Christopher A. May
Project Leader
Mexican Spotted Owl Demography Project

DOB: 30 January 1968

Education

MS 2000 Wildlife Biology, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
BS 1990 Biology/Ecology Emphasis, Baylor University, Waco, TX

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Address/Contact Information

Work: 174 McNeal HallField Season: PO Box 25831
1985 Buford Ave.Munds Park, AZ 86017
St. Paul, MN 55108
email: chrismay@merlin.ebicom.net
Use field season address April through August.

Statement of Philosophy
I have been active in the wildlife field since 1988. My primary interest lies in the landscape ecology of predator/prey relations. I believe we can achieve wise management and conservation decisions through continued scientific research.


Selected Publications

Seamans, M.E., R.J. Gutiérrez, and C.A. May. In press. Mexican spotted owl population dynamics: influence of climatic variation on survival and reproduction. Auk.

Seamans, M.E., R.J. Gutiérrez, C.A. May, and M.Z. Peery. 1999. Demography of two Mexican spotted owl populations. Conservation Biology 13:744-754.

May, C.A., M.Z. Peery, R.J. Gutiérrez, M.E. Seamans, and D.R. Olson. 1996. Feasibility of a random quadrat study design to estimate changes in density of Mexican spotted owls. Res. Pap. RM-RP-322. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 12 p.


Selected Presentations

May, Christopher A. 1996. Use of Gambel oak by Mexican spotted owls. Multi-agency workshop: status of the oak resources above the Coconino Rim. Flagstaff, AZ.


Photographic Publications

Following the Pack: The World of Wolf Research by Mike Link and Kate Crowley. 1994. Voyageur Press, Inc., MN. 199pp. (5 photographs)