Layne Adams, Ph.D.
Population biology and predator/prey relationships of Alaskan large mammals.
Professional Experience
2022 - Present Research Wildlife Biologist Emeritus USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1993 - 2022 Research Wildlife Biologist USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1985 - 1993 Regional Research Wildlife Biologist, US National Park Service, Anchorage, Alaska
1980 - 1985 Wildlife Management Biologist, Bureau of Land Management, Fairbanks, Alaska
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. 1996 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN Wildlife Conservation
M.S. 1981 Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO Wildlife Biology
B.S. 1976 Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO Wildlife Biology
Affiliations and Memberships*
IUCN Species Survival Commission, Wolf Specialist Group (2001-2013)
The Wildlife Society
Arctic Institute of North America
American Society of Mammalogists
Science and Products
Terrestrial Mammal Research
Serological Data on Influenza A from Birds and Mammals on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Northern Alaska, 2011-2017
Caribou Forage and Soil Data, North Slope of Alaska, 2011-2014
A serological survey of Francisella tularensis exposure in wildlife on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska
Survival and reproduction in Arctic caribou are associated with summer forage and insect harassment
Dynamic selection for forage quality and quantity in response to phenology and insects in an Arctic ungulate
Novel insights into serodiagnosis and epidemiology of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, a newly recognized pathogen in muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus)
Caribou use of habitat near energy development in Arctic Alaska
Evaluation of maternal penning to improve calf survival in the Chisana Caribou Herd
Survey of Arctic Alaskan wildlife for influenza A antibodies: Limited evidence for exposure of mammals
Summary of wildlife-related research on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, 2002–17
Advancing the match-mismatch framework for large herbivores in the Arctic: Evaluating the evidence for a trophic mismatch in caribou
Summer habitat selection by Dall’s sheep in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Bacterial genomics reveal the complex epidemiology of an emerging pathogen in arctic and boreal ungulates
Identification of landscape features influencing gene flow: How useful are habitat selection models?
Science and Products
Terrestrial Mammal Research
Serological Data on Influenza A from Birds and Mammals on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Northern Alaska, 2011-2017
Caribou Forage and Soil Data, North Slope of Alaska, 2011-2014
A serological survey of Francisella tularensis exposure in wildlife on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska
Survival and reproduction in Arctic caribou are associated with summer forage and insect harassment
Dynamic selection for forage quality and quantity in response to phenology and insects in an Arctic ungulate
Novel insights into serodiagnosis and epidemiology of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, a newly recognized pathogen in muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus)
Caribou use of habitat near energy development in Arctic Alaska
Evaluation of maternal penning to improve calf survival in the Chisana Caribou Herd
Survey of Arctic Alaskan wildlife for influenza A antibodies: Limited evidence for exposure of mammals
Summary of wildlife-related research on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, 2002–17
Advancing the match-mismatch framework for large herbivores in the Arctic: Evaluating the evidence for a trophic mismatch in caribou
Summer habitat selection by Dall’s sheep in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Bacterial genomics reveal the complex epidemiology of an emerging pathogen in arctic and boreal ungulates
Identification of landscape features influencing gene flow: How useful are habitat selection models?
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government