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2024
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Michael V. Plummer
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High Impact
Emeritus
Professor Emeritus Department
Also affiliated: American Museum of Natural History (2013); University of Alaska Fairbanks (2007); University of Kansas (2013)
20 h-index
69 pubs
1,348 cited
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Michael V. Plummer's research centers on amphibian and reptile biology, with a particular focus on thermoregulation, reproductive strategies, and anatomical studies. His work has investigated how environmental factors, such as incubation temperatures, influence offspring viability in turtle populations, exploring geographic variations in these processes. Plummer also studies specific anatomical features, such as the urogenital system of the Mississippi Mud Turtle, and has documented behaviors like the respiratory "pushup" in overwintering hatchling turtles.
His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 20, with over 1,300 citations across 69 publications, designating him as a highly cited researcher. Plummer has collaborated with other researchers, including Stanley E. Trauth, Kyra M. Smith, and Nathan E. Mills, on shared publications. His recent publications in 2023 and 2024 demonstrate continued activity and engagement in his field.
Metrics
- h-index: 20
- Publications: 69
- Citations: 1,348
Selected Publications
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Geographic variation in incubation temperatures promoting viable offspring production in broadly co‐distributed turtles (2024)
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A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour (2024)
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Hatchling Smooth Softshell Turtles (Apalone mutica) Perform Respiratory Pushup While Overwintering (2023)
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Distal Excurrent Ducts and Penile Morphology of the Urogenital System in the Mississippi Mud Turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis (Chelonia:Kinosternidae) (2021)
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Leave or Die: Dispersal of Red-Bellied Mudsnakes (Farancia abacura) from their Home Ranges in an Isolated Wetland (2020)
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No Sperm Morphometric Differences between Two Populations of Diamond-backed Watersnakes (Nerodia rhombifer) with Varying Resource Availability (2020)
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Aerobic Pushups: Cutaneous Ventilation in Overwintering Smooth Softshell Turtles, Apalone mutica (2019)
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Spermatogenesis and Testicular Cycle in Rough Greensnakes,<i>Opheodrys aestivus</i>, from Arkansas (2018)
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Home Range and Habitat Selection of the Endangered Euphrates Softshell Turtle<i>Rafetus euphraticus</i>in a Fragmented Habitat in Southwestern Iran (2014)
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Comparative Histology, Histochemistry, and Ultrastructure of Rathke's Glands in Hatchlings of Two Species of North American Box Turtles (<i>Terrapene carolina</i>and<i>Terrapene ornata</i>) (2013)
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A New Host Record for Mesocestoides sp. (Cestoidea: Cyclophyllidea: Mesocestoididae) from a Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus (Ophidia: Colubridae) in Arkansas, U.S.A (2013)
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Notes on a Nest and Emergence of Hatchlings of the Euphrates Softshell Turtle (<i>Rafetus euphraticus</i>) at the Dez River, Iran (2013)
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Terrestrial habitat requirements of nesting freshwater turtles (2012)
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Terrestrial Burrowing in Nesting Softshell Turtles (Apalone mutica and A. spinifera) (2010)
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Memories of Henry Fitch (2010)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Stanley E. Trauth
Arkansas State University
1 shared publication
In database
- Distal Excurrent Ducts and Penile Morphology of the Urogenital System in the Mississippi Mud Turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis (Chelonia:Kinosternidae)
Kyra M. Smith
Harding University Main Campus
1 shared publication
In database
- Hatchling Smooth Softshell Turtles (Apalone mutica) Perform Respiratory Pushup While Overwintering
Shahar Dubiner
Tel Aviv University (IL)
1 shared publication
- A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour
Rocío Aguilar
University of Melbourne (AU)
1 shared publication
- A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour
Rodolfo O. Anderson
Monash University (AU)
1 shared publication
- A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour
Diego M. Arenas‐Moreno
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
1 shared publication
- A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour
Luciano Javier Ávila
Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagónico (AR)
1 shared publication
- A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour
Estefanía Boada-Viteri
La Trobe University (AU)
1 shared publication
- A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour
Martín Castillo
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
1 shared publication
- A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour
David G. Chapple
Monash University (AU)
1 shared publication
- A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour
Christian O. Chukwuka
University of Otago (NZ)
1 shared publication
- A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour
Alison Cree
University of Otago (NZ)
1 shared publication
- A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour
Félix B. Cruz
National University of Comahue (AR)
1 shared publication
- A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour
Guarino Rinaldi Colli
Universidade de Brasília (BR)
1 shared publication
- A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour
Indraneil Das
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (MY)
1 shared publication
- A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour
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