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
An inexpensive device for recording animal behavior
Aggressive encounters between tundra swans and greater white-fronted geese during brood rearing
Breeding biology of Pacific white-fronted geese
Science and Products
An inexpensive device for recording animal behavior
Aggressive encounters between tundra swans and greater white-fronted geese during brood rearing
Breeding biology of Pacific 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