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EDUCATION |
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1993 |
PhD, Conservation Biology and Population Genetics, Queen’s University, Canada (Supervisor: Bradley N. White) |
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1988 |
MS, Behavioral Ecology, University of Ottawa, Canada (Supervisor: Jaroslav Picman) |
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1983 |
BSc (H), Animal Behaviour, University of Toronto, Canada |
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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2000-present | Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Biology, American University |
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1993-99 | Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, American University |
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GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS |
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2000 | Senate Research Award, American University |
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2000 | CAS Mellon Research Award, American University |
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1997 | Pittsburgh Zoo Conservation Fund |
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1997 | Senate Research Award, American University |
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1995 | CAS Mellon Research Award, American University |
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1995 | Senate Research Award, American University |
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1994 | Senate Research Award, American University |
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PUBLICATIONS |
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| 13 | Goerlitz, D, Belson M., Urban, J., CM Schaeff. In press. Genetic population structure of Eastern North Pacific gray whales ( Eschrichtius robustus ) on winter breeding grounds in Baja California. Canadian Journal of Zoology. |
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| 12 | Best, PB, CM Schaeff, D Reeb, PJ Palsboll. In press. Composition and possible function of social groupings of southern right whales in South African waters. Journal of Behaviour. |
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Best, PB, D Reeb, MB Rew, PJ Palsboll, CM Schaeff. In press. Biopsying southern right whales; their reactions and effects on reproduction. In press. Journal of Wildlife Management. |
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Steeves T, J Darling, CM Schaeff & R Fleischer. 2001 Population structure of gray whales that summer in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia based on sighting and molecular data. Conservation Genetics
2:379-384. |
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Rosenbaum, H, H Brownell,
Jr., MW Brown, CM Schaeff , VA Portway, BN White, S Malik, L
Pastene, PB Best, PJ Clapham, PK Hamilton, M Moore & R Payne. 2000.
A genetic review of interrelationships between right whales in different
ocean areas. Molecular Ecology 9:1793-1803. |
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8 | Schwartz. M, DJ
Boness, CM Schaeff, P Majluf, EA Perry & RC Fleischer. 1999.
Female solicited extra-pair matings in Humboldt penguins fail to produce
extra-pair fertilizations. Behavioral Ecology 19(3):242-250. |
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7 | Schaeff, CM
& PK Hamilton. 1999. Genetic basis and evolutionary significance of
ventral skin color markings in North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena
glacialis). Marine Mammal Science 15(3):701-711. |
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6 | Schaeff, CM,
PB Best, VJ Rowntree, R Payne, C Jarvis & VA Portway. 1999. Dorsal
skin color patterns among southern right whales (Eubalaena australis):
genetic basis and evolutionary significance. J. Heredity 90:464-471. |
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5 | Schaeff, CM,
DJ Boness & WD Bowen. 1999. Female distribution, genetic relatedness,
and fostering behavior in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina). Animal
Behaviour:57:427-434. |
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4 | Schaeff, CM,
SD Kraus, MW Brown, J Perkins, R Payne & BN White. 1997. Comparison
of genetic variability of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis)
using DNA fingerprinting. Canadian J. Zoology 75:1073-1080. |
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3 | Schaeff, CM,
SD Kraus, MW Brown & BN White. 1993. Assessment of the population
structure of western North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis)
based on sighting and mtDNA data. Canadian J. Zoology 71:339-345. |
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2 | Schaeff, CM,
SD Kraus, MW Brown, D Gaskin, J Perkins, R Payne, P Boag & BN White
1991. Preliminary analysis of mitochondrial DNA variation within and between
right whale species Eubalaena glacialis and E. australis.
In Genetic Ecology of Whales and Dolphins. A.R. Hoelzel (Ed) International
Whaling Commission 13:217-224. |
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1 | Schaeff, CM
& J Picman. 1988. Destruction of eggs by Western Meadowlarks. Condor
90:935-937. |
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PAPERS GIVEN AT PROFESSIONAL REFEREED MEETING |
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| 21 | C Maguire and CM Schaeff 2003. Fluctuating Asymmetry in Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) - A Useful Bioindicator of Health? Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Greensboro NC 12/2003. |
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| 20 | Seger, Kaliszewska, Best, Brown, Carribero, Knowlton, Schaeff , Rowntree. 2001. What can the phylogenetic and population-genetic relationships of right-whale cyamids tell us about the history and behavior of right whales? International Marine Mammal conference, Vancouver. 11/ 2001. |
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| 19 | Coy B and CM Schaeff 2001. Has sea lion fitness declined over the past century? International Marine Mammal conference, Vancouver. 11/ 2001. |
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| 18 | Dorsey C and CM Schaeff . 2001. Is fluctuating asymmetry a good bio-indicator for manatees? International Marine Mammal conference, Vancouver. 11/ 2001. |
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| 17 | Goerlitz, D, Belson M., Urban, J., CM Schaeff . 2001. Genetic population structure of Eastern North Pacific gray whales ( Eschrichtius robustus ) on winter breeding grounds in Baja California. International Marine Mammal conference, Vancouver. 11/ 2001. |
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| 16 | Schaeff , CM and PB Best. 2001. Where or when - the enigma of right whale conception. Marine Mammal conference, Vancouver. 11/ 2001. |
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| 15 | Gaines C, Brownell, Jr, RL, Schaeff , CM and HC Rosenbaum. 2001. Evaluating relationships among right whales using nuclear gene regions. International Marine Mammal conference, Vancouver. 11/ 2001. |
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| 14 | Schaeff , C.M. 2000. Is fluctuating asymmetry an effective indicator of environmental and genetic stress in cetaceans? Society of Conservation Biology, Missoula, Montana 06/2001. |
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| 13 | Schaeff C.M. 2000. Fluctuating asymmetry as a tool to assess population health: methodological concerns. Right Whale Consortium Annual Meeting New England Aquarium, Boston . 11/2000 . |
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| 12 | Schaeff , C.M. 2000. Is fluctuating asymmetry an effective indicator of environmental and genetic stress in cetaceans? Society of Conservation Biology, Missoula, Montana 06/2000. |
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| 11 | Rosenbaum, H, H Brownell, Jr., MW Brown, CM Schaeff , VA Portway, BN White, S Malik, L Pastene, PB Best, PJ Clapham, PK Hamilton, M Moore & R Payne. 2000. A genetic review of interrelationships between right whales in different ocean areas. International Marine Mammal conference, Maui. 11/99. |
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| 10 | Patenaude, NJ, VA Portway, CM Schaeff , JL Bannister, PB Best, RS Payne, VJ Rowntree, M Rivarola and CS Baker. Mitochondrial DNA genetic differentiation and current genetic population structure among southern right whale populations. International Marine Mammal conference, Maui. 11/99. |
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| 9 | Schaeff , CM, PB Best, VJ Rowntree, R Payne, C Jarvis & VA Portway. Dorsal skin color patterns among southern right whales ( Eubalaena australis ): genetic basis and evolutionary significance. International Marine Mammal Conference. Monaco. 01/1998. |
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| 8 | Marshall-Tilas, Rivarola, Arias, Moore, Payne, Pfeiffer, Portway, Rowntree, Schaeff & Schel. Information resulting from a stranding network established for right whales ( Eubalaena australis ) at Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. International Marine Mammal Conference. Monaco. 01/1998. |
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| 7 | Portway, V, CM Schaeff , PB Best, VJ Rowntree, & R Payne. Southern right whale distribution and stock identity. International Marine Mammal Conference, Monaco. 01/1998. |
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| 6 | Steeves, T, J Darling & CM Schaeff . Population structure of gray whales that summer in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia based on sighting and molecular data. International Marine Mammal conference, Monaco. 01/1998. |
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| 5 | Schaeff , CM, DJ Boness & WD Bowen. Is fostering behavior in harbor seals a consequence of kin selection? Marine Mammal Society Conference, Orlando, Florida. 12/1995. | |
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4 | Schaeff , CM, D. Boness & D. Bowen. Preliminary assessment of the importance of genetic relatedness for fostering behavior among harbor seals. Marine Mammal Genetics Symposium, La Jolla, CA 09/1994. |
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Schaeff , CM, SD Kraus, MW Brown, J Perkins, R Payne & BN White. Inbreeding depression in North Atlantic right whales. Spoken paper, Marine Mammal Society Conference, Galveston, Texas. 11/1993.
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Schaeff , CM, SD Kraus, MW Brown & BN White. Population structuring of North Atlantic right whales detected with mtDNA RFLP analysis. Poster paper, Society for the Study of Evolution, Hilo, Hawaii. 08/1991.
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1 | Schaeff , CM, SD Kraus, MW Brown, J Perkins, R Payne & BN White. mtDNA variation within and between right whale populations in the Atlantic Oceans. Spoken paper, Canadian Genetics Society, Kingston, Ontario. 06/1991. |
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