Michael J. Anteau, Ph.D.Research Wildlife Biologist |
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center 8711 37th Street Southeast Jamestown, North Dakota 58401 |
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Research (Principal Investigator),
Jamestown Headquarters |
Expertise:
- Avian Ecology, Waterfowl Ecology and Nutrition, Wetland Ecology, Conservation Biology, Landscape-Scale Investigations, and Quantitative Ecology and Data Analysis
Current Projects:
- Member of the NPWRC Missouri River Least Tern and Piping Plover Research Team
- Habitat Selection, Productivity, and Estimation of Available Nesting Habitat for Piping Plovers on Lake Sakakawea - Study leader
- Evaluation of Procedures for Monitoring Numbers and Productivity of Piping Plovers and Least Terns on the Missouri River
- Monitoring and Evaluation of Emergent Sandbar Habitat Construction and Management Projects on the Upper Missouri River System
- Post-Harvest Management of Agricultural Fields in Nebraska's Platte River Valley: Influences on Waste Corn Availability and Migratory Bird Use
- Influence of Landscape Features on Wetland Use and Distribution of Marsh Birds in North Dakota
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:
- American Ornithologists' Union (AOU)
- Cooper Ornithological Society
- The Wildlife Society (TWS)
- Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS)
Selected Publications:
Anteau, M. J., and Sherfy M. H. Diurnal variation in catch of invertebrates by sticky traps and potential biased indices of plover forage on the upper-Missouri River. In review.
Anteau, M. J., and A. D. Afton. Diets of spring migrating lesser scaup throughout the upper-Midwest are consistent with the Spring Condition Hypothesis. In review.
Anteau, M. J., and A. D. Afton. Landscape-wide low lipid reserves of lesser scaup during migration are consistent with the Spring Condition Hypothesis. Submittal.
Anteau, M. J., and A. D. Afton. 2008. Amphipod densities and indices of wetland quality across the upper-Midwest, USA. Wetlands 28: In press.
Anteau, M. J., and A. D. Afton. 2008. Using plasma-lipid metabolites to index changes in lipid reserves of wild lesser scaup. Auk 125: In press.
Sherfy, M. H., J. H. Stucker, and M. J. Anteau. 2007. Missouri River emergent sandbar habitat monitoring plan. USGS Publication: In press.
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 86:779-786.
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.
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/
