Matthew C. Perry, Ph.D.
Matt Perry is an Emeritus at the Eastern Ecological Science Center located at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD
Professional Experience
Involved with several writing projects of past research of waterfowl movements using satellite telemetry, waterfowl food habits, and management of wetlands for optimum wildlife use
Completed forty years of employment at Patuxent in October 2011 and retired in December 2011
Education and Certifications
B.S., University of Rhode Island 1963
M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1970
Ph.D., University of Maryland 1985
Affiliations and Memberships*
Chair of the November 2005 Second North American Sea Duck Conference
Past President of the Washington Biologists' Field Club
Co-Chair of the Satellite Telemetry Workshop held in Puetro Iguazu, Argentina June 2011.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Retirees Association Board Member
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Heritage Committee Member
Friends of Patuxent Board Member, non-profit, Friends of Patuxent Laurel, MD Laurel, MD Board of Directors
Rivers of the World Foundation Board Member
Science and Products
Seasonal energetics and behavior of captive canvasbacks (Aythia valisineria)
Food habits and distribution of wintering black ducks in the Atlantic flyway
Food habits of diving ducks in the Carolinas
Distribution and food habits of canvasbacks in the Northeast
Chesapeake Bay most important wintering area for canvasback duck
Radio transmitters for mourning doves: A comparison of attachment techniques
Abnormal behavior of canvasbacks equipped with radio transmitters
Asiatic clam (Corbicula manilensis) and other foods used by waterfowl in the James River, Virginia
Twenty-five year trends in diving duck populations in Chesapeake Bay
Science and Products
Seasonal energetics and behavior of captive canvasbacks (Aythia valisineria)
Food habits and distribution of wintering black ducks in the Atlantic flyway
Food habits of diving ducks in the Carolinas
Distribution and food habits of canvasbacks in the Northeast
Chesapeake Bay most important wintering area for canvasback duck
Radio transmitters for mourning doves: A comparison of attachment techniques
Abnormal behavior of canvasbacks equipped with radio transmitters
Asiatic clam (Corbicula manilensis) and other foods used by waterfowl in the James River, Virginia
Twenty-five year trends in diving duck populations in Chesapeake Bay
*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