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R. Mike Anthony Title: Research Zoologist Address: 1011 E. Tudor Rd., MS701, Anchorage, AK 99503-6103 Phone: (907) 786-3508 Fax: (907) 786-3636 Email: rmanthony@usgs.gov

Education and/or Training

B.S.

1971

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Zoology

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Predator-prey relationships in coastal wetlands, remote sensing with large format imaging devices for assessing natural resources, animal damage control strategies, and ecology of arctic foxes.

Professional Experience

1996 - Present	Zoologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1993 - 1996	Zoologist, NBS Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1985 - 1993	Zoologist, USFWS Alaska Fish and Wildlife Research Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1976 - 1985	Zoologist, USFWS Denver Wildlife Research Center, Field Station, Bend, Oregon

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

The Wildlife Society
American Society of Mammalogists
Arctic Institute of North America

Significant Recent Publications

Anthony, R. M., Grand, J. B., Fondell T. F. & D. A. Miller. 2005. Techniques for identifying predators of goose nests. - Wildlife Biology: In press.

Fondell, T. F., J. B. Grand, D. A. Miller, and R. M Anthony. 2006. Renesting by dusky Canada geese on the Copper River delta, Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:In Press.

Miller, D. A., J. B. Grand, T. F. Fondell, and R. M. Anthony. 2006. Predator functional response and prey survival: direct and indirect interactions affecting a marked prey population. Journal of Animal Ecology 75:101-110.

Grand, J. B., T. F. Fondell, D. A. Miller, and R. M Anthony. 2006. Nest survival in dusky Canada Geese (Branta canadensis occidentalis): use of discrete-time models. Auk 123:198-210.

Anthony, R. M., Grand, J. B., Fondell T. F. & Manly, B. F. J. 2004: A quantitative approach to identifying predators from nest remains. - Journal of Field Ornithology 75: 40-48.

Hupp, J. W., A. B. Zacheis, R. M. Anthony, D. G. Robertson, W. P. Erickson, and K. C. Palacios. 2001. Snow cover and snow goose (Anser caerulescens caerulescens) distribution during spring migration. Wildl. Biol. 7(2):65-76..

Sovada, M. A., R. M. Anthony, and B. D. J. Batt. 2001. Predation on waterfowl in arctic tundra and prairie breeding areas: a review. Wildl. Soc. Bull 29:6-15.

Anthony, M., N. K. Barten, and P. E. Seiser. 2000. Foods of arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) during winter and spring in western Alaska. J. Mammal. 81:820-828.

Engeman, R. M., R. M. Anthony, V. G. Barnes, Jr., H. W. Krupa, and J. Evans. 1999. Evaluations of plastic mesh tubes for protecting conifer seedling from pocket gophers in three western states. West. J. Appl. For. 14:86-90.

Engeman, R. M., R. M. Anthony, V. G. Barnes, Jr., H. W. Krupa, and J. Evans. 1998. Double-stocking for overcoming damage to conifer seedlings by pocket gophers. Crop Protection 17:687-690.

Engeman, R. M., V. G. Barnes, Jr., R. M. Anthony, and H. W. Krupa. 1998. Damage reduction to ponderosa pine seedlings from northern pocket gophers by vegetation management through grass seeding and herbicide treatment. Int. Biodet. Biodeg. 42:115-121.

Anthony, R. M. 1997. Home ranges and movements of arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in western Alaska. Arctic 50:147-157.

Engeman, R., R. Anthony, H. Krupa, and J. Evans. 1997. The effects of Vexar seedling protectors on the growth and development of lodgepole pine roots. Crop Protection 16:57-61.

Engeman, R. M., V. G. Barnes, Jr., R. M. Anthony, and H. W. Krupa. 1997. Effect of vegetation management for reducing damage to lodgepole pine seedlings from northern pocket gophers. Crop Protection 16:407-410.

Anthony, R. M., R. A. Stehn, and W. H. Anderson. 1997. Aerial videography for estimating goose populations staging in Izembek Lagoon, Alaska. Pages 289- 299 in Videography and Color Photography in Resource Assessment. Amer. Soc. Photogramm. and Remote Sensing. Bethesda, MD.

Anthony, M. 1996. Den use by arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) in a subarctic region of western Alaska. Can. J. Zool. 74:627-631.

Cunningham, D. J., W. H. Anderson, and R. M. Anthony. 1996. An image-processing program for automated counting. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 24:345-346.

Anthony, R.M. 1996. Den use by arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) in a sub-arctic region of western Alaska. Can.J. Zool. 74:627-631.

Anthony, R. M., W. H. Anderson, J. S. Sedinger, and L. L. McDonald. . 1995. Estimating populations of nesting brant using aerial videography. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 23(1):80-87.

Barnes, V. Jr., M. Anthony, et al. 1995. Vegetation management for reducing mortality of ponderosa pine seedlings from Thomomys spp. Crop Protection 14(6):505-508.

Cunningham, D. J., W. H. Anderson, and R. M. Anthony. 1995. Automated counting of waterfowl with image processing. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 23:345-346.

Anthony, R. M., and R. A. Stehn. 1994. Navigating aerial transects with a laptop computer. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 22:125-129.

Sedinger, J. S., D. H. Ward, R. M. Anthony, D. V. Derksen, C. J. Lensink, K. S. Bollinger, and N. K. Dawe. 1994. Management of Pacific brant: population structure and conservation issues. Trans. No. Am. Wildl. & Natur. Resour. Conf. 59:50-62.

Sedinger, J. S., C. J. Lensink, D. H. Ward, R. M. Anthony, M. L. Wege, and G. V. Byrd. 1993. Current status and recent dynamics of the black brant breeding population. Wildfowl 44:49-59.

Anthony, R. M., P. L. Flint, and J. S. Sedinger. 1991. Arctic fox control improves nest success of black brant. Wild. Soc. Bull. 19:176-184.

Websites of Interest

Reproductive ecology and survival of dusky Canada geese
Videographic techniques for estimating populations and assessing habitat conditions