Thomas O'Shea, PhD (Former Employee)
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History of the Fort Collins Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey History of the Fort Collins Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Fort Collins Science Center ("the Center") has been a nucleus of research, technology development, and associated scientific activities within the Department of the Interior for more than 30 years. The Center’s historical activities are deeply rooted in federal biological resources research and its supporting disciplines, particularly as they relate to the...
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Thomas J. (compiler) O'Shea
Nonlinear dynamics in manatee vocalizations Nonlinear dynamics in manatee vocalizations
[No abstract available]
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D.A. Mann, T. J. O'Shea, D.P. Nowacek
Sampling blood from big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) in the field with and without anesthesia: Impacts on survival Sampling blood from big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) in the field with and without anesthesia: Impacts on survival
Blood was collected from wild big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) with and without anesthesia in Fort Collins, Colorado in 2004 to assess the impacts of these procedures on short-term survival and 1-yr return rates. Short-term survival and 1-yr return rates after release were passively monitored using PIT tag detection hoops placed at selected buildings. Comparison of 14-day maximum...
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L.E. Ellison, T. J. O'Shea, J. Wimsatt, R.D. Pearce, D.J. Neubaum, M.A. Neubaum, R. A. Bowen
Genetic divergence of rabies viruses from bat species of Colorado, USA Genetic divergence of rabies viruses from bat species of Colorado, USA
Molecular epidemiological studies have linked many cryptic human rabies cases in the United States with exposure to rabies virus (RV) variants associated with insectivorous bats. In Colorado, bats accounted for 98% of all reported animal rabies cases between 1977 and 1996. The genetic divergence of RV was investigated in bat and terrestrial animal specimens that were submitted for rabies...
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V. Shanker, L.A. Orciari, C. De Mattos, I.V. Kuzmin, W.J. Pape, T. J. O'Shea, C. E. Rupprecht
Survival and condition of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) after radiotagging Survival and condition of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) after radiotagging
We tested the 5% rule for the ratio of radiotransmitter mass to body mass by applying radiotransmitters and passive integrated transponders (PIT tags) or PIT tags alone to adult, female big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) roosting in buildings in Fort Collins, Colorado. We used records from PIT readers at roosts to compute apparent annual survival of both groups from 2001 to 2003 and found...
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D.J. Neubaum, M.A. Neubaum, L.E. Ellison, T. J. O'Shea
Anesthesia and blood sampling of wild big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) with an assessment of impacts on survival Anesthesia and blood sampling of wild big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) with an assessment of impacts on survival
We anesthetized and blood sampled wild big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) in Fort Collins, Colorado (USA) in 2001 and 2002 and assessed effects on survival. Inhalant anesthesia was delivered into a specially designed restraint and inhalation capsule that minimized handling and bite exposures. Bats were immobilized an average of 9.1±5.1 (SD) min (range 1–71, n=876); blood sample volumes...
Authors
J. Wimsatt, T. J. O'Shea, L.E. Ellison, R.D. Pearce, V.R. Price
Survival estimation in bats: historical overview, critical appraisal, and suggestions for new approaches Survival estimation in bats: historical overview, critical appraisal, and suggestions for new approaches
No abstract available.
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T. J. O'Shea, L.E. Ellison, T.R. Stanley
Rabies in a captive colony of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) Rabies in a captive colony of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)
Our research has focused on the ecology of commensal populations of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) in Fort Collins, Colorado (USA), in relation to rabies virus (RV) transmission. We captured 35 big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) in late summer 2001 and held them captive for 4.8 mo. The bats were initially placed in an indoor cage for 1 mo then segregated into groups of two to six per...
Authors
V. Shankar, R. A. Bowen, A. D. Davis, C. E. Rupprecht, T. J. O'Shea
Persistent ocean contaminants and marine mammals: a retrospective overview Persistent ocean contaminants and marine mammals: a retrospective overview
No abstract available.
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T. J. O'Shea, S. Tanabe
Conclusions and perspectives for the future Conclusions and perspectives for the future
No abstract available.
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T. J. O'Shea, G.D. Bossart, M. Fournier, J.G. Vos
Western crevice and cavity-roosting bats Western crevice and cavity-roosting bats
Among the 45 species of bats that occur in the United States (U.S.), 34 species regularly occur in western regions of the country. Many of these “western” species choose roost sites in crevices or cavities. Herein we provide an introduction to the biology of bats that roost in cavities and crevices and assess the challenges and opportunities associated with monitoring their populations...
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Michael A. Bogan, Paul M. Cryan, Ernest W. Valdez, Laura E. Ellison, Thomas J. O’Shea
A critical look at national monitoring programs for birds and other wildlife species A critical look at national monitoring programs for birds and other wildlife species
Concerns?about declines in numerous taxa have created agreat deal of interest in survey development. Because birds have traditionally been monitored by a variety of methods, bird surveys form natural models for development of surveys for other taxa. Here I suggest that most bird surveys are not appropriate models for survey design. Most lack important design components associated with
Authors
J.R. Sauer
Non-USGS Publications**
Helm, R.C., D.P. Costa, T.D. DeBruyn, T.J. O'Shea, R.S. Wells, and T.M. Williams. 2015. Overview of effects of oil on marine mammals. P. 455-484, in M. Fingas (ed.) Handbook of Oil Spill Science and Technology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ
Luis, A.D., T.J. O'Shea, D.T.S. Hayman, J.L.N. Wood, A.A. Cunningham, A. T. Gilbert, J.N. Mills, and C.T. Webb. 2015. Network analysis of host-virus communities in bats and rodents reveals determinants of cross-species transmission. Ecology Letters 18:1153-1162. DOI: 10.1111/ele.12491
Marsh, H., T. O’Shea, and J. Reynolds. 2011. Ecology and conservation of the Sirenia: dugongs and manatees. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 538 p.
O’Shea, T.J. 2014. Family Trichechidae. P. 548-562 in D.E. Wilson and R.A. Mittermeier, eds. Handbook of Mammals of the World 4. Sea Mammals. Lynx Editions, Barcelona.
Peel, A.J., J. R. C. Pulliam, A. D. Luis, R. K. Plowright, T. J. O’Shea, D. T. S. Hayman, J. L. N. Wood, C. T. Webb, and O. Restif. 2014. The effect of seasonal birth pulses on pathogen persistence in wild mammal populations. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences B 281: 20132962 (pages 1-9).
Restif, O., Hayman, D.T.S., J.R.C. Pulliam, R.K. Plowright, D.B. George, A.D. Luis, A.A. Cunningham, R.A. Bowen, A.R. Fooks, T.J. O'Shea, J.L.N. Wood, and C.T. Webb. 2012. Model-guided fieldwork: practical guidelines for multidisciplinary research on wildlife ecological and epidemiological dynamics. Ecology Letters 15:1083-1094. DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01836.x
Son, N.T., T.J. O’Shea, J.A. Gore, G. Csorba, V.T. Tu, T. Oshida, H. Endo, and M. Motokawa. 2016. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the southeastern Truong Son Mountains, Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8:8953-8969. DOI: httpdx.dofi.org/10.11609/jot.2785.8.7.8953-8969
Webber, Q.M.R., Brigham, R.M., Park, A.D., Gillam, E.H., O'Shea, T.J., and Willis, C.K.R. 2016, Social network characteristics and predicted pathogen transmission in summer colonies of female big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 70: 701-712. DOI: 10.1007/s00265-016-2093-3
Woolf, A. and T. J. O'Shea. 1968. Two bighorn sheep-coyote encounters. Journal of Mammalogy 49: 770. DOI: 10.2307/1378747
Woolf, A., T. J. O'Shea and D. L. Gilbert. 1970. Movements and behavior of bighorn sheep on summer ranges in Yellowstone National Park. Journal of Wildlife Management 34: 446-450. DOI: 10.2307/3799031
**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
Filter Total Items: 116
History of the Fort Collins Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey History of the Fort Collins Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Fort Collins Science Center ("the Center") has been a nucleus of research, technology development, and associated scientific activities within the Department of the Interior for more than 30 years. The Center’s historical activities are deeply rooted in federal biological resources research and its supporting disciplines, particularly as they relate to the...
Authors
Thomas J. (compiler) O'Shea
Nonlinear dynamics in manatee vocalizations Nonlinear dynamics in manatee vocalizations
[No abstract available]
Authors
D.A. Mann, T. J. O'Shea, D.P. Nowacek
Sampling blood from big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) in the field with and without anesthesia: Impacts on survival Sampling blood from big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) in the field with and without anesthesia: Impacts on survival
Blood was collected from wild big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) with and without anesthesia in Fort Collins, Colorado in 2004 to assess the impacts of these procedures on short-term survival and 1-yr return rates. Short-term survival and 1-yr return rates after release were passively monitored using PIT tag detection hoops placed at selected buildings. Comparison of 14-day maximum...
Authors
L.E. Ellison, T. J. O'Shea, J. Wimsatt, R.D. Pearce, D.J. Neubaum, M.A. Neubaum, R. A. Bowen
Genetic divergence of rabies viruses from bat species of Colorado, USA Genetic divergence of rabies viruses from bat species of Colorado, USA
Molecular epidemiological studies have linked many cryptic human rabies cases in the United States with exposure to rabies virus (RV) variants associated with insectivorous bats. In Colorado, bats accounted for 98% of all reported animal rabies cases between 1977 and 1996. The genetic divergence of RV was investigated in bat and terrestrial animal specimens that were submitted for rabies...
Authors
V. Shanker, L.A. Orciari, C. De Mattos, I.V. Kuzmin, W.J. Pape, T. J. O'Shea, C. E. Rupprecht
Survival and condition of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) after radiotagging Survival and condition of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) after radiotagging
We tested the 5% rule for the ratio of radiotransmitter mass to body mass by applying radiotransmitters and passive integrated transponders (PIT tags) or PIT tags alone to adult, female big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) roosting in buildings in Fort Collins, Colorado. We used records from PIT readers at roosts to compute apparent annual survival of both groups from 2001 to 2003 and found...
Authors
D.J. Neubaum, M.A. Neubaum, L.E. Ellison, T. J. O'Shea
Anesthesia and blood sampling of wild big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) with an assessment of impacts on survival Anesthesia and blood sampling of wild big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) with an assessment of impacts on survival
We anesthetized and blood sampled wild big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) in Fort Collins, Colorado (USA) in 2001 and 2002 and assessed effects on survival. Inhalant anesthesia was delivered into a specially designed restraint and inhalation capsule that minimized handling and bite exposures. Bats were immobilized an average of 9.1±5.1 (SD) min (range 1–71, n=876); blood sample volumes...
Authors
J. Wimsatt, T. J. O'Shea, L.E. Ellison, R.D. Pearce, V.R. Price
Survival estimation in bats: historical overview, critical appraisal, and suggestions for new approaches Survival estimation in bats: historical overview, critical appraisal, and suggestions for new approaches
No abstract available.
Authors
T. J. O'Shea, L.E. Ellison, T.R. Stanley
Rabies in a captive colony of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) Rabies in a captive colony of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)
Our research has focused on the ecology of commensal populations of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) in Fort Collins, Colorado (USA), in relation to rabies virus (RV) transmission. We captured 35 big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) in late summer 2001 and held them captive for 4.8 mo. The bats were initially placed in an indoor cage for 1 mo then segregated into groups of two to six per...
Authors
V. Shankar, R. A. Bowen, A. D. Davis, C. E. Rupprecht, T. J. O'Shea
Persistent ocean contaminants and marine mammals: a retrospective overview Persistent ocean contaminants and marine mammals: a retrospective overview
No abstract available.
Authors
T. J. O'Shea, S. Tanabe
Conclusions and perspectives for the future Conclusions and perspectives for the future
No abstract available.
Authors
T. J. O'Shea, G.D. Bossart, M. Fournier, J.G. Vos
Western crevice and cavity-roosting bats Western crevice and cavity-roosting bats
Among the 45 species of bats that occur in the United States (U.S.), 34 species regularly occur in western regions of the country. Many of these “western” species choose roost sites in crevices or cavities. Herein we provide an introduction to the biology of bats that roost in cavities and crevices and assess the challenges and opportunities associated with monitoring their populations...
Authors
Michael A. Bogan, Paul M. Cryan, Ernest W. Valdez, Laura E. Ellison, Thomas J. O’Shea
A critical look at national monitoring programs for birds and other wildlife species A critical look at national monitoring programs for birds and other wildlife species
Concerns?about declines in numerous taxa have created agreat deal of interest in survey development. Because birds have traditionally been monitored by a variety of methods, bird surveys form natural models for development of surveys for other taxa. Here I suggest that most bird surveys are not appropriate models for survey design. Most lack important design components associated with
Authors
J.R. Sauer
Non-USGS Publications**
Helm, R.C., D.P. Costa, T.D. DeBruyn, T.J. O'Shea, R.S. Wells, and T.M. Williams. 2015. Overview of effects of oil on marine mammals. P. 455-484, in M. Fingas (ed.) Handbook of Oil Spill Science and Technology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ
Luis, A.D., T.J. O'Shea, D.T.S. Hayman, J.L.N. Wood, A.A. Cunningham, A. T. Gilbert, J.N. Mills, and C.T. Webb. 2015. Network analysis of host-virus communities in bats and rodents reveals determinants of cross-species transmission. Ecology Letters 18:1153-1162. DOI: 10.1111/ele.12491
Marsh, H., T. O’Shea, and J. Reynolds. 2011. Ecology and conservation of the Sirenia: dugongs and manatees. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 538 p.
O’Shea, T.J. 2014. Family Trichechidae. P. 548-562 in D.E. Wilson and R.A. Mittermeier, eds. Handbook of Mammals of the World 4. Sea Mammals. Lynx Editions, Barcelona.
Peel, A.J., J. R. C. Pulliam, A. D. Luis, R. K. Plowright, T. J. O’Shea, D. T. S. Hayman, J. L. N. Wood, C. T. Webb, and O. Restif. 2014. The effect of seasonal birth pulses on pathogen persistence in wild mammal populations. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences B 281: 20132962 (pages 1-9).
Restif, O., Hayman, D.T.S., J.R.C. Pulliam, R.K. Plowright, D.B. George, A.D. Luis, A.A. Cunningham, R.A. Bowen, A.R. Fooks, T.J. O'Shea, J.L.N. Wood, and C.T. Webb. 2012. Model-guided fieldwork: practical guidelines for multidisciplinary research on wildlife ecological and epidemiological dynamics. Ecology Letters 15:1083-1094. DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01836.x
Son, N.T., T.J. O’Shea, J.A. Gore, G. Csorba, V.T. Tu, T. Oshida, H. Endo, and M. Motokawa. 2016. Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the southeastern Truong Son Mountains, Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam. Journal of Threatened Taxa 8:8953-8969. DOI: httpdx.dofi.org/10.11609/jot.2785.8.7.8953-8969
Webber, Q.M.R., Brigham, R.M., Park, A.D., Gillam, E.H., O'Shea, T.J., and Willis, C.K.R. 2016, Social network characteristics and predicted pathogen transmission in summer colonies of female big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 70: 701-712. DOI: 10.1007/s00265-016-2093-3
Woolf, A. and T. J. O'Shea. 1968. Two bighorn sheep-coyote encounters. Journal of Mammalogy 49: 770. DOI: 10.2307/1378747
Woolf, A., T. J. O'Shea and D. L. Gilbert. 1970. Movements and behavior of bighorn sheep on summer ranges in Yellowstone National Park. Journal of Wildlife Management 34: 446-450. DOI: 10.2307/3799031
**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