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UWSP | Wildlife Ecology - Shelli Dubay

Shelli Dubay, Ph.D.

Professor

Contact Information
Phone: (715) 346-4178
Fax: (715) 346-3624
E-mail: shelli.dubay@uwsp.edu
Office: TNR 327


Education

  • Ph.D. Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Department of Zoology and Physiology, Laramie, WY, August, 2000.
  • M.S. Pathobiology, University of Wyoming, Department of Veterinary Science, Laramie, WY, December, 1996.
  • B.A. Environmental Science, State University of New York, College at Purchase, Purchase NY, May 1993.

Biography

Shelli Dubay is an assistant professor of Wildlife in the College of Natural Resources located at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. Shelli instructs courses in Wildlife Techniques, Captive Wildlife Management, and Wildlife Diseases. In addition, Shelli is active in the Wildlife Disease Association and the UWSP chapter of the Wildlife Society. Shelli has extensive experience with state wildlife agencies including the Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Professional Affiliations

  • The Wildlife Society
  • Nutrition Advisory Group of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association
  • Wildlife Disease Association

Courses Taught

  • Wildlife 350/550: Wildlife Management Techniques
  • Wildlife 321: Principles of Captive Wildlife Management
  • Wildlife 322: Techniques of Captive Wildlife Management
  • Natural Resources 250: Introduction to Fisheries, Forestry, and Wildlife Resources

Research

Shelli is a wildlife ecologist interested in disease epizootiology and physiological ecology. Nutritional ecology is particularly influenced by disease epizootiology given that animals must elicit adequate immune responses to pathogens and immune response depends upon nutrition.

Physiological ecology: Shelli is particularly intrigued by why animals consume certain diets, from ecological and physiological perspectives. In short, she studies diet choice in mammalian species and attempts to identify physiological mechanisms that allow for or explain these choices and then determines how these choices fit into an applied, ecological framework.

Disease Epizootiology: Shelli has always been fascinated by mortality and diseases in free-ranging wildlife, and a great deal of basic knowledge remains to be uncovered in the disease realm. It is imperative to determine disease exposure of free-ranging wildlife in order to understand mechanisms influencing population dynamics. Disease exposure and mortality are of special concern with animal species in need of more intense management, such as species of special concern in Wisconsin.  

Select Publications

Bri Bristow, K., S. Dubay, and R. Ockenfels. (In preparation). Relationship between soil chemistry and pronghorn fawn recruitment in Arizona. Journal of Range Management.

Dubay, S. A., J. C. deVos, and T. H. Noon. (Submitted). Serologic survey of potential pathogens in pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) in Arizona, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases.

Du Dubay, S. A., C. Martnez del Rio, and G. D. Hayward. (In preparation). Digestibility of hypogeous fungi and arboreal lichen when fed to northern flying squirrels and red-backed voles. Northwest Science.

Du Dubay, S. A., S. R. Rosenstock, D. E. Stallknecht, and J. C. deVos. (In press). Using whole blood dried on paper strips to determine antibodies to bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease viruses in mule deer in Arizona, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases.

Dubay, S. A., T. Rogers, and B. Wakeling. (In press). Morphologic characteristics of a transplanted population of Gould’s turkeys, with comparisons to Merriam's turkeys. Proceedings of the Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau.

Dubay, S. A., B. Wakeling, T. Rogers, S. Boe, and M. Rabe. (In press). Population estimation of Gould’s turkeys in the Huachuca Mountains, southeastern Arizona. National Wild Turkey Symposium Proceedings, 2005.

Du Dubay, S. A., C. Martnez del Rio, and G. D. Hayward. (In revision). Diet preferences of red-backed voles (Clethrionomys gapperi) and northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) Journal of Mammalogy.

Cook, W., E. S. Williams, and S. A. Dubay. 2004. Disappearance of bovine fetuses in northwestern Wyoming. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32: 254-259.

Pa Pauli, J., S. A. Dubay, E. Anderson, and S. Taft. 2004. Strongyloides robustus and sympatric populations of Glaucomys volans and G. sabrinus in Wisconsin. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 40: 579-582.

Dubay, S. A., J.C. deVos, Jr., T. H. Noon, and S. Boe. 2004. Epizootic of hemorrhagic disease in mule deer near Prescott, Arizona. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 40: 119-124.

Dubay, S. A., H. Schwantje, J. deVos, Jr., and T. McKinney. 2003. Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) diseases: a brief literature review and recommendations for translocation. Proceedings of the 107th Annual Meeting of the United States Animal Health Association, San Diego, CA.

Dubay, S. A., H. Schwantje, J. deVos, Jr., and T. McKinney. 2002. Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) diseases: a brief literature review and recommendations for translocation. Proceedings of the Biennial Symposium of the Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council 13: 134-152.

Dubay, S. A., E. S. Williams, K. Mills, and A. M. Boerger-Fields. 2000. Bacteria and nematodes found in conjunctiva of mule deer. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 36: 783-787.

Flaherty, E. A., S. A. Dubay, J. Bradley, J. Marzluff, and G. D. Hayward. 2000. The northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) as a potential predator of marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) eggs. Northwest Science 74: 335-339.

Dubay, S. A., E. S. Williams, K. Mills, and A. M. Boerger-Fields. 2000. Association of Moraxella ovis with keratoconjunctivitis in mule deer and moose in Wyoming. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 36: 241-247.

Orsted, K. M., S. A. Dubay, M. F. Raisbeck, R. S. Siemion, D. A. Sanchez, and E. S. Williams. 1998. Lack of relay toxicity in ferret hybrids fed carbaryl-treated prairie dogs. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 34: 362-364.

Presentations

Sprague, S. C., S. A. Dubay, S. C. Cunningham, R. A. Ockenfels, K. D. Bristow, and T. Rogers. Pronghorn recruitment study: Status report. AZ/NM Regional Wildlife Society Meeting, Safford, AZ, February 2004.

Dubay, S. A., H. Schwantje, J. deVos, Jr., and T. McKinney. Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) diseases: a brief literature review and recommendations for translocation. 107th Annual Meeting of the United States Animal Health Association, San Diego, CA, October 2003.

Dubay, S. A., H. Schwantje, J. deVos, and T. McKinney. Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) diseases: a brief literature review and risk assessment for translocation. Wildlife Disease Association Conference, Saskatoon, SK, August 2003.

Dubay, S. A., J. deVos, Jr., T. Noon, and S. Boe. Epizootic of hemorrhagic disease in mule deer in Arizona. Wildlife Disease Association, Arcata, CA. August 2002.

Dubay, S. A., G. D. Hayward, and C. Martnez del Rio. Diet preferences of red-backed voles (Clethrionomys gapperi) and northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus). Arizona/Nevada Academy of Science, Phoenix, AZ. April 2002.

Dubay, S. A., C. Martnez del Rio, and G. D. Hayward. Mycophagy by red-backed voles and northern flying squirrels: Why eat fungus? Comparative Nutrition Society, Monterey, CA. August, 2000.

Dubay, S. A. Diet preferences of red-backed voles and northern flying squirrels: Are choices based on nutrient content of the diets? American Society of Mammalogists Conference, Seattle, WA. June 1999.

Dubay, S. and E.S. Williams. Attempted infection of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) with Moraxella ovis isolated from a mule deer with keratoconjunctivitis. Wildlife Disease Association Conference, Fairbanks, AK. July, 1996.

Dubay, S. and E.S. Williams. Survey for pathogens which cause keratoconjunctivitis in mule deer. Wyoming Chapter of the Wildlife Society Conference, Casper, WY. November, 1995.

Dubay, S., E. S. Williams, K.W. Mills, H. Van Campen, S. Fedorchak, A. Boerger-Fields, and J. L. Cavender. Investigations of keratoconjunctivitis in mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) from Zion National Park, Utah. Wildlife Disease Association Conference, East Lansing, MI. August, 1995.

Personal

Hobbies: In my spare time, I enjoy reading, cooking, exercising, hiking, and traveling the world over.