Paul Flint, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
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Evidence of chromosomal damage in common eiders (Somateria mollissima) from the Baltic Sea
Common eiders nesting in the Baltic Sea are exposed to generally high levels of contaminants including potentially genotoxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organochlorines. Blood samples were collected from eiders at eight sites in the Baltic Sea and two sites in the Beaufort Sea. DNA content variation was estimated using the flow cytometric method, and subsequently utilized as a biomarker o
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C. W. Matson, J. C. Franson, Tuula E. Hollmén, Mikael Kilpi, Martti Hario, Paul L. Flint, J. W. Bickham
Movements of flightless long-tailed ducks during wing molt
We examined the movements of flightless Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis) during the wing molt in the near-shore lagoons of the Beaufort Sea in Alaska. Estimates of site fidelity during the 21-day flightless period ranged from 1-100%, with considerable variation among locations and within locations among years. There was no effect of low-level experimental disturbance or an underwater seismic
Authors
Paul L. Flint, Deborah L. Lacroix, John A. Reed, Richard B. Lanctot
Contaminants in molting long-tailed ducks and nesting common eiders in the Beaufort Sea
In 2000, we collected blood from long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) and blood and eggs from common eiders (Somateria mollissima) at near-shore islands in the vicinity of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, and at a reference area east of Prudhoe Bay. Blood was analyzed for trace elements and egg contents were analyzed for trace elements, organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, and polycyclic aro
Authors
J. C. Franson, Tuula E. Hollmén, Paul L. Flint, J.B. Grand, Richard B. Lanctot
The northern pintail in North America: the problem and prescription for recovery
No abstract available.
Authors
M. R. Miller, D.C. Duncan, K. Guyn, Paul L. Flint, J. E. Austin
An adenovirus linked to mortality and disease in long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) in Alaska
An adenovirus was isolated from intestinal samples of two long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) collected during a die-off in the Beaufort Sea off the north coast of Alaska in 2000. The virus was not neutralized by reference antiserum against known group I, II, or III avian adenoviruses and may represent a new serotype. The prevalence of the virus was determined in live-trapped long-tailed ducks a
Authors
Tuula E. Hollmén, J. C. Franson, Paul L. Flint, J.B. Grand, Richard B. Lanctot, D. E. Docherty, H.M. Wilson
Body molt of male long-tailed ducks in the nearshore waters of the north slope, Alaska
We examined the timing and intensity of body molt in relation to stage of remige growth for postbreeding adult male Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis) off the coast of northern Alaska. During this period, remige and rectrix feathers are molted simultaneously with body feathers during the prebasic molt, which results in a period of increased energetic and nutritional demands. We collected birds
Authors
M.D. Howell, J.B. Grand, Paul L. Flint
Post-breeding distribution of Long-tailed Ducks Clangula hyemalis from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Breeding populations of Long-tailed Ducks Clangula hyemalis have declined in western Alaska, particularly on the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta, and the species is currently considered a species of particular concern by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in Alaska. Potential factors that may have contributed to this decline that occurred away from the breeding grounds could not be considered since moul
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Margaret R. Petersen, B. J. McCaffery, Paul L. Flint
Incubation behaviour of Greater Scaup Aythya marila on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
This study examined the incubation behaviour of Greater Scaup Aythya marila on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. The goals of the study were to describe the incubation behaviour of Greater Scaup in terms of incubation constancy, recess frequency and recess length. The use of endogenous reserves by Greater Scaup was examined by determining weight loss over the incubation period. Further, intraspec
Authors
Paul L. Flint
Population structure of Pacific Common Eiders breeding in Alaska
We used satellite telemetry to study the migration routes and wintering areas of two allopatric breeding populations of Pacific Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima v-nigrum) in Alaska: the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and the western Beaufort Sea coast. Only 6% (2 of 36) of females wintered within the wintering area of the other breeding population. Both breeding populations wintered in the closest avai
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Margaret R. Petersen, Paul L. Flint
Relationships between boat harbors, fish processing, organic contamination, and Steller's eiders wintering in the Eastern Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula
No abstract available at this time
Authors
Paul L. Flint, A.K. Miles
Concentrations of trace elements in eggs and blood of spectacled and common eiders on Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, USA
We examined the relations among nesting success, egg viability, and blood and egg concentrations of As, Cd, Pb, Hg, and Se in a threatened population of spectacled eiders (Somateria fischeri) and a sympatric population of common eiders (S. mollissima) on the Yukona??Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, USA, during 1995 and 1996. During the early breeding season, males and females had mean Se concentrations in
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J. Barry Grand, J. Christian Franson, Paul L. Flint, Margaret R. Petersen
Estimating repeatability of egg size
Measures of repeatability have long been used to assess patterns of variation in egg size within and among females. We compared different analytical approaches for estimating repeatability of egg size of Black Brant. Separate estimates of repeatability for eggs of each clutch size and laying sequence number varied from 0.49 to 0.64. We suggest that using the averaging egg size within clutches resu
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Paul L. Flint, R.F. Rockwell, J.S. Sedinger
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Evidence of chromosomal damage in common eiders (Somateria mollissima) from the Baltic Sea
Common eiders nesting in the Baltic Sea are exposed to generally high levels of contaminants including potentially genotoxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organochlorines. Blood samples were collected from eiders at eight sites in the Baltic Sea and two sites in the Beaufort Sea. DNA content variation was estimated using the flow cytometric method, and subsequently utilized as a biomarker o
Authors
C. W. Matson, J. C. Franson, Tuula E. Hollmén, Mikael Kilpi, Martti Hario, Paul L. Flint, J. W. Bickham
Movements of flightless long-tailed ducks during wing molt
We examined the movements of flightless Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis) during the wing molt in the near-shore lagoons of the Beaufort Sea in Alaska. Estimates of site fidelity during the 21-day flightless period ranged from 1-100%, with considerable variation among locations and within locations among years. There was no effect of low-level experimental disturbance or an underwater seismic
Authors
Paul L. Flint, Deborah L. Lacroix, John A. Reed, Richard B. Lanctot
Contaminants in molting long-tailed ducks and nesting common eiders in the Beaufort Sea
In 2000, we collected blood from long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) and blood and eggs from common eiders (Somateria mollissima) at near-shore islands in the vicinity of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, and at a reference area east of Prudhoe Bay. Blood was analyzed for trace elements and egg contents were analyzed for trace elements, organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, and polycyclic aro
Authors
J. C. Franson, Tuula E. Hollmén, Paul L. Flint, J.B. Grand, Richard B. Lanctot
The northern pintail in North America: the problem and prescription for recovery
No abstract available.
Authors
M. R. Miller, D.C. Duncan, K. Guyn, Paul L. Flint, J. E. Austin
An adenovirus linked to mortality and disease in long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) in Alaska
An adenovirus was isolated from intestinal samples of two long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) collected during a die-off in the Beaufort Sea off the north coast of Alaska in 2000. The virus was not neutralized by reference antiserum against known group I, II, or III avian adenoviruses and may represent a new serotype. The prevalence of the virus was determined in live-trapped long-tailed ducks a
Authors
Tuula E. Hollmén, J. C. Franson, Paul L. Flint, J.B. Grand, Richard B. Lanctot, D. E. Docherty, H.M. Wilson
Body molt of male long-tailed ducks in the nearshore waters of the north slope, Alaska
We examined the timing and intensity of body molt in relation to stage of remige growth for postbreeding adult male Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis) off the coast of northern Alaska. During this period, remige and rectrix feathers are molted simultaneously with body feathers during the prebasic molt, which results in a period of increased energetic and nutritional demands. We collected birds
Authors
M.D. Howell, J.B. Grand, Paul L. Flint
Post-breeding distribution of Long-tailed Ducks Clangula hyemalis from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Breeding populations of Long-tailed Ducks Clangula hyemalis have declined in western Alaska, particularly on the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta, and the species is currently considered a species of particular concern by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in Alaska. Potential factors that may have contributed to this decline that occurred away from the breeding grounds could not be considered since moul
Authors
Margaret R. Petersen, B. J. McCaffery, Paul L. Flint
Incubation behaviour of Greater Scaup Aythya marila on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
This study examined the incubation behaviour of Greater Scaup Aythya marila on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. The goals of the study were to describe the incubation behaviour of Greater Scaup in terms of incubation constancy, recess frequency and recess length. The use of endogenous reserves by Greater Scaup was examined by determining weight loss over the incubation period. Further, intraspec
Authors
Paul L. Flint
Population structure of Pacific Common Eiders breeding in Alaska
We used satellite telemetry to study the migration routes and wintering areas of two allopatric breeding populations of Pacific Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima v-nigrum) in Alaska: the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and the western Beaufort Sea coast. Only 6% (2 of 36) of females wintered within the wintering area of the other breeding population. Both breeding populations wintered in the closest avai
Authors
Margaret R. Petersen, Paul L. Flint
Relationships between boat harbors, fish processing, organic contamination, and Steller's eiders wintering in the Eastern Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula
No abstract available at this time
Authors
Paul L. Flint, A.K. Miles
Concentrations of trace elements in eggs and blood of spectacled and common eiders on Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, USA
We examined the relations among nesting success, egg viability, and blood and egg concentrations of As, Cd, Pb, Hg, and Se in a threatened population of spectacled eiders (Somateria fischeri) and a sympatric population of common eiders (S. mollissima) on the Yukona??Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, USA, during 1995 and 1996. During the early breeding season, males and females had mean Se concentrations in
Authors
J. Barry Grand, J. Christian Franson, Paul L. Flint, Margaret R. Petersen
Estimating repeatability of egg size
Measures of repeatability have long been used to assess patterns of variation in egg size within and among females. We compared different analytical approaches for estimating repeatability of egg size of Black Brant. Separate estimates of repeatability for eggs of each clutch size and laying sequence number varied from 0.49 to 0.64. We suggest that using the averaging egg size within clutches resu
Authors
Paul L. Flint, R.F. Rockwell, J.S. Sedinger
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