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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
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Renn Tumlison

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Researcher

Also affiliated: Oklahoma State University (1992–2003); Eastern Oklahoma State College (2015–2017); Chadron State College (2017); Tumkur University (2003)

Faculty Researcher

12 h-index 82 pubs 417 cited

  • Animals
  • Female
  • Male
  • Otters
  • Arkansas
  • Dracunculiasis
  • Prevalence
  • Phylogeny
  • Carnivora
  • Mink
  • Raccoons
  • Electron Transport Complex IV
  • Dracunculus Nematode
  • Extremities
  • Mitochondria

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Renn Tumlison's research focuses on the study of wildlife, particularly mammals and birds within Arkansas. His work includes investigations into the prevalence of parasitic infections, such as Dracunculus species in North American river otters, and the examination of dental pathology in these same animals. Tumlison has also published on the distribution and breeding patterns of various avian species in Arkansas, including the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Swallow-tailed Kite, and Wood Stork. His research extends to the documentation of invertebrate populations, with publications on Arkansas spiders. Additional research interests include the fluorescence of selected mammals and nesting behavior evaluations using remote sensing tools like Google Earth Streetview. Tumlison's scholarly contributions are reflected in an h-index of 12, with a total of 82 publications and 416 citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 12
  • Publications: 82
  • Citations: 417

Selected Publications

  • First Records of 31 Plant Bug Species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) from Arkansas, USA (2025)
    Entomological News DOI OpenAlex
  • Use of Google Earth Streetview to Evaluate Nesting by the Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) in Lowlands of Eastern Arkansas, with Reports of New Records (2024)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science DOI OpenAlex
  • History and Distribution of the Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) in Arkansas (2024)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Otterly diverse - A high diversity of Dracunculus species (Spirurida: Dracunculoidea) in North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) (2024)
    International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Rare Birds in Arkansas: Historical Observations and New Records (2023)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Yellow-rumped Warblers (Setophaga coronata) Sipping Sap from Sapsucker Wells (2022)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science DOI OpenAlex
  • Distribution and Breeding of the Black-Bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) in Arkansas, with a brief chronology of distribution and breeding in southeastern United States (2022)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • A Study of Dental Pathology in River Otters (Lontra canadensis) in Arkansas (2022)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Investigation of Fluorescence in Selected Mammals of Arkansas (2021)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 19 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Distribution and History of the Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) in Arkansas (2021)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science DOI OpenAlex
  • History, Distribution, and Reproduction by the Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) in Arkansas (2021)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • An Updated Checklist of the Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Arkansas (2021)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Distribution and Reproduction by the Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) in Arkansas (2020)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Reproductive Season of the Highland Stoneroller, Campostoma spadiceum, Evidenced by Museum Specimens (2019)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Observations of an Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Nest and Behavior of Hatchlings in Clark County, with anecdotal observations of other Alligator Nests in Arkansas (2019)
    Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 2 citations DOI OpenAlex

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