Royal Penguin Behaviour and Reproduction Data from Macquarie Island, 1967

Macquarie Island data on Royal Penguins collected by Graeme Smith between 1966 and 1970 for a PhD at the Australian National University. The dataset contains information about penguins killed in 1967, and a copy of the associated thesis is also available. The work provides biological details on a species from a remote sub-Antarctic location.

Use Cases

• Analyze penguin mortality causes and rates based on the 1967 kill records mentioned in the description
• Study Royal Penguin reproductive biology using data collected for the PhD thesis
• Compare sub-Antarctic penguin biology with species from warmer zones, as discussed in the thesis introduction
• Investigate long-term population trends by linking this data to the related 1955-1969 record

Strengths

• Data collected over a multi-year period (1966-1970) for a doctoral study
• Includes a full PhD thesis providing context and detailed biological analysis
• Linked to a related metadata record for work spanning 1955-1969

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last updated 1970-12-31; freshness should be verified
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Graeme Smith, Australian National University, via AU_AADC and nasa_earthdata

Collection Method

Fieldwork and research conducted as part of a PhD thesis

Time Range

Primary data from 1967, research conducted 1966-1970

Freshness

Last updated 1970-12-31 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Macquarie Island, sub-Antarctic region