Contact Information
Alaska SeaLife CenterP.O. Box 1329
Seward, AK 99664-1369
Phone: (907) 224-6323
Fax: (907) 224-6320
tuula_hollmen@alaskasealife.org
Tuula Hollmen Research Associate Professor
Specialties
- Physiology and health of wild avian species, especially waterfowl and marine birds
- Development of methods and biomarkers to evaluate body condition, immune function, and disease/contaminant effects in birds
- Application of such techniques for monitoring of population health and fitness of wild birds
Education
- D.V.M. 1992 University of Helsinki
- Ph.D. 2002 University of Helsinki
Research Overview
Physiology and health of wild avian species, especially waterfowl and marine birds. Disease ecology and population impacts. Development of ecological biomarkers to study demographics and evaluate population viability, including assessment of diet, body condition, immune function, and disease/contaminant effects. Risk and feasibility analysis to assist in planning and implementation of management programs, including reintroduction, translocation, and captive populations management.
Publications
Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
1. Lehikoinen, A., Ost, M., Hollmen, T., and M. Kilpi. 2008. Does sex-specific duckling mortality contribute to male bias in adult common eiders? Condor 110:574-578.
2. Isomursu, M., Ratti, O., Helle, P, and T. Hollmen. 2008. Parasitized grouse are more vulnerable to predation as revealed by a dog-assited hunting study. Annales Zoologici Fennici, in press.
3. Nilsson, P. Hollmen, T., Atkinson, S., Mashburn, K., Tuomi, P., Esler, D., Mulcahy, D,. and D. Rizzolo. 2008. Effects of ACTH, capture, and short term confinement on glucocorticoid concentrations in harlequin ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 149:275-283.
4. Miles, K., Flint, P., Trust, K., Ricca, M., Spring, S., Arrieta, D., Hollmen, T., and B. Wilson. 2007. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in Steller’s eiders and harlequin ducks in the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26:2694-2703.
5. Hollmen, T., Cline, H, and N. Rojek. 2007. Development of captive propagation techniques to support conservation of Steller’s eiders (Polysticta stelleri) in Alaska. Compendium for the International Symposium of Breeding Birds in Captivity.
6. Franson, J.C., Hoffman, D.J., Wells-Berlin, A.M., Perry, M.C., Shearn-Bochsler, V., Finley, D.L., Flint, P.L., and T. Hollmen. 2007. Effects of dietary Selenium on tissue concentrations, pathology, oxidative stress, and immune function in common eiders (Somateria mollissima). Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health 70:861-874.
7. Isomursu, M, Ratti, O., Helle, P, and T. Hollmen. 2006. Sex and age influence intestinal parasite burden in three boreal grouse species. Journal of Avian Biology 37:1-8.
8. Őst, M., E. Vitikainen, P. Waldeck, L. Sundstrőm, K. Lindstrőm, T. Hollmen, J.C. Franson, and M. Kilpi. 2005. Eider females form non-kin brood-rearing coalitions. Molecular Ecology 14:3903-3908.
9. Skerratt, L.F., J.C. Franson, C.U. Meteyer, and T.E. Hollmen. 2005. Causes of mortality in sea ducks (Mergini) necropsied at the USGS-National Wildlife Health Center. Waterbirds 28(2): 193-207.
Selected Publications