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Michael J. Anteau, Ph.D.

Research Wildlife Biologist
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
8711 37th Street Southeast
Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

Phone: (701) 253-5507
Fax: (701) 253-5553
Email NPWRC Staff
Research (Principal Investigator),
Jamestown Headquarters
Photo of Mike Anteau.

Expertise:

  • Applied research for the conservation of wildlife and habitat, specifically including large-scale studies of Avian Ecology and Migration, Wildlife Nutrition and Physiology, Foraging Ecology, and Wetland and Riparian Ecology

Current Projects:

  • Interaction of land use and climate on invertebrate populations in prairie wetlands: Implications for waterbird habitat conservation
  • Habitat selection, productivity, and estimation of available nesting habitat for piping plovers on Lake Sakakawea
  • Evaluation of procedures for monitoring numbers and productivity of piping plovers and least terns on the Missouri River
  • Adaptive management of emergent sandbar habitat construction and management projects on the Upper Missouri River System
  • Foraging ecology of least terns and piping plovers nesting on Central Platte River sandpits and sandbars.
  • Landscape correlates of demographics for upland-nesting waterfowl

Education:

  • Ph. D., Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Louisiana State University Jan. 2006
  • M.S., Wildlife Biology, Louisiana State University, May 2002
  • B.S., Wildlife Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Dec. 1997
  • B.S., Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Dec. 1997

Professional Experience:

  • 2006-present:  Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND
  • 1999-2005:  Graduate Research Assistant, USGS LA Coop Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Louisiana State University
  • 1999:  Wildlife Technician, USGS LA Coop Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Louisiana State University
  • 1998-1999:  Wildlife Technician (Volunteer), USGS Alaska Science Center
  • 1998: Wildlife Technician, USGS SC Coop Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Clemson University
  • 1998:  Wildlife Research Assistant, Northern Arizona University
  • 1997:  Student Research Assistant, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Professional Affiliations and Services:

  • Adjunct Professor of Biology, North Dakota State University (since 2010)
  • Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) life member
  • Chair (2009)and Past Chair (2010) of the Wildlife Section of SWS
  • Associate Editor for Wetlands (2010-2013)
  • American Ornithologists' Union
  • The Waterbird Society
  • Missouri River Ecosystem Recovery Program, Technical Team Member

Current Students

  • Mark Wiltermuth, Ph. D. student (co-Advised by Mark Clark), North Dakota State University, Project: Interaction of land use and climate on invertebrate populations in prairie wetlands: Implications for waterbird habitat conservation

Selected Publications:

Anteau, M. J., T. L. Shaffer, M. H. Sherfy, M. A. Sovada, J. H. Stucker, and M. T. Wiltermuth. Survival of piping plover (Charadrius melodus) nests at a diverse reservoir habitat. In Review.

Anteau, M. J., M. H. Sherfy, and M. T. Wiltermuth. Intra-territory nest-site selection of piping plovers (Charadrius melodus) in a diverse reservoir habitat. In Review.

Anteau, M. J. Do interactions of landscape modifications and climate dynamics affect productivity of ducks, shorebirds, and prairie-pothole wetlands? Wetlands: In Review (INVITED)

Sherfy, M. H., M. J. Anteau, and A. Bishop. 2011. Agricultural practices and residual corn during spring crane and waterfowl migration in Nebraska. Journal of Wildlife Management: In Press.

Anteau, M. J., M. H. Sherfy, and A. Bishop. 2011. Location and agricultural practices influence spring use of harvested cornfields by cranes and geese in Nebraska. Journal of Wildlife Management: In Press.

Anteau, M. J., A. C. E. Anteau, and A. D. Afton. 2011. Testing competing hypotheses for chronology and intensity of lesser scaup molt during winter and spring migration. Condor: In Press.

Anteau, M. J., and A. D. Afton. 2011. Lipid catabolism of invertebrate predator indicates widespread wetland ecosystem degradation. PLoS One 6:e16029.

Anteau, M. J., A. D. Afton, A. C. E. Anteau, and E. B. Moser. 2011. Fish communities and lands use influence Gammarus and Hyalella (Amphipoda) densities across the upper Midwest. Hydrobiologia 664:69-80.

Catlin, D. H., R. B. Jacobson, M. H. Sherfy, M. J. Anteau, J. Felio, J. D. Fraser, C. Lott, T. L. Shaffer, and J. H. Stucker. 2010. Discussion of Natural hydrograph of the Missouri River near Sioux City and the Least Tern and Piping Plover by Donald Jorgensen. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 14:1365-1373.

Anteau, M. J., and Sherfy M. H. 2010. Diurnal variation in invertebrate catch rates by sticky traps: potential for biased indices of piping plover forage. Wetlands 30:757-762.

Anteau, M. J., and A. D. Afton. 2009. Wetland use and feeding by lesser scaup during spring migration across the upper Midwest, USA. Wetlands 29:704-712.

Anteau, M. J., and A. D. Afton. 2009. Lipid reserves of lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) migrating across a large landscape are consistent with the Spring Condition Hypothesis. Auk 126:873-883.

Wiltermuth, M.T., M. J. Anteau, M. H. Sherfy, and T. L. Shaffer. 2009. Nest movement by piping plovers in response to changing habitat conditions. Condor 111:550-555.

Sherfy, M. H., J. H. Stucker, and M. J. Anteau. 2009. Missouri River emergent sandbar habitat monitoring plan – a conceptual framework for adaptive management. USGS Open-File Report 2008-1223.

Anteau M. J., and A. D. Afton. 2008. Using plasma-lipid metabolites to index changes in lipid reserves of wild lesser scaup. Auk 125:354-357.

Anteau M. J., and A. D. Afton. 2008. Diets of spring migrating lesser scaup throughout the upper-Midwest are consistent with the Spring Condition Hypothesis. Waterbirds 31:97-106.

Anteau M. J., and A. D. Afton. 2008. Amphipod densities and indices of wetland quality across the upper-Midwest, USA. Wetlands 28:184-196.

Anteau M. J., A. D. Afton, C. M. Custer, and T. W. Custer. 2007. Relationships of cadmium, mercury, and selenium with nutrient reserves of female lesser scaup during winter and spring migration. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26:515-520.

Anteau, M. J., and A. D. Afton. 2006. Diet shifts of lesser scaup are consistent with the Spring Condition Hypothesis. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84:779-786.

Austin, J. E., Anteau, M. J., Barclay, J. S., Boomer, G. S., Rohwer, F. C., and Slattery, S. M. 2006. Declining scaup populations: reassessment of the issues, hypotheses, and research directions. Jamestown, N.D.: U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. 7 pp. PDF Download

Anteau, M. J. 2006. Ecology of lesser scaup and amphipods in the upper-Midwest: scope and mechanisms of the Spring Condition Hypothesis and implications for migration habitat conservation. Ph.D. Dissertation, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-01242006-093828/

Anteau, M. J., and A. D. Afton. 2004. Nutrient reserves of lesser scaup during spring migration in the Mississippi Flyway: A test of the Spring Condition Hypothesis. Auk 121:917-929. Delta Waterfowl Publication of the Year

Custer, C. M., T. W. Custer, M. J. Anteau, A. D. Afton, and D. E. Wooten. 2003. Trace elements in lesser scaup from the Mississippi Flyway. Ecotoxicology 12:47-54.

Anteau, M. J. 2002. Nutrient reserves of lesser scaup during spring migration in the Mississippi Flyway: A test of the Spring Condition Hypothesis. Thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-0707102-155816/

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