Winter population delineation of white-winged and black scoters along the Pacific Coast using genetic techniques
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Project Number: 40
Year Funded: 2004
Lead Institution(s): Alaska Science Center
Project Lead: John Pearce
Collaborator(s): Dan Esler (SFU)
Location: Pacific Coast
Focal Species: Black Scoter (Melanitta americana), White-winged Scoter (Melanitta delgandi)
Project Description: Use existing tissue samples to develop genetic signatures for Black scoters and White-winged scoters wintering along the Pacific Coast of North America. Lays the groundwork to examine population delineation in these species.
Project Reports: https://seaduckjv.org/pdf/studies/pr40.pdf
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