceProvider	https://www.afsc.noaa.gov
1			Alaska Fisheries Science Center		afsc.webmaster@noaa.gov	originator	https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/alaska-fisheries-science-center
1		Clapham, Phillip			phillip.clapham@noaa.gov	pointOfContact
1	GCMD Landing Page		Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)			custodian	https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
1			NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information		ncei.info@noaa.gov	distributor	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
1		Parsons, Kim			kim.parsons@noaa.gov	custodian

CI_OnlineResource

Count	Component	Linkage	Name	Description	Function
1		https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0142202	https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0142202		download
1		https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords	GCMD Keyword Forum Page	Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords	information
1		https://www.afsc.noaa.gov	Website	Website for this organization	information
1		https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/alaska-fisheries-science-center	Alaska Fisheries Science Center Website	AKFSC Home Page	information
1		https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17341	Full Metadata Record	View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset.	information
1		https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/17341.pdf	NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)	NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort.	information
1		https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact	NCEI Contact Information	Information for contacts at NCEI.	information

MD_Identifier or RS_Identifier

Count	Component	Code
2		17341
1		North Pacific waters between the Gulf of Alaska and the Sea of Okhotsk.

EX_Extent

			Bounding Box				Temporal Extent
Count	Component	Description	West	East	North	South	Start	End
1			144	-141	65	46	1990	2010

EX_GeographicBoundingBox

Count	Component	West	East	North	South
1		144	-141	65	46

EX_TemporalExtent

Count	Component	Start	End
1		1990	2010

MD_Format

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MD_Medium

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MD_Constraints

Count	Component	Use Limitation
1		NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.

MD_ReferenceSystem

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MD_GridSpatialRepresentation

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MD_Georeferenceable or MI_Georeferenceable

none found

MD_Georectified or MI_Georectified

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MD_Dimension

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MD_CoverageDescription or MI_CoverageDescription

none found

MD_Band or MI_Band

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MI_RangeElementDescription

none found

MD_AggregateInformation

Count	Component	Title	Code	Association Type Code
1		NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)		crossReference

LE_Source or LI_Source

none found

LE_ProcessStep or LI_ProcessStep

Count	Component	DateTime	Description
1			NA

MI_Operation

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MI_Platform

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MI_Instrument

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