Project Information

Title: Differentiation and Interchange of Harlequin Duck Populations Within the North Pacific 96161

Project Year and Number: 1996: 96161

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 1998: 98161-CLO, 1997: 97161

Principal Investigator (PI): Buddy Goatcher (US Fish & Wildlife Service)

Managing Agency: USGS

Assisting Personnel: Dan Esler, Richard Lanctot, Barbara Pierson, Kim Scribner, Sandy Talbot, Denny Zwiefelhofer

Research Location: Alaska Peninsula, Prince William Sound, Kodiak Archipelago

Restoration Category: Research

Injured Resources Addressed: Harlequin Ducks

Abstract: Harlequin ducks range widely throughout the oil-spill area, but little is known about whether the regional population consists of a single stock or multiple, discrete subpopulations. Recent advances in avian genetics enable cost-effective sampling of harlequin ducks in Prince William Sound, Kodiak Island, the Alaska Peninsula, and other locations to assess the degree of differentiation within and interchange among harlequin ducks in the oil-spill area.


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Final Report: See Project 97161

Publications from this Project: None Available