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Curriculum Vitae
Daniel Herbert Catlin
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
134 Cheatham Hall
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061‐0321
dcatlin@vt.edu
Ph: 605‐695‐6401
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy, 06/09
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Wildlife Science
Dissertation: Population dynamics of piping plovers on the Missouri River in South Dakota
Advisor: Dr. James Fraser
Master of Science, 06/04
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Wildlife Science Major/ Statistics Minor
Thesis: Factors affecting within‐season and between‐season breeding dispersal of burrowing owls in
California.
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Rosenberg
Bachelor of Arts, 05/20/01
Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
Biology Major/ Theatre Minor
Thesis: Community and ecosystem analyses of the macrobenthos of the western Antarctic Peninsula
(Andvord Bay region).
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Reynolds
Research Interests: population dynamics, dispersal, conservation biology, model selection and
inference.
Research Experience:
Research Scientist, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Continue study of population dynamics of piping plovers on the Missouri River, aiding in the education
of Masters student on Missouri River Project. Project management, field operations supervisor, and
data analysis for Natural Resource Damage Assessment piping plover project in relation to the Gulf oil
Spill (April 2009 – current)
Graduate Research Assistant, James Fraser, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Studying the population dynamics of piping plovers on the Missouri River, and creating adaptive
management models for future monitoring of the species (November 2004 – April 2009).
Visiting Scientist, Missouri River Institute, University of South Dakota (April 2008 – August 2008).
Faculty Research Assistant, Daniel K. Rosenberg, Utah State University

Continued study of burrowing owl dispersal, and expanded research to include natal dispersal
(November 2003‐November 2004).
Graduate Research Assistant, Daniel K. Rosenberg, Oregon State University
Created and implemented an experimental and observational study of Burrowing Owl breeding behavior
and dispersal in the Imperial Valley of California. (September 2001‐January 2004).
Research Assistant, Ernest Williams, Biology Department, Hamilton College
Assisted Professor Williams in two areas of lepidoptery research; Pearl Crescent oviposition and Frosted
Elfin behavioral studies. (Summer 2000).
Research Student Aboard NSF Antarctic Research Vessel, Cruise NBP0003
Selected as a student researcher, researching, primarily, benthic invertebrates below the newly broken
up Larsen Ice shelf. (May 2000‐June 2000).
Professional Service:
Member, Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Program Technical Team (MRERP), 2010 –
Expert Panelist, Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) 2011
Member, Great Plains Piping Plover Recovery Team, 2010 –
Symposium Organizer, “Long‐term population effects of Piping Plover and Least Tern management on
the Great Plains,” Association of Field Ornithologists, Copper Ornithological Society, and Wilson
Ornithological Society group annual meeting, Kearney, NE, March 9 – March 13, 2011.
Reviewer for:
The Condor
Journal of Field Ornithology
Journal of Raptor Research
The Southwestern Naturalist
Journal of Wildlife Management
Graduate Student Representative to Virginia Tech Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Curriculum Committee
Session Moderator. 2008 Missouri River Natural Resources Conference & Biological Opinion Forum.
Nebraska City, February 26‐28.
Teaching:
Co‐instructor, Conservation Biology, VT Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences 4314, Fall 2007
Training the Future Professoriate Graduate Certificate, 06/09
Guest Lectures:
Capture and Marking of Birds: Selected Techniques, Wildlife Techniques, VT Department of
Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, 1/27/10.

Outreach:
Endangered Species Management: Using Population Dynamics to Understand the Factors
Regulating Endangered Species, Ecology, Hamilton College Department of Biology, 10/19/09.
Piping Plover Conservation on the Missouri River, Conservation Biology, VT Department of
Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, 10/15/10.
Piping Plover Conservation on the Missouri River, Conservation Biology, VT Department of
Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, 9/29/08.
Catlin, D., J. Felio, J. Fraser, and C. Kruse. Can we effectively create piping plover habitat? Growth and
survival of hatchling piping plovers on the Missouri River. Presentation to the Virginia Tech
Chapter of The Wildlife Society, March 26 th , 2008, Blacksburg, VA.
Catlin, D., J. Fraser, and C. Kruse. Population Dynamics of Piping Plovers on the Missouri River.
Presentation to the Living River Group, May 15 th , 2007, Vermillion, SD.
Professional Affiliations:
The Wildlife Society (2003‐ )
Cooper Ornithological Society (2004‐ )
Sigma Xi, Associate Member, Hamilton College Chapter (2002‐ )
Gamma Sigma Delta, Oregon State University Chapter (lifetime)
Wilson Ornithological Society (2007‐ )
Society of Field Ornithologists (2007‐ )
American Ornithologists Union (2007‐ )
The Waterbird Society (2007‐ )
Publications in Refereed Journals:
Catlin, D. H., J. D. Fraser, J. H. Felio, and J. B. Cohen. 2011. Piping plover habitat selection, and nest
success on natural, managed, and engineered Missouri River sandbars. Journal of Wildlife
Management, 75: 305 – 310.
Catlin, D. H., J. H. Felio, and J. D. Fraser. 2011. Effect of owl trapping and removal on pre‐fledge survival
in piping plovers. Journal of Wildlife Management, 75: 458 – 462.
Catlin, D. H., R. Jacobson, M. Sherfy, M. Anteau, J. Felio, J. Fraser, C. Lott, T. Shaffer, and J. Stucker.
2010. Discussion of “Natural hydrograph of the Missouri River near Sioux City and the least tern
and piping plover” by Donald Jorgensen. Journal of Hydrological Engineering, 15:1076 – 1078.
Roche, E. A., J. B. Cohen, D. H. Catlin, D. L. Amirault‐Langlais, F. J. Cuthbert, C. L. Gratto‐Trevor, J. Felio,
and J. D. Fraser. 2010. Range‐wide piping plover survival: correlated patterns and temporal
declines. Journal of Wildlife Management, 74: 1784 – 1791.
Morrison J. L., K. E. Pias, J. B. Cohen, D. H. Catlin. 2009. Environmental correlates of nesting success in
Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway). Auk 126: 755 – 764.

Catlin, D. H., and D. K. Rosenberg. 2008. Breeding Dispersal and Nesting Behavior of Burrowing Owls
Following Experimental Nest Predation. American Midland Naturalist 159: 1 – 7.
Cohen, J.B., S.M. Karpanty, D.H. Catlin, J.D. Fraser, and R. A. Fischer. 2008. Winter ecology of piping
plovers at Oregon Inlet, North Carolina. Waterbirds 31:472‐479.
LaFever, D. H., K. E. LaFever, D. H. Catlin, and D. K. Rosenberg. 2008. Diurnal Time Budget of Burrowing
Owls in a Resident Population During the Non‐breeding Season. Southwestern Naturalist 53(1):
29 – 33.
McGowan, C. P., D. H. Catlan (sic), G. D. Jons, and G. P. Pavelka. 2007. Piping plovers nesting amongst
cottonwood saplings. Waterbirds, 30(2): 275 – 277.
Morrison, J. L., M. McMillian, J. B. Cohen, and D. H. Catlin. 2007. Environmental correlates of nesting
success in red‐shouldered hawks. Condor, 109(3): 648 – 657.
Catlin, D. H., and D. K. Rosenberg. 2006. Nest destruction increases mortality and dispersal of
burrowing owls in the Imperial Valley, California. Southwestern Naturalist, 51(3): 406 – 409.
Cohen, J. B., J. D. Fraser, and D. H. Catlin. 2006. Survival and site fidelity of Piping Plovers on Long
Island, New York. Journal of Field Ornithology, 77(4): 409 – 417.
Gervais, J. A., D. H. Catlin, N. D. Chelgren, and D. K. Rosenberg. 2006. Radio‐transmitter mount type
affects burrowing owl survival. Journal of Wildlife Management, 70(3): 872 – 876.
Catlin, D. H., D. K. Rosenberg, and K. L. Haley. 2005. Nesting success, mate fidelity, and breeding
dispersal in burrowing owls. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 83(12): 1574 – 1580.
Gervais, J. A. and D. H. Catlin. 2004. Temporal Patterns of DDE in Burrowing Owl Eggs from the Imperial
Valley, California. Southwestern Naturalist 49: 509 – 511.
In Prep for Refereed Journals:
Catlin, D. H., J. H. Felio, and J. D. Fraser. Effects of water discharge and food availability on the fledging
time of piping plovers on the Missouri River.
Catlin, D. H., J. D. Fraser, J. H. Felio, and J. B. Cohen. Density‐dependent population dynamics in piping
plovers (Charadrius melodus): consequences of a conservation experiment.
Catlin, D. H., and D. K. Rosenberg. Natal dispersal and sibling behavior of burrowing owls in the Imperial
Valley, California.
Contributed Papers:
Catlin, D. H. 2011. Long‐term Population Effects of Piping Plover and Least Tern Management on the
Great Plains. Symposium coordinator at the Joint meeting of the Association of Field
Ornithologists, Cooper Ornithological Society, and Wilson Ornithological Society, March 9 th –
March 13 th , Kearney, NE.

Catlin, D. H., J. H. Felio, and J. D. Fraser. 2011. Insect Abundance Patterns on Missouri River Sandbars.
Paper presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference and Biological Opinion
Forum, March 9 th – March 11 th , Nebraska City, NE.
Felio, J. H., D. H. Catlin, and J. D. Fraser. 2011. Colonization and Abandonment of Sandbars by Breeding
Piping Plovers. Paper presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference and
Biological Opinion Forum, March 9 th – March 11 th , Nebraska City, NE.
Felio, J. H., D. H. Catlin, and J. D. Fraser. 2011. Colonization and Abandonment of Sandbars by Breeding
Piping Plovers. Paper presented at the Joint meeting of the Association of Field Ornithologists,
Cooper Ornithological Society, and Wilson Ornithological Society, March 9 th – March 13 th ,
Kearney, NE.
Catlin, D. H., J. H. Felio, and J. D. Fraser. 2010. Effect of Owl Trapping and Removal on Piping Plover
Hatchling Survival. Paper Presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference and
Biological Opinion Forum, March 16 th – 19 th , Nebraska City, NE.
Catlin, D. H., J. H. Felio, and J. D. Fraser. 2010. The Effect of Flow on Fledging Time, Survival, and
Growth of Piping Plover Chicks on the Missouri River. Paper Presented a the Missouri River
Natural Resources Conference and Biological Opinion Forum, March 16 th – 19 th , Nebraska City,
NE.
Catlin D. H., J. H. Felio, J. B. Cohen, and J. D. Fraser. 2009. Population Dynamics of Piping Plovers
(Charadrius melodus) Using Engineered and Natural Sandbars on the Missouri River. Paper
presented at the International Wader Study Group Meeting, September 18 th – 21 st , Texel, The
Netherlands.
Catlin, D. H., J.H. Felio, J.D. Fraser, C.D. Kruse, and G. A. Pavelka. 2009. Evidence for a Genetic Basis to
Shorebird Growth? Paper presented at the Waterbird Society 33 rd Annual Meeting, November
4 th – 9 th , Cape May, New Jersey.
Catlin, D.H., J.H. Felio, J.B. Cohen, and J.D. Fraser. 2009. Density‐Dependent Population Regulation in
Missouri River Piping Plovers. Paper presented at the Waterbird Society 33 rd Annual Meeting,
November 4 th – 9 th , Cape May, New Jersey.
Felio, J.H., J.D. Fraser, and D.H. Catlin. 2009. Nesting Density and Piping Plover Aggression Levels.
Paper presented at the Waterbird Society 33 rd Annual Meeting, November 4 th – 9 th , Cape May,
New Jersey.
Roche, E., J.B. Cohen, D.H. Catlin, D. Amirault, F. Cuthbert, C. Gratto‐Trevor, J.H. Felio, and J.D. Fraser.
2009. Rangewide Estimates of Apparent Survival for the Piping Plover. Paper presented at the
Waterbird Society 33 rd Annual Meeting, November 4 th – 9 th , Cape May, New Jersey.
Catlin, D.H., J.H. Felio, J. B. Cohen, and J. D. Fraser. 2009. Population Dynamics of Piping Plovers
(Charadrius melodus) Using Engineered and Natural Sandbars on the Missouri River. Paper
presented at the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group Meeting, March 9 th – 13 th , Mazatlan,
Mexico.

J.H. Felio, Catlin, D.H., and J. D. Fraser. 2009. Colonization of Engineered Habitat by Breeding Piping
Plovers on the Missouri River. Paper presented at the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group
Meeting, March 9 th – 13 th , Mazatlan, Mexico.
Felio, J.H., J. Fraser, and D. Catlin. 2009. Owl Removal Increases Piping Plover Chick Survival. Paper
presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference & Biological Opinion Forum.
Yankton, SD, April 13.
Felio, J.H., J. Fraser, and D. Catlin. 2009. Piping plover colonization and use of engineered Emergent
Sandbar Habitat in the Gavins Point Reach, South Dakota. Paper presented at the Missouri River
Natural Resources Conference & Biological Opinion Forum. Yankton, SD, April 13.
Catlin, D.H., J.H. Felio, J. B. Cohen, and J. D. Fraser. 2009. Population Dynamics of Piping Plovers Using
Engineered and Natural Sandbars on the Missouri River. Paper presented at the Missouri River
Natural Resources Conference & Biological Opinion Forum. Yankton, SD, April 13.
Catlin, D.H., J.H. Felio, J. B. Cohen, and J. D. Fraser. 2009. Around the Bend: Piping Plovers on the
Missouri River. Paper presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference &
Biological Opinion Forum. Yankton, SD, April 13.
Catlin, D.H., J.H. Felio, J. B. Cohen, and J. D. Fraser. 2008. Variation in Growth Rates of Piping Plover
Chicks on the Missouri River. Paper presented at the Waterbird Society 32 nd Annual Meeting,
South Padre, Texas.
Catlin, D.H., J.H. Felio, J. B. Cohen, and J. D. Fraser. 2008. Piping Plover Chick Survival on Natural and
Engineered Sandbars: The Effects of a Large‐Scale Experiment. Paper presented at the
Waterbird Society 32 nd Annual Meeting, South Padre, Texas.
Catlin, D.H., J.H. Felio, J.B. Cohen, J.D. Fraser, and C.D. Kruse. 2008. Can We Effectively Create Piping
Plover Habitat? Growth and Survival of Hatchling Piping Plovers on the Missouri River. Paper
presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference & Biological Opinion Forum.
Nebraska City, February 26‐28.
Catlin, D.H., J.H. Felio, J.B. Cohen, J.D. Fraser, and C.D. Kruse. 2008. Insect Abundance Patterns on
Missouri River Sandbars. Paper presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Conference
& Biological Opinion Forum. Nebraska City, February 26‐28.
Catlin, D. H., J. D. Fraser, and C. D. Kruse. March 6 th – 11 th , 2007. Growth and survival of piping plover
chicks on engineered and natural sandbars on the Missouri River. Paper presented at the
Missouri River Natural Resources Council and Biological Opinion Conference, Nebraska City, NE.
Catlin, D. H., J. D. Fraser, and C. D. Kruse. 2007. Can we effectively create piping plover habitat?
growth and survival of hatchling piping plovers on the Missouri River. Paper presented at The
Waterbird Society 31 st Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain.
Cohen, J.B., D.H. Catlin, S.M. Karpanty, J.D. Fraser, and R.A. Fischer. 2007. Winter habitat use of piping
plovers at Oregon Inlet, North Carolina. Paper presented at the Waterbird Society 31 st Annual
Meeting, Barcelona, Spain.

Felio, J.H., D.H. Catlin, J.B. Cohen, J.D. Fraser. 2008. Piping plover nest‐site selection and nest survival on
natural and engineered sandbar habitat on the Missouri River. Paper presented at the
Waterbird Society 32 nd Annual Meeting, South Padre, Texas.
Felio, J.H., D.H. Catlin, and J.D. Fraser. 2008. Piping Plover Nesting Success on the Gavins Point Reach of
the Missouri River, South Dakota. Paper presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources
Conference & Biological Opinion Forum. Nebraska City, February 26‐28.
Fraser, J.D., D. Catlin and J. Felio. 2008 Aspects of Great Horned Owl Ecology, with Implications for
Piping Plover Survival on the Missouri River. Paper presented at the Missouri River Natural
Resources Conference & Biological Opinion Forum. Nebraska City, February 26‐28.
Fraser, J. D., D. Lefer, C. D. Kruse, and D. H. Catlin. 2007. Piping plover chick foraging, growth, and
survival in the Great Plains. Paper presented at the Missouri River Natural Resources Council
and Biological Opinion Conference, Nebraska City, NE, March 6 th – 11 th .
Catlin, D. H., and D. K. Rosenberg. September 6 th ‐10 th , 2003. Factors affecting dispersal in burrowing
owl populations. Paper presented at The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Burlington, Vermont.
Invited Presentations:
Catlin, D. H., J. H. Felio, J. D. Fraser, S. M. Karpanty, and J. B. Cohen. 2011. Great Plains Piping Plover
Population Dynamics: From the Prairies to the Gulf. Paper presented at the Missouri River
Institute Research Symposium, April 21 st , 2011, Vermillion, SD.
Catlin, D. H., J. H. Felio, and J. D. Fraser. 2010. Effect of Owl Trapping and Removal on Piping Plover
Hatchling Survival. Paper presented at the Missouri River Institute Research Symposium, April
14 th , 2010, Vermillion, SD.
Catlin, D. H., J. H. Felio, J. B. Cohen, and J. D. Fraser. 2010. Piping Plover Population Regulation on the
Missouri River. Paper presented at the Northeast Piping Plover Recovery Team Meeting,
January 19 th – 22 nd , Shepherdstown, WV.
Catlin D. H., J. H. Felio, J. B. Cohen, and J. D. Fraser. October 2009. Population Dynamics of Piping
Plovers (Charadrius melodus) Using Engineered and Natural Sandbars on the Missouri River.
Paper presented to the Hamilton College Department of Biology seminar series.
Catlin, D.H., J.H. Felio, J. B. Cohen, and J. D. Fraser. 2009 Population dynamics of Piping Plovers on the
Missouri River: the effects of large‐scale management. Paper presented by Joy Felio and Daniel
Catlin at the Kansas State Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar, April 9, 2009. Kansas State
University, Manhattan, Kansas.
Catlin, D.H., J.H. Felio, J.B. Cohen, J.D. Fraser, and C.D. Kruse. 2008. Can We Effectively Create Piping
Plover Habitat? Growth and Survival of Hatchling Piping Plovers on the Missouri River. Paper
presented at the Nebraska Tern and Plover meeting, February 25, 2008. Lincoln, Nebraska.
Felio, J.H., D.H. Catlin, and J.D. Fraser. 2008. Density Dependence and Population Dynamics of Piping
Plovers on the Missouri River, South Dakota. Paper presented at the Nebraska Tern and Plover
meeting, February 25, 2008. Lincoln, Nebraska.

Fraser, J.D., D. Catlin, J. Felio, J. Cohen, S. Karpanty. 2008. Beaches and Bars: 21 years of piping plover
research at Virginia Tech. Paper presented at the Nebraska Tern and Plover meeting, February
25, 2008. Lincoln, Nebraska.
Catlin, D. H., and J. D. Fraser. February 22 nd , 2007. Population Dynamics of Piping Plovers on the
Missouri River. 2007 Nebraska Least Tern and Piping Plover Meeting, Kearney, NE.
Gervais, J. A., D. H. Catlin, and D. K. Rosenberg. 2003. The effects of radio transmitter collars and
harnesses on the survival of burrowing owls. The Wildlife Society, Western Section, Burrowing
Owl Symposium, Sacramento, CA.
Poster Presentations:
Catlin, D. H., J. H. Felio, J. D. Fraser, C. D. Kruse, G. Pavelka. 2009. Genetic Component of Phenotypic
Variation in Growth of Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Chicks. International Wader Study
Group Meeting, Texel, the Netherlands, September 18 th – 21 st .
Catlin, D. H., J. D. Fraser, and C. D. Kruse. 2007. Growth and survival of Piping Plover (Charadrius
melodus) chicks on artificially and naturally created sandbars on the Missouri River, South
Dakota. The Deans’ Forum on the Environment, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, February 26th.
Catlin, D. H., J. D. Fraser, and C. D. Kruse. 2006. Growth and survival of Piping Plover (Charadrius
melodus) chicks on artificially and naturally created sandbars on the Missouri River, South
Dakota. The 4 th North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico, October 3 rd – 7 th .
Catlin, D. H., T. W. Valenti, and E. H. Williams. November 3 rd ‐4 th , 2000. The effects of plant chemistry on
oviposition in Phyciodes tharos butterflies. The 25 th Annual Biological Sciences Research
Symposium, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY.
Reynolds, P., D. H. Catlin, S. E. Paley, C. A. Zimmer, and L. I. Steinman. 2001. Characterization of
polychaete dominated assemblages off the western Antarctic Peninsula: Palmer Deep and
Andvord Bay. The Seventh International Polychaete Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, July 2 nd ‐6 th .
Valenti, T. W., D. H. Catlin, and E. H. Williams. July 28 th ‐30 th , 2000. Some behaviors of frosted elfins in
lupine patches. The Annual Meeting of the Lepidopterist’s Society, Wake Forest University,
Winston‐Salem, NC.
Valenti, T. W., D. H. Catlin, and E. H. Williams. November 3 rd ‐4 th , 2000. Some behaviors of frosted elfins
in lupine patches. The 25 th Annual Biological Sciences Research Symposium, Binghamton
University, Binghamton, NY.