Item talk:Q45558

USGS Staff Profile:

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   abstract: Research Biologist with the Fort Collins Science Center
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   abstract: Paul Cryan is a Research Biologist at the Fort Collins Science Center.
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   abstract: Mysteries, underdogs, and gadgets have always fascinated me, so for
     the past two decades I have focused my research on using technology to reveal
     how some of the 43+ species of U.S. bats live their cryptic lives. My particular
     interests include uncovering bat migration behaviors and seasonal movements,
     discovering the details of their winter hideouts and survival strategies, and
     understanding how infectious diseases influence bat populations. What began
     as general interest in an understudied group of mammals has grown into a practical
     search for answers to two of the most pressing threats currently facing U.S.
     bats - fatalities at wind turbines and the emerging disease known as white-nose
     syndrome. My basic research approach is to start by synthesizing natural history
     and existing information, then test plausible new hypotheses in a scientifically
     defensible way through observational and experimental field studies. I gravitate
     toward new collaborations and technologies that take us beyond existing methods
     and expand our abilities to follow and discover what (and how) bats are doing
     out there in the dark.
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 email: cryanp@usgs.gov
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   name: Ph.D. Biology, University of New Mexico, 2003
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   name: M.S. Biology, University of New Mexico, 1997
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   name: B.A. Biology, The Evergreen State College, 1991
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     name: Fort Collins Science Center
     url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/fort-collins-science-center
   roleName: Research Biologist
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   name: 2003 to present, Research Biologist, USGS Fort Collins Science Center, Fort
     Collins, CO
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   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: 1999 to 2003, Student Trainee (SCEP), USGS Arid Lands Field Station (Fort
     Collins Science Center), Albuquerque, NM
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   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: 1994 to 1997 & 1999 to 2002, Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of
     New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: 1998 to 1999, Wildlife Biologist, USGS Arid Lands Field Station (Fort Collins
     Science Center), Albuquerque, NM
 - '@type': Occupation
   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: 1995 to 1997, Biological Science Technician, USGS Arid Lands Field Station
     (Fort Collins Science Center), Albuquerque, NM
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 jobTitle: Research Biologist
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   name: ecology
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   name: behavior of bats
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   name: bat migration
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   name: infectious disease
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   name: conservation
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   name: natural history
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   member:
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     name: U.S. Geological Survey
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   startDate: '2024-05-10T20:42:55.847063'
 name: Paul Cryan, PhD
 url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/paul-cryan