Listed below are the services, products, and information USGS facilities provide to customers.
Facility |
Location |
Services, Products, and Information |
Customers |
Alaska Science Center
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Anchorage, Alaska |
- biomarker development
- diversity
- genomics (comparative, some functional)
- microsatellite analysis
- population analysis
- population genetics
- raw data (usually molecular sexing data)
- stock assessment
- stock identification/structure
- systematics
- other:
- behavioral genetics such as paternity assessment for wildlife species
- genetic tagging studies
- mentorship, training
- molecular sexing of mammals and birds
- screening of functional genes such as MHC, melanocortin, and genes associated with behavior
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Community, Department of the Interior (DOI), International agencies, Local school district, other National governments, State agencies, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Universities |
Arizona Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit |
Tucson, Arizona |
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Columbia Environmental Research Center |
Columbia, Missouri |
- biomarker development
- diagnostics for disease/contaminants
- diversity
- population analysis
- population genetics
- raw data
- systematics
- stock identification/structure
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GLFC, GLFT, National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), USGS Biomonitoring Environmental Status and Trends (BEST) Program, USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program |
Florida Integrated Science Center |
Gainesville, Florida |
- biomarker development
- diagnostics for disease/contaminants
- genome analysis
- microsatellite analysis
- population analysis
- population genetics
- stock assessment
- stock identification/structure
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Florida Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), Manatee Population Status Working Group (MPSWG), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) |
Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center |
Corvallis, Oregon |
- biomarker development
- diversity
- genome analysis
- genomics
- microsatellite analysis
- population analysis
- population genetics
- raw data
- systematics
- other:
- forensics
- pedigree analysis
- selection of individuals for translocations and reintroductions
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service (USFS) |
Fort Collins Science Center: Rocky Mountain Center for Conservation Genetics and Systematics |
Denver, Colorado |
- biomarker development
- diversity
- genomics
- microsatellite analysis
- population analysis
- population genetics
- raw data
- stock assessment
- stock identification/structure
- systematics
- other:
- AFLP
- analysis of ancient DNA and museum speciments
- mark-recapture analysis using non-invasive sampling techniques
- paternity analysis
- phylogenetics
- population and survival estimation
- Single base extension
- WAVE detection of SNP variants
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Airlie Swan Research Program, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), California Department of Fish and Game, Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS), Colorado Division of Wildlife, Colorado State University, George Mason University, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Iowa State University, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Kansas State University, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, National Park Service (NPS), Nevada Division of Wildlife, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Smithsonian Institution (SI), South Dakota Department of Game, University of Alberta, University of Wyoming, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Utah Division of Wildlife, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wyoming Game and Fish Department |
Great Lakes Science Center
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Ann Arbor, Michigan |
- diversity
- microsatellite analysis
- population analysis
- population genetics
- stock assessment
- stock identification/structure
- systematics
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Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MIDNR), Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR), National Park Service (NPS), Ontario Ministry Natural Resources (MNR), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) |
Leetown Science Center
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Kearneysville, West Virginia |
- biomarker development
- diagnostics for disease/contaminants
- diversity
- genomics
- microsatellite analysis
- population analysis
- population genetics
- stock assessment
- stock identification/structure
- systematics
- other:
- captive breeding management
- identify analysis
- landscape and community genetics
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Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC), Minerals Management Service (MMS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Park Service (NPS), State agencies, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) |
National Wetlands Research Center
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Lafayette, Louisiana |
- biomarker development using flow cytometry
- genome size determination for species delineation
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Audubon Center for Research on Endangered Species; Louisiana State University; SeaGrant; State agencies for fish, wildlife, and conservation; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Hatcheries and Environmental Contaminants Offices |
National Wildlife Health Center
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Madison, Wisconsin |
- biomarker development
- diagnostics for disease/contaminants
- diversity
- genome analysis
- genomics
- microsatellite analysis
- population analysis
- population genetics
- raw data
- systematics
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Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI), Salton Sea Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) |
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
Jamestown, North Dakota |
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Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
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Bozeman, Montana |
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Oregon Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit |
Corvallis, Oregon |
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Pacific Islands Ecosystems Research Center
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Honolulu, Hawaii |
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Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
Laurel, Maryland |
- biomarker development
- diagnostics for disease/contaminants
- diversity
- genomics
- population genetics
- systematics
- other:
- analysis of ancient DNA from museum specimens
- mentorship, training
- molecular sexing
- phylogenetics
- taxonomy
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), International agencies, Rusty Blackbird Working Group, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) |
Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit |
Lubbock, Texas |
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Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
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La Crosse, Wisconsin |
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Western Ecological Research Center
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Sacramento, California |
- biomarker development
- diversity
- microsatellite analysis
- population analysis
- population genetics
- raw data
- systematics
- other:
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Department of the Interior (DOI) agencies, Museums, State agencies, Universities |
Western Fisheries Research Center |
Seattle, Washington |
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Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit |
Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
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Wisconsin Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit |
Madison, Wisconsin |
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