Robert Dusek
Robert Dusek is a Wildlife Biologist at the National Wildlife Health Center.
Professional Experience
Aug. 2001 - Present, Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin.
Feb. 1998 - Aug. 2001, Graduate Student/Biological Technician, Florida Game and Fish Commission and University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Oct. 1995 - Jan. 1998, Biological Technician (Marine), Biscayne National Park, Homestead, Florida.
Nov. 1991 - Oct. 1995, Biological Technician (Wildlife), Pacific Islands Science Center (Wildlife Disease Lab), Volcano, Hawaii.
June 1991 - Nov. 1991, Wildlife Biologist, Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge, Tulelake, California.
Education and Certifications
Master of Science, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. 2002.
Bachelor of Science, Wildlife Management. Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. 1989
Science and Products
The expectations and challenges of wildlife disease research in the era of genomics: Forecasting with a horizon scan-like exercise
Quarterly wildlife mortality report January 2019
Mortality of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus carissima) naturally exposed to microcystin-LR
USGS quarterly wildlife mortality report October 2018
Chlamydia psittaci in feral Rosy-faced Lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis) and other backyard birds in Maricopa County, Arizona
Grass is not always greener: Rodenticide exposure of a threatened species near marijuana growing operations
Quarterly wildlife mortality report January 2018
Inferring epidemiologic dynamics from viral evolution: 2014–2015 Eurasian/North American highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses exceed transmission threshold, R0 = 1, in wild birds and poultry in North America
Potential for water borne and invertebrate transmission of West Nile virus in the Great Salt Lake, Utah
Quarterly wildlife mortality report January 2017
Quarterly wildlife mortality report January 2016 to March 2016
No evidence of infection or exposure to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenzas in peridomestic wildlife on an affected poultry facility
Non-USGS Publications**
https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-40.4.682
https://doi.org/10.1654/1525-2647(2002)069[0092:BPOACC]2.0.CO;2
https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620210123
**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
The expectations and challenges of wildlife disease research in the era of genomics: Forecasting with a horizon scan-like exercise
Quarterly wildlife mortality report January 2019
Mortality of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus carissima) naturally exposed to microcystin-LR
USGS quarterly wildlife mortality report October 2018
Chlamydia psittaci in feral Rosy-faced Lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis) and other backyard birds in Maricopa County, Arizona
Grass is not always greener: Rodenticide exposure of a threatened species near marijuana growing operations
Quarterly wildlife mortality report January 2018
Inferring epidemiologic dynamics from viral evolution: 2014–2015 Eurasian/North American highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses exceed transmission threshold, R0 = 1, in wild birds and poultry in North America
Potential for water borne and invertebrate transmission of West Nile virus in the Great Salt Lake, Utah
Quarterly wildlife mortality report January 2017
Quarterly wildlife mortality report January 2016 to March 2016
No evidence of infection or exposure to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenzas in peridomestic wildlife on an affected poultry facility
Non-USGS Publications**
https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-40.4.682
https://doi.org/10.1654/1525-2647(2002)069[0092:BPOACC]2.0.CO;2
https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620210123
**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.