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
Effects of maternal characteristics and climatic variation on birth masses of Alaskan caribou
Demography of Dall's sheep in northwestern Alaska
Winter habitat use by female caribou in relation to wildland fires in interior Alaska
Marrow fat deposition and skeletal growth in caribou calves
Evaluating the impacts of wildland fires on caribou in interior Alaska
Serologic survey for canine coronavirus in wolves from Alaska
Utility of stable isotope analysis in studying foraging ecology of herbivores: Examples from moose and caribou
Reproductive characteristics of migratory golden eagles in Denali National Park, Alaska
Testing releasable GPS radiocollars on wolves and white-tailed deer
Killing of a muskox, Ovibos moschatus, by two wolves, Canis lupis, and subsequent caching
Electrocardiographic consequences of a peripatetic lifestyle in gray wolves (Canis lupus)
Timing and synchrony of parturition in Alaska caribou
Science and Products
Effects of maternal characteristics and climatic variation on birth masses of Alaskan caribou
Demography of Dall's sheep in northwestern Alaska
Winter habitat use by female caribou in relation to wildland fires in interior Alaska
Marrow fat deposition and skeletal growth in caribou calves
Evaluating the impacts of wildland fires on caribou in interior Alaska
Serologic survey for canine coronavirus in wolves from Alaska
Utility of stable isotope analysis in studying foraging ecology of herbivores: Examples from moose and caribou
Reproductive characteristics of migratory golden eagles in Denali National Park, Alaska
Testing releasable GPS radiocollars on wolves and white-tailed deer
Killing of a muskox, Ovibos moschatus, by two wolves, Canis lupis, and subsequent caching
Electrocardiographic consequences of a peripatetic lifestyle in gray wolves (Canis lupus)
Timing and synchrony of parturition in Alaska caribou
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