| Current
research |
| Principal
Investigator |
M. Clauss, P.S. Barboza, J. Hummel, K.-H. Sudekum, W.J. Streich, C. Wolf
and T. Tutken |
| Project Title |
Comparative forestomach physiology in arctic ruminants - the basis for
niche partitioning |
| Affiliation |
Institute
of Arctic Biology and University of Zurich |
| Graduate Student |
|
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
07-23 |
| Support |
Swiss National Science Foundation, Institute of Arctic Biology |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
P. Barboza, N. Ashley
and M. Cattat |
| Project Title |
Hormone assessment in blood, hair and feces of captive caribou and
reindeer |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic Biology, North Slope Borough, Univ. of Saskatchewan |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
08-01 |
| Support |
Dept. Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough; Alaska Department of
Community, Commerce, and Economic Development (DCCED); National
Petroleum Reserve Alaska Impact Funds; Canadian Cooperative Wildlife
Health Center, University of Saskatchewan;
Institute of Arctic Biology |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Perry Barboza |
| Project Title |
Monitoring body stores in muskoxen |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic Biology |
| Graduate Student |
Dave Gustine |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
06-49 |
| Support |
National Park Service, Institute of
Arctic Biology |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Milan P. Shipka and Janice E. Rowell |
| Project Title |
Gestation in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) |
| Affiliation |
School
of Agricultural and Land Resources Management (SALRM) |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
05-41 |
| Support |
USDA |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Perry
Barboza and Katherine Parker |
| Project Title |
Effects
of dietary N and lichen on body protein conservation in reproducing Rangifer |
| Affiliation |
Institute
of Arctic Biology, University of Northern British Columbia |
| Graduate Student |
Adelia
Falk |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
02-04 |
| Support |
NSF
Polar Programs, Institute of Arctic Biology |
|
|
| Recent
research |
| Principal
Investigator |
Matt Olson |
| Project Title |
The
influence of population sex ratio on selfing rates in Silene vulgaris |
| Affiliation |
Institute
of Arctic Biology |
| Graduate Student |
|
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
N.A. |
| Support |
Institute of Arctic Biology |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Gary Kofinas |
| Project Title |
Measuring leadership in caribou crossing artificial barriers to reach a
feeding site |
| Affiliation |
Institute
of Arctic Biology |
| Graduate Student |
Elisabeth Robins |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
|
| Support |
Institute of Arctic Biology |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Milan P. Shipka, Matthew A. Cronin and Janice E. Rowell |
| Project Title |
Assessment of Genetic Markers in Reindeer: Association of DNA
polymorphisms with milk yield, milk composition and calf growth rate,
and the potential for use in selective breeding |
| Affiliation |
School
of Agricultural and Land Resources Management (SALRM) |
| Graduate Student |
Anke M. Hirth |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
05-41 |
| Support |
USDA |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Perry
Barboza |
| Project Title |
Ruminal
response to cold shock in muskoxen |
| Affiliation |
Institute
of Arctic Biology |
| Graduate Student |
Annie
Crater |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
03-21 |
| Support |
EPSCoR,
IAEP, Institute of Arctic Biology |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Falk Huettmann |
| Project Title |
Quantifying influence of disturbances on movement pattern and foraging
success of caribou |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic Biology |
| Graduate Student |
Rudy Jonker,
Univ. of Wageningen, Netherlands |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
|
| Support |
US
Park Service, Institute of Arctic Biology,
LARS |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Claudia Ihl and
Perry Barboza |
| Project Title |
In
situ digestion of forages in muskoxen |
| Affiliation |
UAF
Dept. Wildlife & Biology, Institute of Arctic Biology |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
04-02 |
| Support |
US
Park Service, Institute of Arctic Biology |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Adam Munn and
Perry Barboza |
| Project Title |
The
thermal cost of foraging by juvenile muskoxen over their first winter |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic Biology |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
04-55 |
| Support |
Institute of Arctic Biology, Large Animal Research Station |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Milan
Shipka and Janice
Rowell |
| Project Title |
The
effects of progestins on testosterone production, sexual behavior,
antler development, and fertility in young reindeer bulls |
| Affiliation |
School
of Agricultural and Land Resources Management (SALRM) |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
04-20 |
| Support |
USDA |
| Project Completed |
November 2004 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Florent
Domine and Bill Simpson |
| Project Title |
Physical
and chemical evolution of snowpacks |
| Affiliation |
International
Arctic Research Center, UAF Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Project Completed |
Spring 2004 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Milan
Shipka, Janice
Rowell and Marsha Sousa |
| Project Title |
Reproductive
physiology of female reindeer |
| Affiliation |
School
of Agricultural and Land Resources Management (SALRM) |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
02-27 |
| Support |
USDA, Institute of Arctic Biology |
| Project Completed |
May
2003 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Janice
Rowell, Marsha Sousa and Milan
Shipka |
| Project Title |
Estrus
induction and synchronization in muskoxen |
| Affiliation |
School
of Agricultural and Land Resources Management (SALRM) |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
99-02 |
| Support |
USDA, Institute of Arctic Biology |
| Project Completed |
October
2002 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Perry
S. Barboza, R. Terry Bowyer and Jonathan A. Jenks |
| Project Title |
Digestive
physiology of caribou: testing a nutritional mechanism for sexual
segregation and niche partitioning |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic
Biology; Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries Sciences, South Dakota State University |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
02-17 |
| Support |
President's
Special Projects Fund, Institute of Arctic Biology |
| Project Completed |
June
2002 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Perry Barboza
and John Blake |
| Project Title |
Seasonal nitrogen
metabolism in muskoxen. |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic
Biology |
| Graduate Student |
Tim Peltier |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
00-03 |
| Support |
Alaska Science and
Technology Foundation, Institute of Arctic Biology |
| Project Completed |
March
2001 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Perry Barboza
and John Blake |
| Project Title |
The effects of
marginal Cu on muskox calf immune function and health. |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic
Biology |
| Graduate Student |
Rhonda Swor |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
00-18 |
| Support |
Alaska Science and
Technology Foundation, Institute of Arctic Biology |
| Project Completed |
October
2000 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Janice Rowell |
| Project Title |
Qiviut: Quality
standards and commercial processing |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic
Biology |
| Support |
University of Alaska
Natural Resources Fund, Institute of Arctic Biology |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Perry Barboza
and John Blake |
| Project Title |
Trace mineral
nutrition of muskoxen and their calves. |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic
Biology |
| Graduate Student |
Emmajean
Taylor-Rombach |
| Support |
Alaska Science and
Technology Foundation, Institute of Arctic Biology |
| Project Completed |
April 2000 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
John Blake |
| Project Title |
Pathology and
epidemiology of enteric viruses in muskoxen and reindeer. |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic
Biology |
| Intern Assistant |
Meera Heller,
University of California Davis |
| Support |
USDA, Institute of
Arctic Biology |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Janice Rowell
and John Blake |
| Project Title |
Antler growth in
caribou. |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic
Biology |
| Intern Assistant |
Alastair Newton,
University of London, England |
|
Cornelia Ihl,
University of Braunschweig, Germany |
| Support |
Large Animal Research
Station |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Greg Finstad |
| Project Title |
Dynamics of reindeer
forage quality and digestibility throughout the growing season |
| Affiliation |
UAF Agriculture and
Forestry Experiment Station |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
99-06 |
| Support |
University of Alaska
Reindeer Research Program |
| Project Completed |
April 2000 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
James Lawler |
| Project Title |
Field testing GPS
collars for Dall sheep |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic
Biology and National Park Service |
| Support |
USAF and National
Park Service |
| Project Completed |
March 1999 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Perry Barboza
and John Blake |
| Project Title |
Rutting in reindeer
bulls: energetic costs and systemic adjustments to fasting and stress |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic
Biology |
| Student Assistant |
Brent Bowman,
University of Alaska Fairbanks |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
98-29 |
| Support |
Institute of Arctic
Biology |
| Project Completed |
November 1998 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
R.Terry
Bowyer and Janice Rowell |
| Project Title |
Scent marking and
estrous synchronization in caribou – preliminary study |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic
Biology |
| Intern Assistant |
Craig Adams,
University of Washington |
| Support |
Large Animal Research
Station |
| Project Completed |
October 1998 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Tom MaCabe and
Lisa Saperstein |
| Project Title |
Field testing GPS
collars for caribou |
| Affiliation |
USGS, Anchorage |
| Intern Assistant |
Jessica
Weldert,
University of Lethbridgein |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
98-24 |
| Support |
USGS |
| Project Completed |
July 1998 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Knut Kielland |
| Project Title |
Stable isotope
technique validation in reindeer and caribou |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic
Biology |
| Support |
AFES Reindeer
Research Program |
| Project Completed |
1998 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Janice Rowell
and Don Russell |
| Project Title |
The use of
progesterone and pregnancy-specific protein b to determine embryonic loss in caribou |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic
Biology and Canadian Wildlife Service |
| Intern Assistant |
Ingvild
Herberg,
Agricultural University of Norway |
|
IACUC Protocol No. |
97-40 |
| Support |
Large Animal Research
Station and Canadian Wildlife Service |
| Project Completed |
December 1997 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Perry Barboza
and John Blake |
| Project Title |
Activities of carrier
proteins for Cu and Zn in reindeer |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic
Biology |
| Support |
Large Animal Research
Station and Institute of Arctic Biology |
| Project Completed |
September 1997 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Janice Rowell
and John Blake |
| Project Title |
Effect of castration
on antler growth in reindeer and caribou calves |
| Affiliation |
Institute of Arctic
Biology |
| Intern Assistant |
Alastair Newton,
University of London |
| Support |
Large Animal Research
Station and Institute of Arctic Biology |
| Project Completed |
August 1997 |
|
| Principal
Investigator |
Donald
Spalinger and Robert White |
| Project Title |
Are caribou and
muskoxen potential competitors?: Comparative food rate of passage |
| Affiliation |
Dept. of Biological
Sciences, UA Anchorage and Institute of Arctic Biology, UA Fairbanks |
| Support |
UA Natural Resources
Fund |
| Project Completed |
July 1997 |
