Amanda Goldberg
Dr. Amanda R. Goldberg is a conservation biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Western Ecological Research Center out of the Santa Ana, CA Substation.
Amanda uses multiple biological disciplines to address both basic and applied questions relating to species conservation. Her research is broadly built around questions addressing why populations have declined with a focus on species of management and conservation concern. Amanda has worked within a wide range of Ecology subdisciplines to address questions related to why wildlife populations have declined including: wildlife disease biology, animal physiology, animal behavior, movement ecology, and population biology. Amanda uses a variety of quantitative methods to analyze data collected through numerous techniques such as live-captures, visual surveys, telemetry, camera trapping, and biologging. These studies provide information to a wide range of project partners to help inform future management actions and species recovery plans.
Professional Experience
Research Scientist, US Geological Survey, current
Research Scientist, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA, 2022-2024
Postdoctoral Researcher, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 2019-2021
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Natural Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 2018
M.S., Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 2012
B.S., Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 2005
Affiliations and Memberships*
Wildlife Society
American Society of Mammalogists
Science and Products
Longevity, age-specific survival, and mean generation time of Rana muscosa: Implications for conservation of possibly the longest lived Ranid frog Longevity, age-specific survival, and mean generation time of Rana muscosa: Implications for conservation of possibly the longest lived Ranid frog
Life history strategies vary widely among species and play a vital role in extinction risk, especially in a rapidly changing environment. For many taxa, information on life history such as longevity, lifespan, and generation time is incomplete. This is especially true for amphibians, which have experienced large-scale declines in recent decades. The mountain yellow-legged frog (Rana...
Authors
Cynthia Joan Hitchcock, Adam R. Backlin, Amanda Renee Goldberg, Sarah Kay Thomsen, Erin L. Muths, Elizabeth Gallegos, Robert D. Fisher
Non-USGS Publications**
Goldberg, A. R., K. E. Langwig, J. Marano, K. L. Brown, P. Rai, A. K. Sharp, A. Ceci, C. D. Kailing, M. J. Kailing, R. Briggs, M. Urbano, C. Roby, A. M. Brown, J. Weger-Lucarelli, C. V. Finkielstein, and J. R. Hoyt. 2024. Widespread exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife communities. Nature Communications 105:221-229.
Allison, A. T., C. J. Conway, A. E. Morris, A. R. Goldberg, K. N. Lohr, R. Richards, and J. A. Almack. 2024. Hit snooze: an imperiled hibernator assesses spring snow conditions to decide whether to terminate hibernation or re-enter torpor. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology 97:53-63.
Biggins, D. E., D. A. Eads, S. Ramakrishnan, A. R. Goldberg, S. L. Eads, J. Hardin, and D. Konkel. 2024. Prey selection by black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes): implications for intersexual resource partitioning and conservation. Journal of Mammalogy 105: 221-229.
Eads, D. A., D. E. Biggins, S. Ramakrishnan, A. R. Goldberg, S. L. Eads, and T. E. Rocke. 2024. Prairie dog responses to vector control and vaccination during an initial Yersinia pestis invasion. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 23:100893.
Allison, A. Z. T., C. J. Conway, and A. R. Goldberg. 2023. Weather influences survival probability in two coexisting mammals directly and indirectly via competitive asymmetry. Ecology 105:e4229.
Eads, D. A., D. E. Biggins, J. Wimsatt, R. J. Eisen, B. J. Hinnebusch, M. R. Matchett, A. R. Goldberg, T. M. Livieri G. M. Hacker, M. G. Novak; D. E. Buttke, S. M. Grassel, J. P. Hughes, and L. A. Atiku. 2022. Exploring and Managing Plague for One Health Purposes. Current Tropical Medicine Reports. 1-16.
Goldberg, A. R., D. E. Biggins, S. Ramakrishnan, J. W. Bowser, C. J. Conway, D. A. Eads, and J. Wimsatt. 2022. Deltamethrin reduces survival of non-target small mammals. Wildlife Research.
Goldberg, A. R., D. A. Eads, D. E. Biggins. 2022. Plague circulation in small mammals elevates extinction risk for the Endangered Peñasco least chipmunk. Global Ecology and Conservation. 38:e02244.
Barbosa S., K. R. Andrews, A. R. Goldberg, D. Singh-Gour, P. A. Hohenlohe, C. J. Conway, L. P. Waits. 2021. The role of neutral and adaptive genomic variation in population diversification and speciation applied to two rare and endemic Idaho ground squirrel sister species. Journal of Molecular Ecology 30: 4673-4694.
Goldberg, A. R. and C. J. Conway. 2021. Hibernation behavior of a federally-threatened ground squirrel: climate change and habitat selection implications. Journal of Mammalogy 102: 574-587.
Goldberg, A. R., C. J. Conway, and D. E. Biggins. 2021. Effects of experimental flea removal and plague vaccine treatments on survival of the northern Idaho ground squirrels and two coexisting sciurids. Global Ecology and Conservation 26: e01489.
Helmsetter, N. A., C. J. Conway, B. S. Stevens, and A. R. Goldberg. 2021. The Devil is in the Details: Balancing Transferability and Complexity of Species Distribution Models for Rare Species Conservation. Diversity and Distributions 27: 95-108.
Goldberg, A. R., C. J. Conway, D. Evans Mack, and G. Burak. 2020. Winter Versus Summer Habitat Selection in a Threatened Ground Squirrel. Journal of Wildlife Management 84: 1548-1559.
Goldberg, AR, Conway, C. J., Tank, D. C., Andrews, K. R., Gour, D. S., Waits, L. P. 2020. Diet of a rare herbivore based on DNA metabarcoding of feces: Selection, seasonality, and survival. Ecology and Evolution 10: 7627–7643.
Goldberg, A. R., C. J. Conway, and D. E. Biggins. 2020. Are fleas shared among coexisting small mammal hosts? Implications for plague transmission. Ecosphere 11: e03033.
Biggins, D. E., S. Ramakrishan, A. R. Goldberg, and D. A. Eads. 2012. Black-footed ferrets and shooting influence attributes of black-tailed prairie dog burrows. Western North American Naturalist 78:158-171.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Longevity, age-specific survival, and mean generation time of Rana muscosa: Implications for conservation of possibly the longest lived Ranid frog Longevity, age-specific survival, and mean generation time of Rana muscosa: Implications for conservation of possibly the longest lived Ranid frog
Life history strategies vary widely among species and play a vital role in extinction risk, especially in a rapidly changing environment. For many taxa, information on life history such as longevity, lifespan, and generation time is incomplete. This is especially true for amphibians, which have experienced large-scale declines in recent decades. The mountain yellow-legged frog (Rana...
Authors
Cynthia Joan Hitchcock, Adam R. Backlin, Amanda Renee Goldberg, Sarah Kay Thomsen, Erin L. Muths, Elizabeth Gallegos, Robert D. Fisher
Non-USGS Publications**
Goldberg, A. R., K. E. Langwig, J. Marano, K. L. Brown, P. Rai, A. K. Sharp, A. Ceci, C. D. Kailing, M. J. Kailing, R. Briggs, M. Urbano, C. Roby, A. M. Brown, J. Weger-Lucarelli, C. V. Finkielstein, and J. R. Hoyt. 2024. Widespread exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife communities. Nature Communications 105:221-229.
Allison, A. T., C. J. Conway, A. E. Morris, A. R. Goldberg, K. N. Lohr, R. Richards, and J. A. Almack. 2024. Hit snooze: an imperiled hibernator assesses spring snow conditions to decide whether to terminate hibernation or re-enter torpor. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology 97:53-63.
Biggins, D. E., D. A. Eads, S. Ramakrishnan, A. R. Goldberg, S. L. Eads, J. Hardin, and D. Konkel. 2024. Prey selection by black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes): implications for intersexual resource partitioning and conservation. Journal of Mammalogy 105: 221-229.
Eads, D. A., D. E. Biggins, S. Ramakrishnan, A. R. Goldberg, S. L. Eads, and T. E. Rocke. 2024. Prairie dog responses to vector control and vaccination during an initial Yersinia pestis invasion. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 23:100893.
Allison, A. Z. T., C. J. Conway, and A. R. Goldberg. 2023. Weather influences survival probability in two coexisting mammals directly and indirectly via competitive asymmetry. Ecology 105:e4229.
Eads, D. A., D. E. Biggins, J. Wimsatt, R. J. Eisen, B. J. Hinnebusch, M. R. Matchett, A. R. Goldberg, T. M. Livieri G. M. Hacker, M. G. Novak; D. E. Buttke, S. M. Grassel, J. P. Hughes, and L. A. Atiku. 2022. Exploring and Managing Plague for One Health Purposes. Current Tropical Medicine Reports. 1-16.
Goldberg, A. R., D. E. Biggins, S. Ramakrishnan, J. W. Bowser, C. J. Conway, D. A. Eads, and J. Wimsatt. 2022. Deltamethrin reduces survival of non-target small mammals. Wildlife Research.
Goldberg, A. R., D. A. Eads, D. E. Biggins. 2022. Plague circulation in small mammals elevates extinction risk for the Endangered Peñasco least chipmunk. Global Ecology and Conservation. 38:e02244.
Barbosa S., K. R. Andrews, A. R. Goldberg, D. Singh-Gour, P. A. Hohenlohe, C. J. Conway, L. P. Waits. 2021. The role of neutral and adaptive genomic variation in population diversification and speciation applied to two rare and endemic Idaho ground squirrel sister species. Journal of Molecular Ecology 30: 4673-4694.
Goldberg, A. R. and C. J. Conway. 2021. Hibernation behavior of a federally-threatened ground squirrel: climate change and habitat selection implications. Journal of Mammalogy 102: 574-587.
Goldberg, A. R., C. J. Conway, and D. E. Biggins. 2021. Effects of experimental flea removal and plague vaccine treatments on survival of the northern Idaho ground squirrels and two coexisting sciurids. Global Ecology and Conservation 26: e01489.
Helmsetter, N. A., C. J. Conway, B. S. Stevens, and A. R. Goldberg. 2021. The Devil is in the Details: Balancing Transferability and Complexity of Species Distribution Models for Rare Species Conservation. Diversity and Distributions 27: 95-108.
Goldberg, A. R., C. J. Conway, D. Evans Mack, and G. Burak. 2020. Winter Versus Summer Habitat Selection in a Threatened Ground Squirrel. Journal of Wildlife Management 84: 1548-1559.
Goldberg, AR, Conway, C. J., Tank, D. C., Andrews, K. R., Gour, D. S., Waits, L. P. 2020. Diet of a rare herbivore based on DNA metabarcoding of feces: Selection, seasonality, and survival. Ecology and Evolution 10: 7627–7643.
Goldberg, A. R., C. J. Conway, and D. E. Biggins. 2020. Are fleas shared among coexisting small mammal hosts? Implications for plague transmission. Ecosphere 11: e03033.
Biggins, D. E., S. Ramakrishan, A. R. Goldberg, and D. A. Eads. 2012. Black-footed ferrets and shooting influence attributes of black-tailed prairie dog burrows. Western North American Naturalist 78:158-171.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
*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