Parameter: HOST_SEX

Dataset: 
Vent Parasite Dissection Data
Parameter: 
sex
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sex
Short Description:
 sex
Official Name:
 sex
No Data Value:
Description:
 

classification by sex (male/female), reported in a varity of codes and free text, reporting is specific to the data set in which it appears

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
HOST_SEX
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
The sex of the host determined by observations of eggs or sperm. Specimens were labeled "Male" or "Female" if the sex assignment was confident and "Male?" or "Female?" if the sex assignment was less confident. "Indeterminant" indicates the sex could not be determined. "Immature" indicates the specimen was too young for sexual characteristics to be developed. Missing data identifier NR (not recorded).