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Kris Hundertmark

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Kris Hundertmark
Research Interests: 
  • Genetics applications in wildlife research and management
  • Population ecology of large mammals
  • Phylogeography of Beringian megafauna
  • Landscape genetics of wildlife
  • Population genomics of wildlife
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Kris Hundertmark
Kris Hundertmark
Associate Professor of Wildlife Biology and Conservation, Emeritus
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No campus office
Postal Address: 
Institute of Arctic Biology
PO Box 757000
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7000
  • PhD: Biological Sciences--Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2001
  • MS: Wildlife Science, Oregon State University, 1981
  • BS: Forest Science, The Pennsylvania State University, 1978
  • 2019-present: Associate Professor of Wildlife Biology and Conservation, Emeritus, Institute of Arctic Biology and Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • 2010-2019: Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Institute of Arctic Biology and Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • March--May 2013: Visiting Professor, Laboratory of Alpine Ecology, Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France
  • January--June 2010: Marie Curie Fellow, Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bialowieza
  • 2005-2010: Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Institute of Arctic Biology and Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • 2003-2005: Conservation Geneticist, Zoological Society of London, King Khalid Wildlife Research Centre, Thumamah, Saudi Arabia
  • 1982-2002: Wildlife Biologist, Division of Wildlife Conservation, Alaska Department of Fish and Game

2020

2017

Colson, K.E., Smith, J.D. & Hundertmark, K.J., 2017. St. Matthew Island colonized through multiple long-distance red fox (Vulpes vulpes) dispersal events. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 95, pp.607-609. Available at: http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/10.1139/cjz-2016-0289#.WaS79dOGPfA.

2016

Colson, K.E., White, K.S. & Hundertmark, K.J., 2016. Parturition site selection in moose (Alces alces): evidence for social structure. Journal of Mammalogy, 97, pp.788-797. Available at: http://jmammal.oxfordjournals.org/.
Johnson, I. et al., 2016. Quantifying rural hunter access in Alaska. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 21, pp.240-253. Available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KYqGjWPcBckBEtHaYrBr/full.

2015

Lewis, T.M., Pyare, S. & Hundertmark, K.J., 2015. Contemporary genetic structure of brown bears (Ursus arctos) in a recently deglaciated landscape. Journal of Biogeography, 42, pp.1701-1713. Available at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jbi.12524/abstract.

2014

Woldstad, T.M. et al., 2014. Restricted evaluation of Trichodectes canis (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) detection methods in Alaska gray wolves. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 3, pp.239-241. Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221322441400025X.

2013

Brinkman, T.J. et al., 2013. Using DNA to Test the Utility of Pellet-Group Counts as an Index of Deer Counts. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 37, pp.444-450. Available at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wsb.270/pdf.

2011

Brinkman, T.J. et al., 2011. Estimating abundance of Sitka black-tailed deer using DNA from fecal pellets. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 75, pp.232–242. Available at: http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/jwmg.22.
White, K.S. et al., 2011. Mountain goat survival in coastal Alaska: Effects of age, sex, and climate. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 75, pp.1731–1744. Available at: http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/jwmg.238.

2010

Hundertmark, K.J. & Van Daele, L.J., 2010. Founder effect and bottleneck signatures in an introduced, insular population of elk. Conservation Genetics, 11, pp.139–147. Available at: http://www.springerlink.com/index/10.1007/s10592-009-0013-z.

2009

Schmidt, J.I. et al., 2009. Population structure and genetic diversity of moose in Alaska. The Journal of heredity, 100, pp.170–80. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18836148.

2008

Brinkman, T.J. & Hundertmark, K.J., 2008. Sex identification of northern ungulates using low quality and quantity DNA. Conservation Genetics, 10, pp.1189–1193. Available at: http://www.springerlink.com/index/10.1007/s10592-008-9747-2.

2007

Hundertmark, K.J., 2007. Home range, dispersal and migration. In A. W. Franzmann & Schwartz, C. C. Ecology and Management of the North American moose. Ecology and Management of the North American moose. Boulder: University Press of Colorado, pp. 303–335.

2006

2004

Hundertmark, K.J. & R Bowyer, T., 2004. Genetics, evolution, and phylogeography of moose. Alces, 40, pp.103–122.

2003

Aschfalk, A. et al., 2003. Serosurvey for antibodies against Salmonella species in free-ranging moose (Alces alces) from Norway. Berliner und Münchener tierärztliche Wochenschrift, 116, pp.417–420.
Hundertmark, K.J. et al., 2003. Mitochondrial phylogeography of moose (Alces alces) in North America. Journal of Mammalogy, 84, pp.718–728.

2002

Bubenik, G.A. & Hundertmark, K.J., 2002. Accessory antlers in male Cervidae. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 48, pp.10–21.
Hundertmark, K.J. et al., 2002. Mitochondrial phylogeography of moose (Alces alces): late pleistocene divergence and population expansion. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 22, pp.375–87. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11884162.
Hundertmark, K.J. et al., 2002. Genetic relationships deduced from cytochrome-b sequences among moose. Alces, 38, pp.113–122.
Hundertmark, K.J. & Schwartz, C.C., 2002. Evaluation of bioelectrical impedance analysis as an estimator of moose body composition. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 30, pp.915–921.

2001

Spaeth, D.F. et al., 2001. Incisor arcades of Alaskan moose: is dimorphism related to sexual segregation?. Alces, 37, pp.217–226.
Stephenson, T.R. et al., 2001. Vitamin E, selenium, and reproductive losses in Alaskan moose. Alces, 37, pp.201–206.

1998

Hundertmark, K.J., 1998. Home range, dispersal and migration. In A. W. Franzmann & Schwartz, C. C. Ecology and management of the North American moose. Ecology and management of the North American moose. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 303–335.
Hundertmark, K.J., Thelen, T.H. & R Bowyer, T., 1998. Effects of population density and selective harvest on antler phenotype in simulated moose populations. Alces, 34, pp.375–383.

1997

Rodgers, A.R. et al., 1997. New technology for moose management: a workshop. Alces, 34, pp.239–244.
Schwartz, C.C., Stephenson, T.R. & Hundertmark, K.J., 1997. XYLAZINE IMMOBILIZATION OF MOOSE WITH YOHIMBINE OR TOLAZOLINE AS AN ANTAGONIST; A COMPARISON TO CARFENTANIL AND NALTREXONE. Alces, 33, pp.33–42.

1996

Hundertmark, K.J. & Schwartz, C.C., 1996. CONSIDERATIONS FOR INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT OF MOOSE IN ALASKA. Alces, 32, pp.15–24.
Schwartz, C.C. et al., 1996. CARBOHYDRASE ACTIVITY IN THE PANCREAS AND SMALL INTESTINE OF MOOSE AND CATTLE. Alces, 32, pp.25–30.

1995

Schwartz, C.C. et al., 1995. Fecal progestagen concentration as an indicator of the estrous cycle and pregnancy in moose. Journal of Wildlife Management, 59, pp.580–583.
Stephenson, T.R. et al., 1995. DIAGNOSIS OF PREGNANCY AND TWINNING IN MOOSE BY ULTRASONOGRAPHY AND SERUM ASSAY. Alces, 31, pp.167–172.

1994

Schwartz, C.C., Hundertmark, K.J. & Becker, E.F., 1994. GROWTH OF MOOSE CALVES CONCEIVED DURING THE FIRST. Alces, 30, pp.91–100.

1993

Hundertmark, K.J., Thelen, T.H. & Schwartz, C.C., 1993. POPULATION AND GENETIC EFFECTS OF SELECTIVE HARVEST STRATEGIES IN MOOSE : A MODELING APPROACH. Alces, 29, pp.225–234.
Schwartz, C.C. & Hundertmark, K.J., 1993. Supplemental feeding of moose during winter: can hay serve as an emergency ration?. Alces, 29, pp.135–147.
Schwartz, C.C. & Hundertmark, K.J., 1993. Reproductive characteristics of Alaska moose. Journal of Wildlife Management, 57.
Stephenson, T.R. et al., 1993. ULTRASONIC FAT MEASUREMENT OF CAPTIVE YEARLING BULL. Alces, 29, pp.115–123.

1992

Hundertmark, K.J., Johns, P.E. & Smith, M.H., 1992. GENETIC DIVERSITY O F MOOSE FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA. Alces, 28, pp.15–20.
Schwartz, C.C., Hundertmark, K.J. & Spraker, T.H., 1992. AN EVALUATION OF SELECTIVE BULL MOOSE HARVEST ON THE KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA. Alces, 28, pp.1–13.

1991

Schwartz, C.C., Hundertmark, K.J. & Lance, W.R., 1991. Effects of R51163 on intake and metabolism in moose. Journal of wildlife diseases, 27, pp.119–22. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2023310.

1990

Hundertmark, K.J., Eberhardt, W.L. & Ball, R.E., 1990. Winter habitat use by moose in southeastern alaska: implications for forest management. Alces, 26, pp.108–114.

1984

Verts, B.J., Gehman, S.D. & Hundertmark, K.J., 1984. Sylvilagus nuttallii : A semiarboreal lagomorph. Journal of Mammalogy, 65, pp.131–135.
  • Awarded emeritus status, 2019
  • Chancellor's recognition for Excellence in Research, 2019
  • Visiting Professor, Laboratory of Alpine Ecology, Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France, 2013
  • Visiting Professor (honorary), Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bialowieza, 2010-2012
  • Marie Curie Fellow, Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Bialoweiza, 2010
  • Distinguished Moose Biologist Award, North American Moose Conference and Workshop, 2007
  • The Wildlife Society Group Achievement Award, 1992 (Awarded to the Kenai Moose Research Center)
  • Certified Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society
  • Ecology and Management of Large Mammals--WLF 421 (Fall semesters)
  • Conservation Genetics--BIOL/WLF 433/633 (Spring semesters)
  • Wildlife Management Techniques
  • Wildlife Management Principles
Past Graduate Students

Jeffrey Frederick -- MS in Widllife Biology and Conservation (2015, co-supervised with S. Pyare); Thesis topic: Alpine thermal dynamics and associated constraints on the behavior of mountain goats in Southeast Alaska

Sophie Gilbert -- PhD in Biological Sciences--Wildlife (2015); Thesis topic: Environmental drivers of deer population dynamics and spatial selection in Southeast Alaska

Kim Jochum -- PhD in Biological Sciences--Wildlife (2015, co-supervised with L. Alessa); Thesis topic: Applying a social ecological systems approach to human-bear encounters across the Pacific Rim: advancing resilient human-wildlife management strategies

Anna Bryan -- MS in Biology (co-supervised with L. Horstmann-Dehn); Thesis topic: Identifying bearded and ringed seal diet—a comparison of stomach contents, stable isotopes, fatty acids, and fecal DNA

Kevin Colson -- MS in Wildlife Biology and Conservation (2013); Thesis topic: Genetic population structure of moose (Alces alces) at multiple spatial scales

Tania Lewis -- MS in Wildlife Biology and Conservation (2012, co-advised with S. Pyare); Thesis topic: Distribution model and population genetics of bears in Glacier Bay National Park.

Karen Mager -- PhD in Biological Sciences--Wildlife (2012); Resilience and Adaptation Program; Thesis topic: Identification and history of Teshekpuk Lake caribou: perspectives from landscape genetics and oral history.

Heidi Weigner -- PhD in Biological Sciences (2012, co-advised with F. von Hippel); Thesis topic: Morphological and genetic divergence of freshwater and anadromous species pairs of stickleback in recently deglaciated lakes.

Ben Kraft -- MS in Wildlife Biology and Conservation (2011); Thesis topic: Comparative movements and habitat use between adjacent high- and low-elevation moose populations.

Theresa Woldstad -- MS in Wildlife Biology and Conservation (2010); Thesis topic: Trichodectes canis, an invasive ectoparasite of Alaskan wolves: detection methods, current distribution, and ecological correlates of spread.

Todd Brinkman -- PhD in Biological Sciences--Wildlife (2009); Resilience and Adaptation Program (co-advised with T. Chapin); Thesis topic: Understanding key components of a deer hunting system to enhance resilience.

Geoffrey I. Hobbs, MSc in Wild Animal Biology (2004)
Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London and Royal Veterinary College
Thesis topic: Inbreeding and juvenile mortality in captive Gazella gazella. Currently a PhD student in Mike Bruford's lab at Cardiff University, Wales. 

Department of Biology and Wildlife, UAF

  • Chair, 2016-2018
  • Chair, Wildlife Biology and Conservation Program, 2012, 2015-present

The Boone and Crockett Club

  • Elected Professional Member, 2018-present

American Society of Mammalogists

  • Co-chair, organizing committee, 89th Annual Meeting, 2009
  • Resolutions Committee, 2003-2007
  • Organizing committee, 59th Annual Meeting, 1979

Associate Editor, Alces, 1997-2002

Associate Editor, Acta Theriologica, 2010-2014

Editorial Board, Mammal Research, 2014-present

The Wildlife Society

  • Past-president, Alaska chapter, 2012-2013
  • President, Alaska chapter, 2010-2011
  • President-elect, Alaska chapter, 2008-2009
  • Chair of organizing committee, Alaska Chapter Annual Meeting, Fairbanks, 2009
  • Arrangements Committee, 13th Annual Conference, Anchorage, 2006
  • Executive Committee, Alaska Chapter, 1992
  • Secretary, Alaska Chapter, 1988
  • Arrangements Committee, Northwest Section Meeting, 1987

Chair, Wood Bison Transplant Review Committee, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, 2007

Member, Unimak Caribou Herd Science Team, USFWS/ADF&G, 2012-2013

Manuscript referee: Alces, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Conservation Ecology, Conservation Genetics, Conservation Genetics Resources, Ecography, Ecology, Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, Journal of Mammalogy, Journal of Wildlife Management, Journal for Nature Conservation, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Oryx, Polar Biology, Wildlife Society Bulletin, Faculty of 1000

Proposal reviewer: National Science Foundation, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada