CURRICULUM VITAE

BRIAN ALAN MAURER

PERSONAL

Born: August 18, 1954.

Address: Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI 48824

Phone: (517) 353-9478

Fax: (517) 432-1699

Email: maurerb@msu.edu

EDUCATION

Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, B.S., 1977

Major: Zoology

West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, M.S., 1980

Major: Wildlife Management

Thesis Topic: Avian foraging and habitat structure.

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, M.S., 1982

Major: Statistics

Thesis Topic: Repeated measures in bioassay.

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, Ph.D., 1984

Major: Wildlife Ecology

Minor: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Dissertation Topic: Environmental heterogeneity and avian community structure.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Graduate Research Assistant, 1978 - 1980

Division of Forestry

West Virginia University

Graduate Assistant, 1980

Department of Statistics

Brigham Young University

Statistical Programming Consultant, 1981 - 1983

College of Agriculture

University of Arizona

Visiting Assistant Professor and Research Associate, 1984 - 1986

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

University of Arizona

Assistant Professor, 1986 - 1992

Associate Professor, 1992 - 1999

Department of Zoology

Brigham Young University

Visiting Scientist, 1988

Lanzhou University

People’s Republic of China

Research Associate in Community Ecology, 1994-1995

Museum of Natural History

University of Kansas

Distinguished Researcher in Residence, 1997

Mountain Research Center

Montana State University

Associate Professor, 1999 - present

Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

Department of Geography

Michigan State University

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

Population and community ecology of vertebrates

Conservation biology and wildlife management

Macroecology and macroevolution

Ecological and evolutionary theory

Statistical ecology and biometry

Nonlinear dynamics and fractals in ecological systems

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Ornithologists' Union, Elective Member 1993

Ecological Society of America

Society for Conservation Biology

EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTS

Contributing editor, Studies in Avian Biology 13, 1993.

Associate Editor, Great Basin Naturalist, 1990-1993.

Editorial Advisory Board, Biodiversity Letters, 1992-1997.

Editorial Advisory Board, Diversity and Distributions, 1997-1998

Board of Editors, Ecology and Ecological Monographs, 1995-1997.

Editorial Advisory Board, Global Ecology and Biogeography, 1999 - 2002

Board of Editors, Ecological Applications, 2000 - present

Editorial Board, Evolutionary Ecology Research, 2001 - present

Editorial Board, Ecology Letters, 2001 – present

Editor, Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2002 - present

SUPPORTED RESEARCH

Brigham Young University, College of Biology and Agriculture, 1986-1999, $46,000.

University of Wyoming - National Park Service Research Center, 1989, $10,800.

Brigham Young University, grant to host Ames group meeting, 1991-1992, $10,000.

Environmental Protection Agency, R81-8358-010, 1991-1993, $189,203.

National Science Foundation, DEB - 9424615, 1995-1997, $120,000; REU supplement, 1996, $4,800; REU supplement, 1997, $5,000.

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, 1998-1999, Working group on Analyzing the Demographic Structure of Geographic Ranges, $11,140.

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance, STAR grant # G9A10014, 1999-2000, $133,622.

Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan GAP modeling, 2000-2003, $240,000

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Maurer, B.A. and R.C. Whitmore. 1981. Foraging of five bird species in two forests with different vegetation structure. Wilson Bull. 93: 478-490.

Maurer, B.A. 1982. Statistical inference for MacArthur-Levins niche overlap. Ecology 63: 1712-1719.

Maurer, B.A. 1983. Overlap and competition in avian guilds. Amer. Nat. 121: 903-907.

Maurer, B.A. 1984. Interference and exploitation in bird communities. Wilson Bull. 96: 380-395.

Maurer, B.A. 1985. Avian community dynamics in desert grasslands: observational scale and hierarchical structure. Ecol. Monogr. 55: 295-312.

Maurer, B.A. 1985. On the ecological and evolutionary roles of competition. Oikos 45: 300-302.

Maurer, B.A. 1986. Predicting habitat quality for grassland birds using density-habitat correlations. J. Wildl. Manage. 50: 556-566.

Brown, J.H. and B.A. Maurer. 1986. Body size, ecological dominance, and Cope's rule. Nature 324: 248-250.

Brown, J.H. and B.A. Maurer. 1987. Evolution of species assemblages: effects of energetic constraints and species dynamics on the diversification of the North American avifauna. Amer. Nat. 130: 1-17.

Maurer, B.A. 1987. Scaling of biological community structure: a systems approach to community complexity. J. Theor. Biol. 127: 97-110.

Maurer, B.A. and J.H. Brown. 1988. Distribution of energy use and biomass among species of North American terrestrial birds. Ecology 69: 1923-1932.

Brown, J.H. and B.A. Maurer. 1989. Macroecology: the division of food and space among species on continents. Science 243: 1145-1150.

Maurer, B.A. 1989. Diversity dependent species dynamics: incorporating the effects of population level processes on species dynamics. Paleobiology 15:133-146.

Maurer, B.A., E.A. Webb, and R.K. Bowers. 1989. Nest characteristics and nestling development of Cassin's and Botteri's Sparrows in southeastern Arizona. Condor 91:734-736.

Maurer, B.A. and J.H. Brown. 1989. Distributional consequences of spatial variation in local demographic processes. Annales Zoologici Fennici 26:121-131.

Brooks, D.R., J.D. Collier, B.A. Maurer, J.D.H. Smith, and E.O. Wiley. 1989. Entropy and information in evolving biological systems. Biology and Philosophy 4:407-432.

Maurer, B.A. 1990. Dipodomys populations as energy processing systems: regulation, competition, and hierarchical organization. Ecol. Modelling 50:157-176.

Maurer, B.A. 1990. Extensions of optimal foraging theory for insectivorous birds: implications for community structure. Stud. Avian Biol. 13:455-461.

Raphael, M.G. and B.A. Maurer. 1990. Biological considerations for study design. Stud. Avian Biol. 13:123-125.

Maurer, B.A. 1990. The relationship between distribution and abundance in a patchy environment. Oikos 58: 181-189.

Demetropolous, C.L., L.F. Braithwaite, B.A. Maurer, and D. Whiting. 1990. Foraging and dietary strategies of two sublittoral cottids, Jordania zonope and Artedius harringtoni. J. Fish Biology 37: 19-32.

Maurer, B.A. 1991. Concluding remarks: birds, body size, and evolution. Acta XX Cong. Int. Ornith. 2:835-837.

Maurer, B.A., H.A. Ford, and E.H. Rapoport. 1991. Extinction rate, body size, and avifaunal diversity. Acta XX Cong. Int. Ornith. 2:826-834.

Maurer, B.A. 1991. Ecological aspects of macroevolution. Advances in Ecology 1:29-39.

Parrish, J.R. and B.A. Maurer. 1991. Injury to a Merlin (Falco columbarius) from discarded fishing tackle. J. Raptor Research 25:136-139.

Maurer, B.A., J.H. Brown, and R.D. Rusler. 1992. The micro and macro in body size evolution. Evolution 46:939-953.

Sites, J.W., Jr., S.K. Davis, D.W. Hutchinson, B.A. Maurer, and G. Lara. 1993. Parapatric hybridization between chromosomal races of the Sceloporus grammicus complex (Phrynosomatidae). II. Structure of the Tulancingo transect. Copeia 1993:341-366.

Wright, D.H., D.J. Currie, and B.A. Maurer. 1993. Energy supply and patterns of species richness on local and regional scales. Pp. 66-74 in Ricklefs, R., and D. Schluter, eds. Species diversity in ecological communities. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Maurer, B.A. and S.G. Heywood. 1993. Geographic range fragmentation and abundance in neotropical migratory birds. Conservation Biology 7:501-509. Reprinted in D. Ehrenfeld, ed. 1995. The landscape perspective, pages 158-166. Blackwell Science, Cambridge, Mass.

Maurer, B.A. 1993. Biological diversity, ecological integrity, and neotropical migrants. Pp. 24-31 in Finch, D.M. and P. Stengel, eds. Status and management of neotropical migrant birds. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Report RM 229, Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, CO.

Maurer, B.A. 1994. Geographical population analysis: tools for the analysis of biodiversity. Blackwell Scientific, Oxford.

Maurer, B.A. and M.-A. Villard. 1994. Geographic variation in abundance of North American birds. Research & Exploration 10:306-317.

Villard, M.-A., G. Merriam, and B.A. Maurer. 1995. Dynamics in spatially-divided populations of neotropical migratory birds in fragmented temperate forests. Ecology 76:27-40.

Conroy, J.J., Y. Cohen, F.C. James, Y.G. Matsinos, and B.A. Maurer. 1995. Parameter estimation, reliability, and model improvement for spatially-explicit population models. Ecological Applications 5:17-19.

Maurer, B.A., and M.-A. Villard. 1996. Continental scale ecology and neotropical migratory birds: how to detect declines amid the noise. Ecology 77:1-2.

Villard, M.-A., and B.A. Maurer. 1996. Geostatistics as a tool for examining hypothesized declines in migratory songbirds. Ecology 77:59-68.

Maurer, B.A., and R.D. Holt. 1996. Effects of chronic pesticide stress on wildlife populations in complex landscapes: processes at multiple scales. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15:420-426.

Curnutt, J.L., S.L. Pimm, and B.A. Maurer. 1996. Population variability of sparrows in space and time. Oikos 76:131-144.

Maurer, B.A. 1996. Relating human population growth to the loss of biodiversity. Biodiversity Letters 3:1-5.

Maurer, B.A. 1996. Energetics of avian foraging. Pp. 250-279 in Carey, C. Avian Energetics and Nutritional Ecology, Chapman & Hall, New York.

Maurer, B.A. 1998. Ecological science and statistical paradigms: at the threshold. Science 279: 502-503.

Villard, M.-A., E.V. Schmidt, and B.A. Maurer. 1998. Contribution of spatial modeling to avian conservation. Pages 49-64 in Marzluff, J.M., and R. Sallabanks, eds. Avian conservation: research and management. Island Press, Washington, D.C.

Maurer, B.A., and M.P. Nott. 1998. Geographic range fragmentation and the evolution of biological diversity. Pages 31-50 in McKinney, M.L. and J.A. Drake, eds. Biodiversity Dynamics: Turnover of Populations, Taxa, and Communities. Columbia University Press, New York.

Maurer, B.A. 1998. Evolution of body size in birds, I: evidence for directionality. Evolutionary Ecology 12: 925-934.

Maurer, B.A. 1998. Evolution of body size in birds, II: the role of reproductive power. Evolutionary Ecology 12: 935-944.

Maurer, B.A. 1999. Untangling Ecological Complexity: the Macroscopic Perspective. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Maurer, B.A. 2000. Macroecology and consilience. Global Ecology and Biogeography 9:275-280.

Donovan, T.M., K.E. Freemark, B.A. Maurer, L.J. Petit, S.K. Robinson, and V.A. Saab. 2000. Setting local and regional objectives for persistence of bird populations. Pages 53-59 in Bonney, R., D.N. Pashley, R.J. Cooper, and L. Niles, eds. Strategies for Bird Conservation: the Partners in Flight Planning Process. Proceedings RMRS-P-6, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Ogden, UT.

Linder, E. T., M.-A. Villard, B. A. Maurer, and E. V. Schmidt. 2000. Geographic range structure in North American landbrids: variation with migratory strategy, trophic level, and breeding habitat. Ecography 23:678-686.

Hadly, E.A., and B.A. Maurer. 2001. Spatial and temporal patterns of species diversity in montane mammal communities of western North America. Evolutionary Ecology Research 3:477-486.

Maurer, B.A., E.T. Linder, and D.E. Gammon. 2001. A geographical perspective on the biotic homogenization process: implications from the macroecology of North American birds. Pages 157-177 in Lockwood, J.L, and M.L. McKinney, eds. Biotic Homogenization, Kluwer Academic, New York.

Barnosky, A.D., E.A. Hadly, B.A. Maurer, and M. Christie. 2001. Temperate terrestrial vertebrate faunas in North and South America: the interplay of ecology, evolution, and geography with biodiversity. Conservation Biology 15:658-674.

Gammon, D.E., and B.A. Maurer. 2002. Evidence for non-uniform dispersal in the biological invasions of two naturalized North American bird species. Global Ecology and Biogeography 11:155-162.

Maurer, B.A., and M.L. Taper. 2002. Connecting geographical distributions with population processes. Ecology Letters 5:223-231.

Maurer, B.A. 2002. Predicting distribution and abundance: thinking within and between scales. Pages 125-132 in Scott, J.M., P.J. Heglund, M. Morrison, M. Raphael, J. Haufler, and B. Wall, eds. Predicting Species Occurrences: Issues of Scale and Accuracy. Island Press, Covena, California.

Kahl, K.J., and B.A. Maurer. 2002. Land cover change and breeding range shifts of Golden-winged Warblers Vermivora chrysoptera in the lower peninsula of Michigan. Pages 126-133 in Chamberlain, D., and A. Wilson, eds. Avian Landscape Ecology, International Association for Landscape Ecology, United Kingdom.

Maurer, B.A. 2003. Adaptive diversification of body size: the roles of physical constraint, energetics and natural selection. Pages 174-191 in Blackburn, T.M. and K.J. Gaston, eds. Macroecology: causes and consequences. Blackwell, Oxford.

Ernest, S.K.M., B.J. Enquist, J.H. Brown, E.L. Charnov, J.F. Gillooly, V.M. Savage, E.P. White, F.A. Smith, E.A. Hadly, J.P. Haskell, S.K. Lyons, B.A. Maurer, K.J. Niklas, and B. Tiffney. 2003. Thermodynamic and metabolic effects on the scaling of production and population energy use. Ecology Letters 6:990-995.

Marquet, P.A., F.A. Labra, and B.A. Maurer. 2004. Metabolic ecology: linking individuals to ecosystems. Ecology, in press.

Maurer, B.A. 2004. Models of scientific inquiry and statistical practice: implications for the structure of scientific knowledge. In Taper, M.L., and S. Lele, eds. Scientific Evidence, University of Chicago Press, in press.

Maurer, B.A. 2004. Scientific inquiry and statistical practice in a complex world: a response to Bandyopadhyay and Wilson. In Taper, M.L., and S. Lele, eds. Scientific Evidence, University of Chicago Press, in press.

Riley, S.J., G.M. Nesslage, and B.A. Maurer. 2004. Dynamics of early wolf and cougar eradication efforts in Montana: implications for conservation. Biological Conservation, in press.

BOOK REVIEWS

Maurer, B.A. 1987. Hierarchies in ecology and evolution (review of Salthe, Evolving hierarchical systems; and O'Neill et al., A hierarchical concept of ecosystems). Trends in Ecol. Evol. 2: 26-27.

Maurer, B. A. 1987. Review of Peters, Ecological implications of body size.