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A. Keith Miles

   Supervisory Research Wildlife Biologist

A. Keith Miles
Davis Field Station
1 Shields Ave., University of California
Davis, CA 95616-5224
Phone: (530) 752-5365
Fax: (530) 752-9680
Email: keith_miles@usgs.gov 		Keith Miles conducting field work in Sitka AK
Bio
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Community ecology
  • Contaminants
  • Cumulative effects
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Invertebrate ecology
  • Marine mammal ecology
  • Nearshore marine ecology

EDUCATION
  • Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology, Oregon State University 1987
  • M.S., Wildlife Biology, Oregon State University 1976
  • B.S., Zoology, Howard University 1972

PROFESSIONAL AND HONORARY SOCIETIES AND SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEES
  • Ecological Society of America
  • Estuarine Research Federation
  • Northern California Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Pacific Estuarine Research Society
  • The Wildlife Society

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • Research Biologist, USGS, Western Ecological Research Center, Jun 1997-present
  • Graduate Faculty, Graduate Group in Ecology, University of California, Davis, Jan 1998-present
  • Research Biologist, National Biological Service, Davis, California, Oct 1993-Jun 1997
  • Research Biologist, USFWS, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland, Jul 1986-Oct 1993

All Products
Journal_Article
2012 Miles, AK, L Bowen, BE Ballachey, JL Bodkin, M Murray, JA Estes, RA Keister and JL Stott. 2012. Variations of transcript profiles between sea otters Enhydra lutris from Prince William Sound, Alaska, and clinically normal reference otters. Marine Ecology Progress Series 451: 201-212. doi: 10.3354/meps09572 [Journal_Article]
2011 Bowen, L, AK Miles, M Murray, H Haulena, J Tuttle, W Van Bonn, L Adams, JL Bodkin, BE Ballachey, MT Tinker, R Keister, JL Stott. 2011. Gene transcription in sea otters (Enhydra lutris): development of a diagnostic tool for sea otter and ecosystem health. Molecular Ecology Resources 12(1): 67-74. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.03060.x [Journal_Article]
2010 Roberts, S. L., J. W. van Wagtendonk, A. K. Miles, and D. A. Kelt. 2011. Effects of fire on spotted owl site occupancy in a late-successional forest. Biological Conservation 144: 610-619. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.11.002 [Journal_Article]
2010 Ordeñana, M.A., K.R. Crooks, E.E. Boydston, R.N. Fisher, L.M. Lyren, S. Siudyla, C.D. Haas, S. Harris, S.A. Hathaway, G.M. Turschak, A.K. Miles, and D.H. Van Vuren. 2010. Effects of urbanization on carnivore species distribution and richness. Journal of Mammalogy.  91:1322-1331 [Journal_Article]
2010 Esler D.,  K.A. Trust, B.E. Ballachey, S.A. Iverson, T.L. Lewis, D.J. Rizzolo, D.M. Mulcahy, A.K. Miles, J.J. Stegeman, J.D. Henderson, B.W. Wilson. 2010. Cytochrome P4501A biomarker indication of oil exposure in harlequin ducks up to 20 years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 29: 1138-1145. [Journal_Article]
2010 Miles, A.K., and Ricca, M.A. 2010. Temporal and spatial distribution of sediment mercury at salt pond wetland restoration sites, San Francisco Bay, California, USA. Science of the Total Environment. 408:1154-1165. [Journal_Article]
2010 Ricca M.A., A.K. Miles, B.E. Ballachey, J.L. Bodkin, D. Esler, and K.A. Trust. 2010. PCB exposure in sea otters and harlequin ducks in relation to history of contamination by the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 60:861-872. [Journal_Article]
2010 Ackerman, JT, AK Miles, and CA Eagles-Smith. 2010. Invertebrate mercury bioaccumulation in permanent, seasonal, and flooded rice wetlands within California’s Central Valley. Science of the Total Environment 408:666-671. [Journal_Article]
2009 Miles, AK, PL Flint, KA Trust, MA Ricca, SE Spring, D Arrieta, T Hollmen, BA Wilson. 2009. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in Steller’s Eiders and Harlequin Ducks in the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA. Journal of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26(12): 2694-2703. doi: 10.1897/07-259.1 [Journal_Article]
2009 Takekawa, J. Y., A. K. Miles, D. C. Tsao-Melcer, D. H. Schoellhamer, S. Fregien, and N. D. Athearn. 2009. Dietary flexibility in three representative waterbirds across salinity and depth gradients in salt ponds of San Francisco Bay. Hydrobiologia 626:155–168. [Journal_Article]
2009 Miles, A.K., M.A. Ricca, R.G. Anthony, J.A. Estes. 2009. Organochlorine contaminants in fishes from coastal waters west of Amukta Pass, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 28(8):1643-1654. [Journal_Article]
2009 Molina K.C., Ricca, M.A. Miles, A.K. and Schoneman, C.  2009.  Use of a nesting platform by gull-billed terns and black skimmers at the Salton Sea, California. Western Birds. 40:267-277. [Journal_Article]
2008 Eagles-Smith, CA, JT Ackerman, TL Adelsbach, JY Takekawa, AK Miles, RA Keister. 2008. Mercury correlations among six tissues for four waterbird species breeding in San Francisco Bay, California, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 27: 2136-2153. doi: 10.1897/08-038.1 [Journal_Article]
2008 Tsao Melcer, A.K. Miles, J.Y. Takekawa, and I.Woo. In press. Potential effects of mercury on threatened California black rails. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. [Journal_Article]
2008 Roberts, Susan L., Jan W. van Wagtendonk, A. Keith Miles, Douglas A. Kelt, and James A. Lutz, 2008, Modeling the Effects of Fire Severity and Spatial Complexity on Small Mammals in Yosemite National Park, California, Fire Ecology Special Issue Vol. 4, No. 2, p 83-104. [Journal_Article]
2008 Ricca, M.A., A.K. Miles, R.G. Anthony. 2008. Sources of organochlorine contaminants and mercury in seabirds from the Aleutian archipelago of Alaska: Inferences from spatial and trophic variation. Science of the Total Environment: 406:308-323. [Journal_Article]
2008 Anthony, R.G., J.A. Estes, M.A. Ricca, A.K. Miles, and E.D. Forsman. 2008. Bald Eagles and Sea Otters in the Aleutian Archipelago: Indirect Effects of Trophic Cascades. Ecology 89(10): 2725-2735. [Journal_Article]
2007 Meckstroth, A. M., A.K. Miles, and S. Chandra. 2007. Diets of introduced predators using stable isotopes and stomach contents. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(7):2387-2392 [Journal_Article]
2007 Bowen, L, F Riva, C Mohr, B Aldridge, J Schwartz, AK Miles, JL Stott. 2007. Differential gene expression induced by exposure of captive mink to fuel oil; a model for the sea otter. Ecohealth 4(7): 298-309. doi: 10.1007/s10393-007-0113-5 [Journal_Article]
2007 Ricca, MA, AK Miles, RG Anthony, X Deng, SSO Hung. 2007. Effect of lipid extraction on analyses of stable carbon and stable nitrogen isotopes in coastal organisms of the Aleutian archipelago. Canadian Journal of Zoology 85: 40-48. doi: 10.1139/z06-187 [Journal_Article]
2007 Ackerman, J.T., C.A. Eagles-Smith, J.Y. Takekawa, S.A. Demers, T.L. Adelsbach, J.D. Bluso, A.K. Miles, N. Warnock, T.H. Suchanek, and S.E. Schwarzbach. 2007. Mercury concentrations and space use of pre-breeding American avocets and black-necked stilts in San Francisco Bay. Science of the Total Environment 384: 452-466. [Journal_Article]
2007 Anthony, R.G, A.K. Miles, M.A. Ricca, and J.A. Estes. 2007. Environmental Contaminants in Bald Eagle Eggs from the Aleutian Archipelago. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26(9): 1843-1855. [Journal_Article]
2006 Bowen, L, B Aldridge, AK Miles, JL Stott. 2006. Expressed MHC class II genes in sea otters (Enhydra lutris) from geographically disparate populations. Tissue Antigens 67(5): 402-408. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2006.00559.x [Journal_Article]
2006 Takekawa, J.Y., A.K. Miles, D.H. Schoellhamer, N.D. Athearn, M.K. Saiki, W.D. Duffy, S. Kleinschmidt, G.G. Shellenbarger, and C.A. Jannusch. 2006. Trophic structure and avian communities across a salinity gradient in evaporation ponds of the San Francisco Bay estuary. Hydrobiologia 567: 307-327. [Journal_Article]
2005 Meckstroth, A. M., and A. K. Miles. 2005. Predator removal and nesting waterbird success at San Francisco Bay, California. Waterbirds 28(2):249-254. [Journal_Article]
2004 Spring, S.E., Miles, A.K., and Anderson, M.A. 2004. Effects of TCE and PCE on wild rodents at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Journal of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 23(9):2162-2169 [Journal_Article]
2002 Miles, A.K., S.P Lawler, D. Dritz, S.E. Spring. 2002. Mosquito larvicide effects on mallard ducklings and prey. Wildlife Society Bulletin. Vol. 30:675-682. [Journal_Article]
2002 Takekawa, J. Y., N. Warnock, G. M. Martinelli, A. K. Miles, and D. C. Tsao. 2002. Waterbird use of bayland wetlands in the San Francisco Bay estuary: movements of long-billed dowitchers during the winter. Waterbirds 25: 93-105. [Journal_Article]
2002 Davis, Sr., R.D., Diswood, S., Dominguez, A., Engel-Wilson, R., Jefferson, K., Miles, A.K., Moore, E.F., Reidinger, R., Ruther, S., Valdez, R., Wilson, K., Zablan, M.A. 2002. Increasing diversity in our profession. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 30(2):628-633. [Journal_Article]
1999 Anthony, R.G., A.K. Miles, J.A. Estes and F.B. Isaacs. 1999. Productivity, diets, and environmental contaminants in nesting bald eagles from the Aleutian Archipelago. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 18, No. 9, pp. 2054-2062. [Journal_Article]
1999 Miles, A. K., and Roster, N. 1999. Enhancement of PAHs in estuarine invertebrates by surface runoff at a decommissioned military fuel depot. Marine Environ. Res. 47:49-60. [Journal_Article]
1997 Estes, J.A., C.E. Bacon, W.M. Jarman, R.J. Nordstrom, R.G. Anthony, and A.K. Miles. 1997. Organochlorines in sea otters and bald eagles from the Aleutian Archipelago. Marine Pollution Bulletin 34:486-490. [Journal_Article]
1997 Miles, A.K., and Tome, M.W. 1997. Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in metallic elements in industrialized aquatic bird habitat. Environ. Pollution. 95(1):75-84. [Journal_Article]
1994 Miles, A. K., and Hills, S. 1994. Metals in the diet of Bering Sea walrus: Mya sp. as a possible transmitter of elevated cadmium and other metals. Marine Pollution Bulletin 28(7):456-458. [Journal_Article]
1993 Miles, A.K., and Ohlendorf, H.M. 1993. Environmental contaminants in Canvasbacks wintering on San Francisco Bay. California Fish & Game. 79:28-38. [Journal_Article]
1993 Miles, A.K., Grue, E.C., Pendleton, G.W., and Soares, Jr., J.H. 1993. Effects of dietary aluminum, calcium and phosphorus on egg and bone of European starlings. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 24:206-212. [Journal_Article]
1992 Miles, A.K., Calkins, D.G., and Coon, N.C. 1992. Toxic elements and organochlorines in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi), Kodiak, Alaska, USA. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48:727-732. [Journal_Article]
1990 Miles, A.K. and Meslow, E.C. 1990. Effects of experimental overgrowth on survival and change in the turf assemblage of a giant kelp forest. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 135:229-242. [Journal_Article]
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2007 Ackerman, J.T., C.A. Eagles-Smith, G.H. Heinz, S.E. Wainwright-De La Cruz, J.Y. Takekawa, T.L. Adelsbach, A.K. Miles, D.J. Hoffman, S.E. Schwarzbach, T.H. Suchanek, and T.C. Maurer. 2007. Mercury in birds of the San Francisco Bay-Delta: trophic pathways, bioaccumulation, and ecotoxicological risk to avian reproduction. 2006 Annual Administrative Report, U. S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Davis, CA, and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Contaminants Division, Sacramento, CA, 44 pp. [Technical_Report]
2006 Takekawa, J. Y., N. D. Athearn, A. K. Miles, S. E. Spring, M. K. Saiki, F. Mejia, I. Woo, A. K. Schultz, and B. Hattenbach. 2006. Habitat Restoration Monitoring for the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Restoration Project. Unpubl. Final Prog. Rep., U. S. Geological Survey, Vallejo, CA. 114pp. [Technical_Report]
2006 Takekawa, J. Y., A. K. Miles, N. D. Athearn, S. E. Spring, M. K. Saiki, F. Mejia, I. Woo, A. K. Schultz, and B. Hattenbach. 2006. Habitat Restoration Monitoring for the Napa-Sonoma Marsh Restoration Project, Final Report. Unpubl. Prog. Rep., U. S. Geological Survey, Vallejo, CA. 114 pp. [Technical_Report]
2005 Schwarzbach, SE, TH Suchanek, GH Heinz, JT Ackerman, CA Eagles-Smith, TL Adelsbach, JY Takekawa, AK Miles, DJ Hoffman, SE Wainwright-De La Cruz, SE Spring, MA Ricca, and TC Maurer. 2005. Mercury in birds of the San Francisco Bay-Delta: trophic pathways, bioaccumulation and ecotoxicological risk to avian reproduction. 2005 Annual Report, U. S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, 17pp. [Technical_Report]
2005 Takekawa, J.Y., A.K. Miles, N.D. Athearn, S.E. Spring, M.K. Saiki, F. Mejia, I. Woo, and K.S. Goodenough. 2005. Habitat Restoration Monitoring for the Napa-Sonoma Marsh Restoration Project, 2005. Unpubl. Prog. Rep.,U.S. Geological Survey, Vallejo, CA. 78pp. [Technical_Report]
2005 Takekawa, J.Y., A.K. Miles, D.H. Schoellhamer, B. Jaffe, N.D. Athearn, S.E. Spring, G.G. Shellenbarger, M.K. Saiki, F. Mejia, and M.A. Lionberger. 2005. South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project Short-term Data Needs, 2003-2005. Unpubl. Final Rep., U.S. Geological Survey, Vallejo, CA. 270pp. [Technical_Report]
2004 Miles, A. K., J. Y. Takekawa, D. H. Schoellhamer, S. E. Spring, N. D. Athearn, G. G. Shellenbarger, and D. C. Tsao. 2004. San Francisco Bay Estuary Salt Ponds Progress Report 2001 - 2003, Priority Ecosystem Science Program, USGS/USFWS (CNO)Science Support Program. Unpubl. Prog. Rep., U.S. Geological Survey, Davis and Vallejo, CA. 67pp. [Technical_Report]
2004 Takekawa, J.Y., D.H. Schoellhamer, A.K. Miles, G.G. Shellenbarger, N.D. Athearn, S.E. Spring, M.K. Saiki, C.A. Jannusch. 2004. Initial biophysical changes after breaching a salt pond levee: final report on the Napa-Sonoma Wildlife Area Pond 3 breach. Unpubl. Progr. Rep., U.S. Geological Survey, Vallejo, CA. 42pp. [Technical_Report]
2003 Meckstroth, A., and A.K. Miles. 2003. Predator of nesting waterbirds in an urban environment. Final Report. Moffett Federal Airfield, NASA Ames Research Center, Mountainview, California. 49 pages. [Technical_Report]
2002 Estes, J.A., R.G. Anthony, W.M. Jarman, A.K. Miles, J.R. Bodkin, and M.A. Ricca. 2002. Report on field activities at Adak and the western Aleutians, 2002. Annual report prepared for the U.S. Navy. 28pp. [Technical_Report]
2002 Flint, P., and Miles. A.K. 2002. Relationships between boat harbors, fish processing, organic contamination, and Steller's eiders wintering in the Eastern Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula. Progress Report Prepared for U.S Fish and Wildlife Service. 15 pp. [Technical_Report]
2002 Spring, S., and A. K. Miles. 2002. Validation study, ERP sites 25, 37, 133, and corresponding reference sites. Biological impact of TCE and PCE on wild rodent and reptile populations, Edwards Air Force Base, California. Final report. Edwards Air Force Base, California. 40 pages + appendices + attachments. [Technical_Report]
2001 Estes, J.A., R.G. Anthony, W.M. Jarman, A.K. Miles, J.R. Bodkin, and M.A. Ricca. 2001. Report on field activities at Adak and the western Aleutians, 2001. Annual report prepared for the U.S. Navy. 26pp. [Technical_Report]
2001 Meckstroth, A.M. and A.K. Miles. 2001. Predation of nesting waterbirds in an urban environment, Annual Progress Report. Prepared for NASA Ames Research Station, Moffett Federal Air Field, CA. [Technical_Report]
2001 Miles, A.K., C.M. Marn, N.T Garcia-Andersen, and R.A. Keister. 2001. Phase I Pre-scoping assessment OU4. Ecological risk assessment, installation restoration program sites, Edwards Air Force Base. Prepared for the Air Force Flight Test Center Environmental Management Office, Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Draft Report December 2001. 348 pp. [Technical_Report]
2001 Miles, A.K., C.M. Marn, N.T Garcia-Andersen, and R.A. Keister. 2001. Phase I Pre-scoping assessment OUs 1, 2, 3, and 6. Ecological risk assessment, installation restoration program sites, Edwards Air Force Base. Prepared for the Air Force Flight Test Center, Environmental Management Office, Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Draft Report October 2001. 525 pp. [Technical_Report]
2001 Miles, A.K., S.E. Spring. 2001. Statement of Work/Study Plan. Potential impacts of organic contamiants on wildlife at Edwards Air Force Base. Prepared for the Air Force Flight Test Center Environmental Management Office, Edwards Air Force Base, CA. January 2001. 58 pp. [Technical_Report]
2001 Miles, A.K., C.M. Marn, S.R. Stevens, N.T. Garcia-Andersen, and R.A. Keister. 2001. Work Plan, Scoping ecological risk assessment, installation restoration program sites, Edwards Air Force Base. Prepared for the Air Force Flight Test Center Environmental Management Office, Edwards Air Force Base, CA. January 2001. 98 pp. [Technical_Report]
2001 Miles, A.K., C.M. Marn, N.T Garcia-Andersen, and R.A. Keister. 2001. Addendum to Work Plan. Scoping ecological risk assessment, installation restoration program sites, Edwards Air Force Base. Prepared for the Air Force Flight Test Center Environmental Management Office, Edwards Air Force Base, CA. August 2001. 23 pp. [Technical_Report]
2001 Miles, A.K., C.M. Marn, N.T Garcia-Andersen, and R.A. Keister. 2001. Work Plan. Phase I: Predictive assessment, ecological risk assessment, installation restoration program sites, Edwards Air Force Base. Prepared for the Air Force Flight Test Center Environmental Management Office, Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Final Report September 2001. 84 pp. [Technical_Report]
2001 Miles, A.K., C.M. Marn, N.T Garcia-Andersen, and R.A. Keister. 2001. Phase I Scoping. Ecological risk assessment, Ous 1, 2, and 6 Edwards Air Force Base. Prepared for the Air Force Flight Test Center Environmental Management Office, Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Draft Report July 2002. 578 pp. [Technical_Report]
2001 Miles, A.K., Lawler, S.P., Hoffman, D.J., Albers, P.A., Melancon, M.J., Dritz, D., Spring, S., Buscemi, D.M. 2001. Experimental assessment of the toxicity of the mosquito larvicide Golden Bear Oil (GB-1111): (1) Field evaluations on duckling, target, and non-target prey survival; (2) Laboratory evaluations on reared mallard and bobwhite eggs, and wild redwing blackbird eggs. Final Report to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Portland, OR. 39pp. [Technical_Report]
2000 Miles, A.K. 2000. Ruddy Ducks. In: Goals Project. 2000. Baylands Ecosystem Species and Community Profiles: Life histories and environmental requirements of key plants, fish and wildlife. Prepared by the San Francisco Bay Area Wetlands Ecosytem GOals Project. P.R. Olofson, editor. San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, Oakland, CA. [Technical_Report]
2000 Miles, A.K. 2000. Surf Scoters. In: Goals Project. 2000. Baylands Ecosystem Species and Community Profiles: Life histories and environmental requirements of key plants, fish and wildlife. Prepared by the San Francisco Bay Area Wetlands Ecosytem GOals Project. P.R. Olofson, editor. San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, Oakland, CA. [Technical_Report]
2000 Takekawa, J. Y., A. K. Miles, D. H. Schoellhamer, G. M. Martinelli, M. K. Saiki, and W. G. Duffy. 2000. Science support for wetland restoration in the Napa-Sonoma salt ponds, San Francisco Bay estuary, 2000 Progress Report. Unpubl. Prog. Rep., U. S. Geological Survey, Davis and Vallejo, CA. 66pp. [Technical_Report]
2000 Miles, A. K., J. Y. Takekawa, D. H. Schoellhamer, C. T. Lu, W. G. Duffy, and M. K. Saiki. 2000. Science support for wetland restoration in the Napa-Sonoma salt ponds, San Francisco Bay estuary, 1999 progress report. Unpubl. Prog. Rep., U. S. Geological Survey, Davis and Vallejo, CA. 57pp. [Technical_Report]
2000 Meckstroth, A.M. and A.K Miles. 2000. Technical Memorandum, Field activities at Moffett Federal Air Field storm water retention pond and eastern diked marsh. Prepared for U.S. Navy, Moffett Federal Air Field, 8 pp. [Technical_Report]
2000 Miles, A.K., S.P. Lawler, D.J. Hoffman, P.H. Albers, M.J. Melancon, D. Dritz, S.E. Spring and D.M. Buscemi. 2000. Experimental assessment of the toxicity of mosquito larvicide golden bear oil (GB-1111): (1) Field evaluations on duckling, target, and non-target prey survival; (2) Laboratory evaluations on reared mallard and bobwhite eggs, and wild redwing blackbird eggs. Final Report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Contaminants Program, On-Refuge Investigations Sub-Activity. 38 pp. [Technical_Report]
2000 Miles, A.K., S.E. Spring. 2000. Investigation of the biological impact of TCE and PCE on wild rodent and reptile populations, Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Field Activity at IRP Sites 25, 37, 133, and corresponding reference areas. 2000 Progress Report to Edwards Air Force Base. U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Western Ecological Research Center, Davis Field Station, University of California, Davis, California. 15 pp. [Technical_Report]
1999 Miles, A.K., Dominguez, A. (co-chairs), Davis, R.D., Engel-Wilson, R. Reidinger, R., Wilson, K. 1999. Challenges and Opportunities for Increasing Diversity in the Wildlife Profession and the Wildlife Society: Recommendations for TWS in the New Millennium. Report to the Wildlife Society. 19p. [Technical_Report]
1998 Hui, C. A., R. L. Hothem, M. R. Jennings, A. K. Miles, and M. K. Saiki. 1998. Potential impacts of contaminants on wildlife resources at Edwards Air Force Base: recommendations for research. Final draft report to Edwards Air Force Base for MIRP # F04611-95-0232. U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, California Science Center, Davis Field Station, University of California, Davis, California. ii+58 pp. [Technical_Report]
1998 Lawler, S.P., A.K. Miles, D.A. Dritz, and S.E. Spring. 1998. Effects of Golden Bear Oil on non-target aquatic organisms inhabiting salt marshes. Mosquito Control Research Annual Report 1998. University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Pages 66-71. [Technical_Report]
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2008 Athearn, N. D., J. Y. Takekawa, J. T. Ackerman, C. A. Eagles-Smith, A.K. Miles, and S. E. Schwarzbach. Monitoring regional-scale wetland restoration success in an area of legacy mercury contamination: restoring salt ponds in south San Francisco Bay. Abstract, SETAC, Tampa, FL, 16-20 November 2008. [Presentation]
2006 Schwarzbach, S.E., J.T. Ackerman, C.A. Eagles-Smith, J.Y. Takekawa, A.K. Miles, S.E. Wainwright-De La Cruz, T.L. Adelsbach, and T.H. Suchanek. 2006. Mercury legacy to aquatic birds in the San Francisco Estuary: declines from 19th century levels remain insufficient to eliminate mercury risks to some bird species. Eighth International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, Madison, Wisconsin, August 6-11. (talk) [Presentation]
2006 Eagles-Smith, C., J. Ackerman, S. Wainwright-De La Cruz, T. Adelsbach, J.Y. Takekawa, and A.K. Miles. 2006. Mercury concentrations vary among waterbird foraging guilds and locations in San Francisco Bay. Eighth International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, Madison, Wisconsin, August 6-11. [Presentation]
2006 Ackerman, J.T., C.A. Eagles-Smith, J.Y. Takekawa, and A.K. Miles. 2006. Mercury in birds of the San Francisco Bay-Delta: trophic pathways, bioaccumulation and ecotoxicological risk to avian reproduction. Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Newark, California, January 23. (talk) [Presentation]
2006 Wainwright-De La Cruz, S.E., C.A. Eagles-Smith, T.L. Adelsbach, J.T. Ackerman, G.H. Heinz, S.E. Schwarzbach, T.H. Suchanek, J.Y. Takekawa, A.K. Miles, D.J. Hoffman, and T.C. Maurer. 2006. Mercury in birds of the San Francisco Bay-Delta: trophic pathways, bioaccumulation and ecotoxicological risk to avian reproduction. San Francisco Estuary Institute Third Annual San Francisco Bay Mercury Coordination Meeting, Oakland, California, February 22. (talk) [Presentation]
2006 Eagles-Smith, CA, JT Ackerman, S Wainwright-De La Cruz, TL Adelsbach, JY Takekawa, and AK Miles. 2006. Mercury concentrations differ among five species of waterbirds in San Francisco Bay. South Bay Science Symposium, San Jose State University, California, June 6. [Presentation]
2006 Ackerman, JT, JY Takekawa, S Wainwright-De La Cruz, AK Miles, JR Lovvorn, JL Yee, and D Tsao-Melcer. 2006. Diet of San Francisco Bay diving ducks after invasion by the Asian clam. Fourth North American Dusk Symposium, Bismarck, North Dakota, August 23-26. [Presentation]
2006 Takekawa, J.Y., J.T. Ackerman, C.A. Eagles-Smith, S. Wainwright-De La Cruz, T.L. Adelsbach, A.K. Miles, G. Heinz, D. Hoffman, S. Schwarzbach, T. Suchanek, T. Maurer, C. Strong, and N. Warnock. 2006. Mercury in birds of the San Francisco Bay-Delta: trophic pathways, bioaccumulation and ecotoxicological risk to avian reproduction. South Bay Science Symposium, San Jose State University, California, June 6. [Presentation]
2006 Eagles-Smith, CA, JT Ackerman, S Wainwright-De La Cruz, TL Adelsbach, JY Takekawa, and AK Miles. 2006. Mercury concentrations differ among five species of waterbirds in San Francisco Bay. Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Contaminants Program National Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 31-August 4. [Presentation]
2005 Eagles-Smith, CA, TL Adelsbach, JT Ackerman, SE Schwarzbach, TH Suchanek, GH Heinz, JY Takekawa, AK Miles, SE Wainwright-De La Cruz, JD Henderson, SE Spring, L Bowen, JD Bluso, SA Demers, M Ricca, C Marn, C Strong, N Warnock, M Wilson, and T Maurer. 2005. Mercury in birds of the San Francisco Bay-Delta: trophic pathways, bioaccumulation and ecotoxicological risk to avian reproduction. The 7th Biennial State of the Estuary Conference, Oakland, California, October 4-6. [Presentation]
2005 Eagles-Smith, CA, JT Ackerman, S De la Cruz, TL Adelsbach, JY Takekawa, AK Miles, and R Keister. 2005. Mercury concentrations vary among waterbird foraging guilds and locations in San Francisco Bay. CALFED review panel and California Bay-Delta Authority, Sacramento, California, November 29-December 1 [Presentation]
2005 Schwarzbach, SE, TH Suchanek, GH Heinz, JT Ackerman, CA Eagles-Smith, TL Adelsbach, JY Takekawa, AK Miles, DJ Hoffman, SE Wainwright-De La Cruz, SE Spring, MA Ricca, and TC Maurer. 2005. Mercury in birds of the San Francisco Bay-Delta: trophic pathways, bioaccumulation and ecotoxicological risk to avian reproduction. CALFED review panel and California Bay-Delta Authority, Sacramento, California, November 29-December 1. [Presentation]
2004 Anthony, R.G., M. A. Ricca, A. K. Miles., J. A. Estes, and F. B. Isaacs. September 2004. Bald eagle food habits relative to the sea otter decline in the Aleutian Archipelago, AK. 11th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society, Calgary, Alberta. [Presentation]
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2008 Takekawa, J.Y., D.T. Melcer, N.D. Athearn, A.K. Miles, and D.H. Schoellhamer. In press. Dietary Flexibility of Waterbirds across Salinity and Depth Gradients in Salt Ponds of San Francisco Bay. Hydrobiologia.[Journal Article] [Abstract]
2004 Athearn, N. D., J. Y. Takekawa, and A. K. Miles. Factors affecting bird use of commercial salt ponds in San Francisco Bay. Abstract. Society of Wetland Scientists conference, Seattle, WA, July 2004. (oral presetation) [Abstract]
2004 Athearn, N. D., J. Y. Takekawa, A. K. Miles, D. H. Schoellhamer, and G. G. Shellenbarger. Rapid response of avian communities to hydrologic changes in the Napa-Sonoma salt ponds. Abstract. California Bay-Delta Program (CALFED) Science Conference, Sacramento, CA, October 2004. (oral presentation) [Abstract]
2001 Wainwright-De La Cruz, S. E., J. Y. Takekawa, A. K. Miles, and J. R. Lovvorn. 2001. Home ranges and foraging depth preferences of scaup in the San Francisco Bay estuary. Wildlife Society 8th Annual Conference. Reno, NV. [Abstract]
2000 Hoffman, D.J., P.H. Albers, M.J. Melancon, and A.K. Miles. 2000. Effects of the mosquito larvicide GB-1111 on mallard and bobwhite embryos. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, annual meeting abstract book 21:230. [Abstract]
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2006 Melcer-Tsao, D., J.Y. Takekawa, A.K. Miles, and I. Woo. 2006. Home range, habitat use, and mercury concentrations of California Black Rails (Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus) along the Petaluma River, California. The Wildlife Society Western Section Conference, Sacramento, California, February 9. [Poster_with_Abstract]
2004 Effects of toxicant exposure on gene expression in sea ducks. Ryan, L., Miles, A.K. Northern California Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting, Davis, CA. May 2004. Poster Presentation. [Poster_with_Abstract]
2004 Toxicant exposure and gene expression in sea ducks. Ryan, L., Miles, A.K. Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program, University of California. San Diego, California. April 23-24, 2004. Poster Presentation. [Poster_with_Abstract]
2003 Contaminant concentrations in diving ducks of the San Francisco Bay estuary. Miles, A.K., Takekawa, J.Y., Wainwright-de la Cruz, S., Lovvorn, J.R. 3rd North American Duck Symposium, Sacramento, CA 2003. Poster Presentation. [Poster_with_Abstract]
2003 Predator control and nesting waterbird success in an urban environment. Meckstroth, A.M., Miles, A.K. 3rd North American Duck Symposium, Sacramento, CA 2003. Poster Presentation [Poster_with_Abstract]
2003 Ecotoxicology and wildlife management: are contaminants affecting wintering Steller's eiders? Stout, J.H., Flint, P.L., Miles, A.K., Trust, K.A., Hollmen, T. and Reeves, M.K. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Washington, D.C., 2003. Poster Presentation. [Poster_with_Abstract]
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