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:
- Applied research for the conservation of wildlife and habitat, specifically including: Avian Ecology, Wildlife Nutrition and Physiology, Foraging Ecology, Avian Migration, Wetland Ecology, Landscape Ecology, and Data Analysis
Current Projects:
- 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
- Monitoring and Evaluation of Emergent Sandbar Habitat Construction and Management Projects on the Upper Missouri River System
- Influences of post-harvest management of corn fields on residual corn abundance and utilization by spring migrating waterfowl and cranes in the Platte River Valley, Nebraska
- Waterfowl nest density and success in Conservation Reserve Program fields
- Landscape correlates of demographics for upland-nesting waterfowl
- Marsh bird distribution in relation to landscape composition 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:
- Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS)
- Chair of Wildlife Section of SWS
- American Ornithologists' Union (AOU)
- Cooper Ornithological Society
- The Wildlife Society (TWS)
- The Waterbird Society
Selected Publications:
Anteau M. J., and A. D. Afton. Evidence of wetland ecosystem degradation throughout the upper Midwest, USA: as indicated by lipid catabolism of a macroinvertebrate predator. In Review.
Wiltermuth, M. T., M. J. Anteau, M. H. Sherfy, and T. L. Shaffer. Piping plovers move nests in response to changing habitat conditions. In Review
Anteau M. J., and A. D. Afton. Wetland use and feeding by lesser scaup during spring migration across the upper-Midwest, USA. In Review
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. Landscape-wide low lipid reserves of lesser scaup during migration are consistent with the Spring Condition Hypothesis. In Review.
Sherfy, M. H., J. H. Stucker, and M. J. Anteau. 2007. Missouri River emergent sandbar habitat monitoring plan. USGS open-file report: 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 125:354-357.
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 86:779-786.
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/
