H Brian Underwood, Ph.D.
Brian is a Research Wildlife Biologist located at the Eastern Ecological Science Center (formerly Patuxent Wildlife Research Center) in Cortland, New York.
Brian collaborates with DOI partners, USGS and academic colleagues on mission-critical problems or emerging issues. I conduct research primarily through graduate student mentoring and advising. Secondarily, he provide technical assistance to partners that often lead to interesting research questions and products.
Professional Experience
1996 - present USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center, Cortland, NY
1993 - 1996 National Biological Survey, Syracuse, NY
1990 - 1993 National Park Service, Boston, MA
Education and Certifications
PhD (1990); Wildlife Ecology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse.
MS (1986); Wildlife Ecology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse
BS (1982); Wildlife Resources Management, West Virginia University, Morgantown.
Affiliations and Memberships*
The Wildlife Society (TWS)
Honors and Awards
Patuxent Scientific Achievement Award, 3/00
Service Appreciation, Bureau of Land Management, 5/99
Regional Director’s Award (Northeast Region) for Natural Resource Research, National Park Service, 5/98
Merit Award for Scientific Contributions, Fire Island National Seashore, 2/98
Science and Products
Fine scale habitat use by age-1 stocked muskellunge and wild northern pike in an upper St. Lawrence River bay
Year-class formation of upper St. Lawrence River northern pike
Comparing protein and energy status of winter-fed white-tailed deer
White-tailed deer ecology and management on Fire Island
Effects of forest structure and composition on food availability for Varecia variegata at Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
Woodland type and spatial distribution of nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Movement behavior, dispersal, and the potential for localized management of deer in a suburban environment
Windows of opportunity: white-tailed deer and the dynamics of northern hardwood forests of the northeastern US
Field testing of immunocontraception on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on Fire Island National Seashore, New York, USA
Contraception & deer: the Irondequoit Report
Evaluating immunocontraception for managing suburban white-tailed deer in Irondequoit, New York
Of elephants and blind men: Deer management in the U.S. National Parks
Science and Products
Fine scale habitat use by age-1 stocked muskellunge and wild northern pike in an upper St. Lawrence River bay
Year-class formation of upper St. Lawrence River northern pike
Comparing protein and energy status of winter-fed white-tailed deer
White-tailed deer ecology and management on Fire Island
Effects of forest structure and composition on food availability for Varecia variegata at Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
Woodland type and spatial distribution of nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Movement behavior, dispersal, and the potential for localized management of deer in a suburban environment
Windows of opportunity: white-tailed deer and the dynamics of northern hardwood forests of the northeastern US
Field testing of immunocontraception on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on Fire Island National Seashore, New York, USA
Contraception & deer: the Irondequoit Report
Evaluating immunocontraception for managing suburban white-tailed deer in Irondequoit, New York
Of elephants and blind men: Deer management in the U.S. National Parks
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