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Acknowledgments 



Murrelet research by Carter in Barkley Sound, British 

 Columbia, was conducted as part of a Master of Science 

 degree at the University of Manitoba, under the supervision of 

 Spencer G. Sealy. In particular, Sealy's encouragement, interest 

 and involvement with regard to studying alcid molt patterns 

 has made this paper possible. Funding was provided through 

 Canadian Wildlife Service Scholarships to Carter and Natural 

 Sciences and Engineering Research Council grants to Sealy. 

 The Bamfield Marine Station provided facilities and support. 

 The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the 



National Biological Service, U.S. Department of Interior, 

 also provided support. We thank Michael McNall and Andrew 

 Nieman of the Royal British Columbia Museum and Karen 

 Cebra of the California Academy of Sciences for assistance 

 with museum specimens. Deborah Jory Carter and Leigh K. 

 Ochikubo assisted with the examination of museum specimens 

 and Michael Casazza assisted with figure preparation. We 

 are grateful for the comments provided on this manuscript by 

 Rudolph Becking, John Kelson, Linda L. Long, Irene Manley, 

 Michael L. McAllister, Sherri Miller, Jay Pitocchelli, Peter 

 Pyle, C. John Ralph, Sievert Rohwer, Steven M. Speich, and 

 especially for those by Spencer G. Sealy. 



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