Population Genetic Structure of Common Eiders (Somateria Mollissima) Nesting on Coastal Barrier Islands Adjacent to Oil Facilities in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska

By Kevin G McCracken and U.S. Department of the Interior

We assessed the level of population subdivision within the Pacic Common Eider (Somateria mollis- sima v-nigrum) breeding on 12 barrier islands in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska, using molecular markers with differing modes of inheritance and rates of evolution, as well as recapture data. Common Eider populations exhibited ne-scale population structuring based on all marker types.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1514725770
• ISBN13: 9781514725771
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"