Matthew C. Perry, Ph.D.
Matt Perry is an Emeritus at the Eastern Ecological Science Center located at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD
Professional Experience
Involved with several writing projects of past research of waterfowl movements using satellite telemetry, waterfowl food habits, and management of wetlands for optimum wildlife use
Completed forty years of employment at Patuxent in October 2011 and retired in December 2011
Education and Certifications
B.S., University of Rhode Island 1963
M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1970
Ph.D., University of Maryland 1985
Affiliations and Memberships*
Chair of the November 2005 Second North American Sea Duck Conference
Past President of the Washington Biologists' Field Club
Co-Chair of the Satellite Telemetry Workshop held in Puetro Iguazu, Argentina June 2011.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Retirees Association Board Member
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Heritage Committee Member
Friends of Patuxent Board Member, non-profit, Friends of Patuxent Laurel, MD Laurel, MD Board of Directors
Rivers of the World Foundation Board Member
Science and Products
Coastal wetlands of Chesapeake Bay
Foraging behavior of Long-tailed Ducks in a ferry wake
Population demographics and breeding ecology of the Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) in the Churchill, Manitoba area
Infection and mortality in captive wild-trapped canvasback ducks
The use of Emeraid Exotic Carnivore Diet improves postsurgical recovery and survival of long-tailed ducks
Feeding ecology of long-tailed ducks Clangula hyemalis wintering on the Nantucket Shoals
The evolution of wildlife conservation: The science that supported the conservation movement
[Obituary] In memoriam: Mortimer Brooke Meanley, Jr., 1915-2007
Sediment ingestion rates in waterfowl (Anatidae) and their use in environmental risk assessment
Effects of dietary selenium on tissue concentrations,pathology, oxidative stress, and immune function in common eiders (Somateria mollissima)
Temporal changes of populations and trophic relationships of wintering diving ducks in Chesapeake Bay
Science and Products
Coastal wetlands of Chesapeake Bay
Foraging behavior of Long-tailed Ducks in a ferry wake
Population demographics and breeding ecology of the Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) in the Churchill, Manitoba area
Infection and mortality in captive wild-trapped canvasback ducks
The use of Emeraid Exotic Carnivore Diet improves postsurgical recovery and survival of long-tailed ducks
Feeding ecology of long-tailed ducks Clangula hyemalis wintering on the Nantucket Shoals
The evolution of wildlife conservation: The science that supported the conservation movement
[Obituary] In memoriam: Mortimer Brooke Meanley, Jr., 1915-2007
Sediment ingestion rates in waterfowl (Anatidae) and their use in environmental risk assessment
Effects of dietary selenium on tissue concentrations,pathology, oxidative stress, and immune function in common eiders (Somateria mollissima)
Temporal changes of populations and trophic relationships of wintering diving ducks in Chesapeake Bay
*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