List of works by Kit Kovacs

A simple route to single-nucleotide polymorphisms in a nonmodel species: identification and characterization of SNPs in the Artic ringed seal (Pusa hispida hispida).

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An Arctic predator-prey system in flux: climate change impacts on coastal space use by polar bears and ringed seals

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Arctic marine mammal population status, sea ice habitat loss, and conservation recommendations for the 21st century

scientific article published in June 2015

Associations between vitamins A and E and legacy POP levels in highly contaminated Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus).

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Biomarker responses and decreasing contaminant levels in ringed seals (Pusa hispida) from Svalbard, Norway.

scientific article published in January 2008

Characterization of oligosaccharides in milk of bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus).

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Chemical characterization of the oligosaccharides in beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) and Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) milk

scientific article published in July 2002

Chemical characterization of the oligosaccharides in milk of high Arctic harbour seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina).

scientific article published in August 2003

Circulating thyroid hormones and associated metabolites in white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) determined using isotope-dilution mass spectrometry

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Climate change and the ecology and evolution of Arctic vertebrates

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Climate change impacts on seals and whales in the North Atlantic Arctic and adjacent shelf seas

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Climate change impacts on wildlife in a High Arctic archipelago - Svalbard, Norway

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Cystophora cristata

scientific article published on 16 June 1986

Ecological Implications of Changes in the Arctic Cryosphere.

scientific article published in December 2011

Effects of hydrographic variability on the spatial, seasonal and diel diving patterns of southern elephant seals in the eastern Weddell Sea.

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First isolation of Brucella pinnipedialis and detection of Brucella antibodies from bearded seals Erignathus barbatus.

scientific article published in March 2018

Genetic diversity of historical Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) from Bjørnøya and Håøya (Tusenøyane), Svalbard, Norway

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Haul-out behaviour of the world's northernmost population of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) throughout the year

scientific article published on 22 January 2014

Hemoglobin, pH and DPG/chloride shifting

scientific article published in December 2004

Hooded seal Cystophora cristata foraging areas in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean-Investigated using three complementary methods.

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Hormone, vitamin and contaminant status during the moulting/fasting period in ringed seals (Pusa [Phoca] hispida) from Svalbard

scientific article published on 2 October 2009

Maternal transfer of perfluoroalkyl substances in hooded seals

scientific article published on 23 October 2016

Microstructure and innervation of the mystacial vibrissal follicle-sinus complex in bearded seals, Erignathus barbatus (Pinnipedia: Phocidae).

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Organophosphorous flame retardants in biota from Svalbard, Norway

scientific article published on 6 October 2015

Origins of the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus): Impacts of ice-olation and introgression

scientific article published on 8 September 2017

Patterns in the vocalizations of male harbor seals

scientific article published in June 2003

Phocine herpesvirus 1 (PhHV-1) in harbor seals from Svalbard, Norway

scientific article published on 21 March 2013

Polar bear hemoglobin and human Hb A0: same 2,3-diphosphoglycerate binding site but asymmetry of the binding?

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Pre-partum diet of adult female bearded seals in years of contrasting ice conditions.

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Predictions replaced by facts: a keystone species' behavioural responses to declining arctic sea-ice

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Seasonal, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Drivers of Diving Behaviour in a Temperate Seal Species Living in the High Arctic

scientific article published on 21 July 2015

Serosurvey for Toxoplasma gondii in arctic foxes and possible sources of infection in the high Arctic of Svalbard

scientific article published on 22 October 2007

Serum chemistry and antibodies against pathogens in antarctic fur seals, Weddell seals, crabeater seals, and Ross seals

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Serum chemistry of free-ranging white whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Svalbard

scientific article published on June 2006

Serum chemistry reference values in free-ranging north Atlantic male walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) from the Svalbard archipelago

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Serum chemistry values for free-ranging ringed seals (Pusa hispida) in Svalbard

scientific article published in December 2006

Serum haptoglobin concentrations in ringed seals (Pusa hispida) from Svalbard, Norway

scientific article published on April 2006

Structural characterization of multibranched oligosaccharides from seal milk by a combination of off-line high-performance liquid chromatography-matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry and sequential exoglycosida

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Temporal and spatial variation in polychlorinated biphenyl chiral signatures of the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) and its arctic marine food web.

scientific article published on 3 January 2014

The broad footprint of climate change from genes to biomes to people.

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The impact of conservation on the status of the world's vertebrates

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The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge

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The world's northernmost harbour seal population-how many are there?

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