Craig Ely, Ph.D.
Evolutionary and behavioral ecology, waterfowl and wetlands, reproduction and energetics.
Professional Experience
1988 - Present Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1985 - 1988 Research Associate, Alaska Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska (stationed in Anchorage, AK)
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. 1992 University of California Davis, Davis, CA Ecology
M.S. 1979 University of California Davis, Davis, CA Ecology
B.S. 1976 University of California Davis, Davis, CA Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Ornithologists Union
American Society of Naturalists
Animal Behavior Society
Cooper Ornithological Society
The Wildlife Society
The Wildfowl Trust
American Society of Field Ornithologists
International Society of Behavioral Ecology
Science and Products
Transmission and reassortment of avian influenza viruses at the Asian-North American interface
Seasonal survival of radiomarked emperor geese in western Alaska
Nesting biology of Lesser Canada Geese, Branta canadensis parvipes, along the Tanana River, Alaska
Body mass of prefledging Emperor Geese Chen canagica: Large-scale effects of interspecific densities and food availability
Prevalence of Influenza A viruses in wild migratory birds in Alaska: Patterns of variation in detection at a crossroads of intercontinental flyways
The annual migration cycle of emperor geese in western Alaska
Moult migration of emperor geese Chen canagica between Alaska and Russia
Reproductive strategies of northern geese: Why wait?
Traversing a boreal forest landscape: Summer movements of Tule Greater White-fronted Geese
The prelaying interval of emperor geese on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Nesting habitat of the Tule Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons elgasi
Circumpolar variation in morphological characteristics of Greater White-fronted Geese Anser albifrons
Science and Products
Transmission and reassortment of avian influenza viruses at the Asian-North American interface
Seasonal survival of radiomarked emperor geese in western Alaska
Nesting biology of Lesser Canada Geese, Branta canadensis parvipes, along the Tanana River, Alaska
Body mass of prefledging Emperor Geese Chen canagica: Large-scale effects of interspecific densities and food availability
Prevalence of Influenza A viruses in wild migratory birds in Alaska: Patterns of variation in detection at a crossroads of intercontinental flyways
The annual migration cycle of emperor geese in western Alaska
Moult migration of emperor geese Chen canagica between Alaska and Russia
Reproductive strategies of northern geese: Why wait?
Traversing a boreal forest landscape: Summer movements of Tule Greater White-fronted Geese
The prelaying interval of emperor geese on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Nesting habitat of the Tule Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons elgasi
Circumpolar variation in morphological characteristics of Greater White-fronted Geese Anser albifrons
*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