National Wildlife Research Center Scientist Todd C. Atwood

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Dr. Todd C. Atwood
Research Wildlife Biologist

Dr. Todd C. Atwood has been studying carnivore ecology for more than 10 years. His research is field-based and integrates landscape and behavioral ecology to address issues in carnivore conservation and management.

Expertise Keywords

Carnivore ecology, landscape ecology, behavior, competition, spatial modeling

Taxonomic Groups of Interest

Canids, felids, ursids, cervids

Expertise

Carnivore ecology, spatial ecology, behavioral ecology

Products/Techniques Developed or Tested

Spatially explicit models of predation risk
Carnivores as disease sentinels
Landscape connectivity models

Current Research

Landscape connectivity of gray foxes and fox-variant rabies in the Southwest
Incorporating socio-ecological dynamics into risk assessments of human-wildlife interactions
Spatial ecology of gray foxes, coyotes, and bobcats relative to the spread of rabies in west Texas
Using spatial data to increase trap-based detection probabilities for raccoons

Education

Ph.D., Utah State University, Wildlife Biology, "Coyotes, wolves, elk, and mule deer: predator-prey behavioral responses in southwest Montana"
M.S., Purdue University, Wildlife, "Ecology of Coyotes as influenced by landscape fragmentation"
B.S. Purdue University, Wildlife

Previous Positions

Research Biologist, Arizona Game and Fish Department

Contact Information

Address: USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services, NWRC, 4101 LaPorte Ave., Fort Collins, CO, 80521
Telephone: 970-266-6054
Fax: 970-266-6038
E-mail: Todd.C.Atwood@aphis.usda.gov

NWRC Research Project: Investigating the Ecology, Control, and Prevention of Terrestrial Rabies in Free-Ranging Wildlife

Last Modified: August 2, 2010