This Supplementary dataset readme.txt file was generated on 2021-09-16 by Fardausi Akhter GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Title of Dataset: ESM file 1. Electronic Supplementary file related to Akhter et al. 2020 XRS 3140 2. Author Information A. Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Dr. Catherine Soos Institution: Environment and Climate Change Canada Address: 115 Perimeter Road, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 0X4 Email: catherine.soos@canada.ca B. Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Dr. Fardausi Akhter Institution: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Address: 1 Government Road, Indian Head, SK, S0G 2K0 Email: fardausi.akhter@canada.ca C. Alternate Contact Information Name: Dr. Graham D. Fairhurst Institution: University of Saskatchewan Address: 117, Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5C8 Email: gdf600@mail.usask.ca 3. Date of data collection: 2015-12-21 to 2015-12-23 4. Geographic location of data collection: Saskatoon, Canada 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Environment and Climate Change Canada Strategic Technology Applications of Genomics in the Environment (STAGE) University of Saskatchewan Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Canadian Light Source Government of Saskatchewan Canadian Institutes of Health Research National Research Council Canada Western Economic Diversification Canada Canada Foundation for Innovation SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: This work is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication license. 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: N/A 3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: N/A 4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: N/A 5. Was data derived from another source? no A. If yes, list source(s): N/A 6. Recommended citation for this dataset: Akhter, Fardausi et al. (2020), Experimental variation in the spatial deposition of trace metals in feathers revealed using synchrotron x-ray fluorescence, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.vq83bk3pb DATA & FILE OVERVIEW 1. File List: ESM file 1. Electronic Supplementary file related to Akhter et al. 2020 XRS 3140: Micro X-ray fluorescence (µ-XRF) maps were collected from the proximal (base), middle, and distal (tip) regions of feather barbs using the Very Sensitive Elemental and Structural Probe Employing Radiation from a Synchrotron beamline (VESPERS; 07B2-1) at the Canadian Light Source (Saskatoon, Canada). Spreadsheet - Zinc-diet bird μ-XRF scan data: x: x-axis in a typical Micro X-ray fluorescence (µ-XRF) map y: y-axis in a typical Micro X-ray fluorescence (µ-XRF) map Zn: zinc S: sulfur Spreadsheet - Control bird μ-XRF scan data: x, y, Zn, and S: As mentioned above Spreadsheet - Barb cross-section_μ-XRF data: μ-XRF data from the cross-sections of barb collected from control and Zn-diet bird's feather H: horizontal axis V: vertical axis 2. Relationship between files, if important: N/A 3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: N/A 4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? no A. If yes, name of file(s) that was updated: i. Why was the file updated? ii. When was the file updated? METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: Please see the materials and methods section 2. Methods for processing the data: Please see the materials and methods section 3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: Please see the materials and methods section 4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: Please see the materials and methods section 5. Environmental/experimental conditions: Please see the materials and methods section 6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: Please see the materials and methods section 7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Please see the authors' contribution section DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: ESM file 1. Electronic Supplementary file related to Akhter et al. 2020 XRS 3140 Spreadsheet - Zinc-diet bird μ-XRF scan data: 1. Number of variables: 2 2. Number of cases/rows: 6561 (scan 1-3), 8181 (scan 4-6) 3. Variable List: S: sulfur; Zn: zinc 4. Missing data codes: N/A 5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: N/A Spreadsheet - Control bird μ-XRF scan data: 1. Number of variables: 2 2. Number of cases/rows: 6561 (scan 1-3; scan 7), 5913 (scan 4), 1701 (scan 5), and 4941 (scan 6) 3. Variable List: S: sulfur; Zn: zinc 4. Missing data codes: N/A 5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: N/A Spreadsheet - Barb cross-section_μ-XRF data: 1. Number of variables: 2 2. Number of cases/rows: 1785 (control bird), 2475 (zinc-diet bird) 3. Variable List: Zn: zinc; S: sulfur 4. Missing data codes: N/A 5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: N/A