SandHillsSurvey

Hotel Intestine collections records are arranged and posted using four indexing systems.

The Parasite Index is a “Host by Parasite” index and simply lists known host taxa grouped by the parasite taxa.

The Host Index is a “Parasite by Host” index lists parasite taxa grouped by known host taxa. These indices are a good way to start searching for known associations among insects and their parasites, but they don’t offer any specific collections data.

Host Collections Data provides detailed collections data arranged systematically by host taxon and includes collecting localities, dates, GIS coordinates, sample sizes, disposition, and associated gregarine taxa by collection.

Parasite Collections Data provides detailed collections data arranged systematically by parasite taxon and includes collecting localities, dates, GIS coordinates, sample sizes, and associated host taxa by collection as well as summary project data, slide deposition and accession information, and photographs.

Can I get the survey records as an electronic file flat file so I can push the data around inside my own computer for my own purposes?

Okay, okay, okay . . . yeah, we know a bunch of ecologists ourselves and some of them are pretty good friends. After the final post is complete, we will make all of the collections records available for download as a flat-file in Microsoft EXCEL format. Feel free to download the file and use the data to test you own ideas. However, if you publish using this data, please let us know and please acknowledge the National Science Foundation (NSF Grant No. DEB-9705179 ) for providing the data. Happy data mining ! . . . (sorry. . . “meta-analysis”)

What’s reported on this WWW data distribution site?
We are now completing a full WWW distribution of the project’s data sets. The implementation you are viewing includes
Host data representing
   3 host orders,
   18 host families,
   41 host genera,
   51 host species and
   2,008 host individuals.
Parasite data representing
   4 parasite families
   18 parasite genera
   (6 [33%] are new, 1 [5%] revised, 9 [50%] are Neartic records)
   35 parasite species
   (24 [69%] are new, 26 [74%] are Neartic records)
   4 gregarine taxa were recovered but at infections levels too low for
   confident taxonomic determination
   635 permanent specimen slides, (each with 1 to several hundred individuals),
   with deposition and aceession information. These specimens are
   available on loan from their respective deposition museums.

This represents about 31% of the host individuals comprising the complete project survey records data set.

A note on taxon status summaries.
For each parasite taxon collected we have indicated the taxon’s project status (complete, active, or inactive).

“Complete” status indicates that we were able to collect a full morphometric data set and have completed the associated descriptions, redescriptions, or revisions and submitted the manuscripts for publication.

“Active” status indicates that we were able to collect a full morphometric data set and that associated descriptions, redescriptions, or revisions are currently in progress. If you’re interested in pursuing taxonomic work with these taxa, we ask the academic courtesy of completing our own work on these specimens.

“Inactive” status indicates that we were not able to collect a full morphometric data set. No further descriptions or redescription is possible for these taxa until the data set is complete. In most cases, these data sets either lack gametocyst and oocyst data or simply represent “rare” gregarines for which our sample size is below our taxonomic confidence level. If you’re interested in pursuing your own work on these taxa: go for it! Borrow the existing specimens, print out our survey records, fire up your GPS and hit the field! If we can help you in any way, drop us a line. When you complete your work, let us know so that we can update the taxon’s status on this site.

What’s reported on this WWW data distribution site?
What are “Taxon Status Summaries”?
How are the survey records organized and accessed?
Can I get the survey records as an electronic file flat file so I can push the data around inside my own computer for my own purposes?

SURVEY AND INVENTORY RESULTS
RUI Microbiological Survey & Inventory:
Eugregarinida (Protista: Apicomplexa) parasitizing selected mandibulate arthropods of the Nebraska Sandhills.
NSF DEB-9705179

Dr. R. E. Clopton