Brent D. Bibles, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Biology Center for Natural Resource Management and Protection Unity College 90 Quaker Hill Road Unity, ME 04988 Phone: 207.948.3131 ext. 424 E-mail: bbibles@unity.edu Academic Preparation Ph.D., Wildlife and Fisheries Science, 1999, University of Arizona M.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Science, 1992, University of Arizona B.S., Fisheries and Wildlife, 1987, Utah State University Professional Experience August 2011 Present; Assistant Professor, Unity College, Unity, ME. August 2007 June 2011; Assistant Professor, Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University Uintah Basin Regional Campus, Vernal, UT. 2004 July 2007; Avian Researcher, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Fort Collins, CO. 2000 2003; Extension Research Associate, Utah State University Uintah Basin, Vernal, UT. August 1999 December 1999; Adjunct Lecturer, School of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. January 1998 May 1999; Teaching Assistant, School of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 1995-1997; Graduate Research Associate, School of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. May 1991 May 1993; Faculty Research Assistant, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. January 1991 May 1991; Wildlife Management Biologist (Temporary), U.S.D.I. Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix District, Tucson Field Office, Tucson, AZ. August 1990 December 1990; Teaching Assistant, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. March 1990 August 1990; Wildlife Specialist I, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Nongame
Brent D. Bibles 2 Branch, Phoenix, AZ. 1987 1989; Graduate Research Assistant, School of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Teaching Unity College Teaching Fall 2011 BI 3273, Mammalogy, 3 Credits WF 1001, North American Wildlife Identification, 1 Credit WF 2132, North American Wildlife, 2 Credits Developing for Spring 2012 BI 3283, Ornithology, 3 Credits WF 3xx3, Topics: Concepts in Population Management, 3 Credits WF 4613, Wildlife Ecology and Management, 3 Credits Utah State University Uintah Basin Regional Campus BIOL 1220, Biology II, 3 Credits, Spring 2001, 2002, 2003 BIOL 1240, Biology II Laboratory, 2 Credits, Spring 2001, 2002 BIOL 1620, Biology II, 4 Credits, Spring 2008, 2010 BIOL/NR 2220, General Ecology, 3 Credits, Fall 2009-2010, 2003, Spring 2008 BIOL 4060, Exploring Animal Behavior, 3 Credits, Fall 2007 BIOL 5560, Ornithology, 3 Credits, Spring 2008, 2010-2011, Fall 2001 BIOL 5580, Mammalogy, 3 Credits, Fall 2000, 2002, 2008 FRWS 3400, Fish and Wildlife Populations, 3 Credits, Fall 2002 FRWS 4600/5600, Conservation Biology, 3 Credits, Fall 2003 FW 2200, Ecology of Our Changing World, 3 Credits, Fall 2000 FW 4900, Special Topics: GPS/GIS, 3 Credits, Fall 2001 FW 4950, Fisheries and Wildlife Undergraduate Seminar, 1 Credit, Spring 2002 NR 3600, Quantitative Assessment for Natural Resources, 3 Credits, Summer 2000 WILD 3810 Plant and Animal Populations, 3 Credits, Spring 2010-11 WILD 4750 Monitoring and Assessment in Natural Resources, 3 Credits, Fall 2010 WILD 6900, Special Topics - Biometry, 1 Credit, Spring 2009 WILD 6900, Special Topics Introduction to Program MARK, 2 Credits, Spring 2010 University of Arizona Adjunct Lecturer RNR 321, Natural Resource Measurements, 3 Credits, Fall 1999 Teaching Assistant RNR 321, Natural Resource Measurements, 3 Credits, Spring 1998, 1999, Fall 1998 ECOL 206, Environmental Biology, 4 Credits, Fall 1990 Invited Lecturer WFSC 446, Wildlife Management Avian Species, 1994-1998
Brent D. Bibles 3 Student Mentoring Masters of Science Graduate Committees Leah Lewis, Utah State University, Fall 2010 Present. Project: An Evaluation of Mexican Spotted Owl Habitat Quality and Site Occupancy in Utah. Daniel Caudill, Wildlife Biology, Utah State University, Spring 2009-2011. Project: Survival and movement of juvenile Greater Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in southcentral Utah. Graduate Advisor: Dr. Terry Messmer. Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Committees Ben Skipper, Wildlife Ecology, Texas Tech University, Fall 2009-Present. Project: Urban ecology and management of Mississippi Kites. Graduate Advisor: Dr. Clint Boal. Publications Submitted Manuscripts Bibles, B.D., and C.W. Boal. Morphometric-Based Sexual Determination of Bananaquits (Coereba flaveola). In Review. Caribbean Journal of Science. Bibles, B.D., and R.W. Mannan. Habitat selection by foraging male gray hawks, southern Arizona. In review. Journal of Raptor Research. Peer-reviewed Journals Bibles, B.D. 2011. Use of Classroom Response Systems for Formative Assessment in Natural Resource Courses. Journal of Forestry 109(7):417-420. Anderson, W.M., G.E. Sorensen, J. Lloyd-Strovas, R.J. Arroyo, J.A. Sosa, S. Wulff, B.D. Bibles, C.W. Boal, and G. Perry. 2010. Distribution and habitat use of the highly endangered Stout Iguana (Cyclura pinguis) on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands. Reptiles and Amphibians: Conservation and Natural History 17(3):158-165. Etchberger, L.K., and B.D. Bibles. 2010. Factors that influence the numbers of fleas collected from white-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys leucurus) burrows. Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases 10(1):100. (Abstract only) Bibles, B.D., and R.W. Mannan. 2004. Productivity and nest-site characteristics of Gray Hawks in southern Arizona. Journal of Raptor Research 38(3):238-242. Boal, C.W., H.A. Snyder, B.D. Bibles, and T.S. Estabrook. 2003. Temporal and spatial stability of Red-tailed Hawk territories in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Journal of Raptor Research 37(4):277-285. Boal, C.W., and B.D. Bibles. 2001. Responsiveness of elf owls to conspecific and great horned owl calls. Journal of Field Ornithology 72(1):66-71. Boal, C.W., B.D. Bibles, and R.W. Mannan. 1997. Nest defense and mobbing behavior of Elf Owls. Journal of Raptor Research 31:286-287. Peer-reviewed Technical Series or Proceedings Biggins, D.E., J.L. Godbey, T.M. Livieri, M.R. Matchett, and B.D. Bibles. 2006. Post-release movements and survival of adult and young black-footed ferrets. Pages 191-200 in J.E. Roelle, B.J. Miller, J.L. Godbey, and D.E. Biggins, eds. Recovery of the Black-footed
Brent D. Bibles 4 Ferret: Progress and Continuing Challenges. U.S. Geological Service Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5293. Etchberger, L.K., W.E. Stroh, B.D. Bibles, M.R. Dzialak, and R.C. Etchberger. 2006. Fleas and small mammal hosts within and adjacent to the Coyote Basin white-tailed prairie dog colony in northeastern Utah. Pages 281-283 in J.E. Roelle, B.J. Miller, J.L. Godbey, and D.E. Biggins, eds. Recovery of the Black-footed Ferret: Progress and Continuing Challenges. U.S. Geological Service Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5293. Etchberger, L., M.R. Dzialak, W.E. Stroh, B.D. Bibles, R.C. Etchberger, and A. Lamb. 2006. Possible plague vectors in a white-tailed prairie dog ecosystem. Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters 83:33. Bibles, B.D., R.L. Glinski, and R.R. Johnson. 2002. Gray Hawk (Asturina nitida). In The Birds of North America, No. 652 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. Hatfield-Etchberger, L., B. Stroh, B. Bibles, and R. Etchberger. 2002. Investigating epizootic plague transmission: comparison of flea/host relationships within an established prairie dog colony to adjacent habitat. Proceedings, Landscape Ecology of Plague in the American Southwest, September 19-20, 2000. Fort Collins, Colorado. U.S. Geological Survey and technology Report 2002-0001:8. Bibles, B.D., and R. W. Mannan. 1992. Impacts of exotic cavity-nesting birds on native cavitynesting birds in Saguaro National Monument. Pages 195-200 in C. P. Stone and E. S. Bellantoni, eds. Proceedings of the Symposium on Research in Saguaro National Monument. National Park Service, Saguaro National Monument, Tucson, AZ. Posters Etchberger, L., and B.D. Bibles. Factors that influence the numbers of fleas collected from white-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys leucurus) burrows. Symposium on the Ecology of Plague and its Effects on Wildlife. Fort Collins, CO, 4-6 November 2008. Etchberger, L., and B. Bibles. Fleas, ferrets, rodents and plague: investigating plague transmission to prairie dog populations in black-footed ferret habitat of Coyote Basin, Utah. Eighth Annual Uintah Basin Research Conference, Utah State University Uintah Basin Regional Campus, Vernal, Utah. 18 April 2008. Jenne, M., Etchberger, L., and B. Bibles. Do black-tailed prairie dog microsatellite markers also function for population genetics studies of white-tailed prairie dogs? Eighth Annual Uintah Basin Research Conference, Utah State University Uintah Basin Regional Campus, Vernal, Utah. 18 April 2008. Theses Bibles, B.D. 1999. The Relationship Between Productivity and Habitat Quality in Gray Hawks. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Bibles, B.D. 1992. Is There Competition Between Exotic and Native Cavity-nesting Birds in the Sonoran Desert: An Experiment. M.S. Thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Brent D. Bibles 5 Workshops Introduction to Program MARK. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. 14-15 May 2009. Symposia Organized Educating the Wildlife Professional. The Wildlife Society 17 th Annual Conference, Snowbird, UT. 5 October 2010. Presentations Bibles, B.D. 2010. Use of classroom response systems for formative assessment. Eighth Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 26 March 2010. Bibles, B.D. 2009. Population studies on stout iguanas and Puerto Rican racers on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands. Utah State University Department of Wildland Resources Seminar, 11 February 2009. Bibles, B.D. 2005. Raptor conservation on public open space lands. Colorado Open Space Alliance, 2005 Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO. Invited Bibles, B.D., and R.W. Mannan. 2003. Correlation of nest site productivity and foraging habitat quality in Gray Hawks. Cooper Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, Flagstaff, AZ. Bibles, B.D. 2002. Current status of black-footed ferret recovery efforts in Coyote Basin, Utah. The Wildlife Society, Utah Chapter 2002 Annual Meeting, Cedar City, UT. Wild, Margaret A., W. Stroh, M. Albee, S. Cranney, and B.D. Bibles. 2000. Carnivore disease monitoring at black-footed ferret reintroduction sites. The Wildlife Society, Utah Chapter 2000 Annual Meeting, Vernal, UT. Bibles, B.D., and R.W. Mannan. 1998. Characteristics of Gray Hawk (Asturina nitida) home ranges in Southeastern Arizona. Raptor Research Foundation, 1998 Annual Meeting, Ogden, UT. Bibles, B.D. 1992. Potential effects of human activities on Bald Eagles on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. U.S. Forest Service, Alaska Region Conference, Juneau, AK. Invited. Bibles, B.D., and R. W. Mannan. 1991. Impacts of exotic cavity-nesting birds on native cavitynesting birds in Saguaro National Monument. Symposium on Research in Saguaro National Monument, Tucson, AZ. Bibles, B.D., and R.W. Mannan. 1991. Competition between exotic and native cavity-nesting birds in the Sonoran Desert. The Wildlife Society, AZ-NM Chapters, Annual Meeting, Farmington, NM. Grants/Awards 2010 Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Evaluation of Habitat Quality of Mexican Spotted Owl Territories in Utah. $125,440 2010 Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Evaluation of Field and Analysis Techniques for Use as Long Term Monitoring Tools for Mexican Spotted Owls and their Habitat. $20,000 2009 National Park Service, Dinosaur National Monument, Dinosaur, CO. $22,000. Distribution and occupancy of sagebrush-obligate passerines in Dinosaur National Monument. 2008 New Faculty Research Grant, Utah State University, Logan, UT. $9,148. Evaluation of
Brent D. Bibles 6 potential methods for estimation of population size of the Stout Iguana (Cyclura pinguis) on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands. 2007-08 NSF USU ADVANCE Grant, Co-PI with Dr. Lianna Etchberger. $8,000. Development of genetic markers in white-tailed prairie dogs for use in analyzing population dynamics. 2000 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Small mammal, amphibian, and reptile inventory, Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, Utah. (With Dr. Richard C. Etchberger, Utah State University, Uintah Basin Branch Campus, Vernal). $35,000. 1998 U.S. Department of the Air Force, Luke Air Force Base. Neotropical migratory bird monitoring, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Arizona. (Co-authored with Dr. Lisa K. Harris, Harris Environmental Group, Inc.) 1995-96 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Breeding and foraging behavior of the Gray Hawk (Buteo nitidus) in Arizona. (Co-authored with Dr. R. William Mannan, University of Arizona, Tucson) 1994 Arizona Game and Fish Department. Peregrine Falcon nest monitoring. 1994 Arizona Game and Fish Department. Occupancy survey of historic Northern Goshawk nest territories on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona. Peer Reviews Journals The Prairie Naturalist (1, 2010) Journal of Herpetology (1, 2009) Journal of Wildlife Management (2003-2009; 1, 2007; 2, 2008; 2, 2009; 1, 2010) Western Birds (1, 2008) Intermountain Journal of Sciences (1, 2007) Journal of Wildlife Diseases (2007) Journal of Field Ornithology (2007) Wildlife Society Bulletin (2005-2006) Journal of Raptor Research (2004, 2006) Forest Science (2001) Book Chapters The Ecological Stewardship Project: A Common Reference for Ecosystem Management. 1999. Elsevier Science, Oxford, England. (1997) Raptors of Arizona. 1998. R. Glinski, ed. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ. (1996) Wind Masters. 1995. P. Dunne. Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, NY. (1995) Professional Society Affiliations The Wildlife Society The Cooper Ornithological Society The Raptor Research Foundation Association of Field Ornithologists