Paul Cryan - USGS

Trust Species & Habitats

Research Biologist

Duty Station:
Fort Collins Science Center
2150 Centre Ave
Bldg C
Fort Collins, CO 80525

Phone: 970-226-9389
Fax: 970.226.9230
Email: cryanp@usgs.gov

Current Research

• Bat Use of Coniferous Forests at Mesa Verde National Park
• Conservation Studies of Long-Nosed Bats in New Mexico
• Bat Species of Concern: An Ecological Synthesis for Resource Managers
• Causes and Consequences of Bat Fatalities at Wind Turbines
• Ecological Investigations of White-Nose Syndrome in Bats

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Publications

Total Records:27

• Food habits of the hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) during spring migration through New Mexico
• Broadening the focus of bat conservation and research in the USA for the 21st century
• White-nose Syndrome threatens the survival of hibernating bats in North America
• Bats prove to be rich reservoirs for emerging viruses
• Mating behavior as a possible cause of bat fatalities at wind turbines
• Overview of issues related to bats and wind energy: Web version of presentation to the Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee Technical Workshop & Federal Advisory Committee Meeting, Washington, D.C., 26 February, 2008
• Migration of bats past a remote island offers clues towards the problem of bat fatalities at wind turbines
• Migration and the use of Autumn, Winter, and Spring roosts by tree bats
• Past, present, and future uses of radar for studying bats
• Comprehensive genetic analyses reveal evolutionary distinction of a mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) proposed for delisting from the U.S. Endangered Species Act
• Natural history collections: a scientific treasure trove
• Overview of what we know about the bat/wind interaction as of November 2004
• Chemistry & migration mysteries: fur holds clues to previous journeys
• Flying by night: USGS scientists put technology to work on bats
• Stable hydrogen isotope analysis of bat hair as evidence for seasonal molt and long-distance migration
• Seasonal distribution of migratory tree bats (Lasiurus and Lasionycteris) in North America
• Sex differences in the thermoregulation and evaporative water loss of a heterothermic bat, Lasiurus cinereus, during its spring migration
• Recurrence of Mexican long-tongued bats (Choeronycteris mexicana) at historical sites in Arizona and New Mexico
• Migration and thermoregulation strategies of hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus) in North America
• Western crevice and cavity roosting bats
• Roosting habits of four bat species in the Black Hills of South Dakota
• Effect of elevation on distribution of female bats in the Black Hills, South Dakota
• The bats of Wyoming
• Use of stable isotopes to trace the migration of United States tree bats
• The bats of Jewel Cave
• New locality for Euderma maculatum (Chiroptera: vespertilionidae) in New Mexico
• A study of bat populations at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Bandelier National Monument, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico