• Identification of bird species used to make a Viking Age feather pillow 

      Dove, Carla J.; Wickler, Stephen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-04)
      A grave containing the remains of a wooden boat was discovered in 1934 under a low mound in a bog at Øksnes in the Vesterålen islands of northern Norway. The boat grave dates to the 10th century in the Viking Age, and grave goods placed in the boat include an iron axe, a cowhide in which the body was wrapped, and pillow remains consisting of feather stuffing and a wool textile cover. A microscopic ...
    • MtDNA ND2 sequence identifies Streaked Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris strigata) from birdstrike to US Air Force F-15 at Portland International Airport, Oregon 

      Dove, Carla J.; Dahlan, Nor Faridah; Drovetski, Sergei V. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      The Streaked Horned Lark (SHL: Eremophila alpestris strigata) is the Northwest subspecies of the Horned Lark listed as endangered in Washington State, critical in Oregon, and is now being considered for listing as threatened by the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Some of the important breeding areas of SHL are associated with airports in western Washington and Oregon which raises concern over possible ...