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Sandra L. Talbot Title: Research Wildlife Geneticist Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626 Phone: (907) 786-7188 Fax: (907) 786-7021 Email: stalbot@usgs.gov

Education and/or Training

Ph.D.	1999	University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK	Biology
M.S.	1985	Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City, UT	Zoology
B.S.	1981	Brigham Young University, Provo, UT	Range and Wildlife Management
BFA		Fine Arts University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Evolutionary and population genetics of circumpolar vertebrate and plant species, conservation biology of circumpolar wildlife species.

Professional Experience

1998 - Present	Research Geneticist (Wildlife), USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1997	Wildlife Geneticist, Self-employed contractor
1991 - 1994	Research Fellow, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska
1991 - 1994	Biological Technician, USFWS, Anchorage, Alaska
1990 -1991	Teaching Assistant, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska
1987 - 1989	Biological Technician, USFWS, Anchorage, Alaska
1987	Veterinary Assistant, Faith Veterinary Clinic, Eagle River, Alaska
1985 - 1986	Wildlife Biologist, USFWS, Nowitna NWR, Galena, Alaska
1984 - 1985	Research Associate, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
1981 - 1984	Teaching Assistant, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
1981 - 1984	Editorial Assistant, Raptor research Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
1978 - 1981	Research Technician, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
1974 - 1977	Morse Systems Operator, U.S. Air Force

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

Present:
Society for the Study of Evolution
Society of Molecular Biology and Evolution
Society of Systematic Biologists
The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
The Audubon Society
Past:
The Raptor Research Foundation
The International Bear Association

Significant Recent Publications

Pearce, J. M., S. L. Talbot, B. J. Pierson, M. R. Petersen, K. T. Scribner, D. L. Dickson, and A. Mosbech. 2004. Lack of spatial genetic structure among nesting and wintering king eiders. Condor 106:229-240.

Talbot, S. L., J. M. Pearce, B. J. Pierson, D. V. Derksen, and K. T. Scribner. 2003. Molecular status of the Dusky Canada Goose (Branta canadensis occidentalis): A genetic assessment of a translocation effort. Conservation Genetics 4:367-381.

Scribner, K. T., S. L. Talbot, J. M. Pearce, B. J. Pierson, K. S. Bollinger, and D. V. Derksen. 2003. Phylogeography of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) in western North America. Auk 120:889-907.

Schofield, W. B., S. S. Talbot, and S. L. Talbot. 2002. Bryophytes from Tuxedni Wilderness Area, Alaska. J. Hat. Bot. Lab. 92:91-123.

Talbot, S. L. and S. S. Talbot. 2002. A new population of Aleutian shield fern (Polystichum aleuticum C. Christens) on Adak Island. Am. Fern J. 92:71-76.

Talbot, S. S., S. L. Talbot, J. W. Thomson, F. J. A. Daniels, and W. B. Schofield. 2002. Lichens from Simeonof Wilderness, Shumagin Island, Southwestern Alaska. The Bryologist 105:111-121.

Scribner, K. T., M. R. Petersen, R. L. Fields, S. L . Talbot, J. M. Pearce, and R. K. Chesser. 2001. Sex-biased gene flow in Spectacled Eiders (Anatidae): infereces from molecular markers with contrasting modes of inheritance. Evolution. 55(10):2105-2115.

Talbot, S. S., S. L. Talbot, J. W. Thomson, and W. B. Schofield. 2001. Lichens from St. Matthew and St. Paul Islands, Bering Sea, Alaska. The Bryologist 104-47-58.

Talbot, S. L. 2001. Molecular population genetics and systematics of Alaskan brown bear (Ursus arctos L.). Ph.D. Thesis, Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska.

Pierson, B. J., J. M. Pearce, S. L. Talbot, G. F. Shields, and K. T. Scribner. 2000. Molecular genetic status of Aleutian Canada geese from Buldir and the Semidi Islands, Alaska. The Condor. 102:172-180.

Pearce, J. M., B. J. Pierson, S. L. Talbot, D. V. Derksen, D. Kraege, and K. T. Scribner. 2000. A genetic evaluation of morphology used to identify harvested Canada geese. Journal of Wildlife Management 64(3):863-874.

Talbot, S. S., S. L. Talbot, J. W. Thomson, and W. B. Schofield. 2000. Lichens of Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, westernmost Alaska Peninsula. The Bryologist 103:379-389.

Lanctot, R. B., B. Goatcher, K. T. Scribner, S. L. Talbot, B. J. Pierson, D. Esler, and D. Zwiefelhofer. 1999. Harlequin duck recovery from the Exxon Valdez oil spill: a population genetics perspective. Auk 116:781-791.

Websites of Interest

Using genetic markers to determine population status and management strategies of mammals
Using genetic markers to determine population status and management strategies of migratory birds