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
Relatedness and nesting dispersion within breeding populations of Greater White-fronted Geese
Using radiotelemetry to monitor cardiac response of free-living tule greater white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons elgasi) to human disturbance
Nesting ecology of tundra swans on the coastal Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Topography and flooding of coastal ecosystems on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska: Implications for sea level rise
Behavioral correlates of heart rates of free-living Greater White-fronted Geese
Survival of greater white-fronted geese: Effects of year, season, sex, and body condition
Tracking white-fronted geese from Bristol Bay, Alaska, to Mexico
Behavior of Cackling Canada Geese during brood rearing
Migration behavior of tundra swans from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Geographic variation in migratory behavior of greater white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons)
Arctic nesting geese: Alaskan populations
Morphological differences in Pacific Coast populations of greater white-fronted geese
Science and Products
Relatedness and nesting dispersion within breeding populations of Greater White-fronted Geese
Using radiotelemetry to monitor cardiac response of free-living tule greater white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons elgasi) to human disturbance
Nesting ecology of tundra swans on the coastal Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Topography and flooding of coastal ecosystems on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska: Implications for sea level rise
Behavioral correlates of heart rates of free-living Greater White-fronted Geese
Survival of greater white-fronted geese: Effects of year, season, sex, and body condition
Tracking white-fronted geese from Bristol Bay, Alaska, to Mexico
Behavior of Cackling Canada Geese during brood rearing
Migration behavior of tundra swans from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska
Geographic variation in migratory behavior of greater white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons)
Arctic nesting geese: Alaskan populations
Morphological differences in Pacific Coast populations of greater white-fronted geese
*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