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2024
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Michael V. Plummer
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High Impact
Emeritus
Professor Emeritus Department
Also affiliated: University of Alaska Fairbanks (2007); University of Kansas (2013)
20 h-index
67 pubs
1,356 cited
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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: 67
- Citations: 1,356
Positions
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Professor Emeritus Department publications 1984–2024Harding University Main Campus Listing
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,Opheodrys aestivus, from Arkansas (2018)
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Home Range and Habitat Selection of the Endangered Euphrates Softshell TurtleRafetus euphraticusin 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 (Terrapene carolinaandTerrapene ornata) (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 (Rafetus euphraticus) 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
5 shared publications
In database
- Spermatogenesis and Testicular Cycle in Rough Greensnakes,Opheodrys aestivus, from Arkansas
- A New Host Record for Mesocestoides sp. (Cestoidea: Cyclophyllidea: Mesocestoididae) from a Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus (Ophidia: Colubridae) in Arkansas, U.S.A
- Comparative Histology, Histochemistry, and Ultrastructure of Rathke's Glands in Hatchlings of Two Species of North American Box Turtles (Terrapene carolinaandTerrapene ornata)
- Distal Excurrent Ducts and Penile Morphology of the Urogenital System in the Mississippi Mud Turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis (Chelonia:Kinosternidae)
- No Sperm Morphometric Differences between Two Populations of Diamond-backed Watersnakes (Nerodia rhombifer) with Varying Resource Availability
J. Sean Doody
University of South Florida St. Petersburg (US)
3 shared publications
- Terrestrial habitat requirements of nesting freshwater turtles
- Terrestrial Burrowing in Nesting Softshell Turtles (Apalone mutica and A. spinifera)
- Geographic variation in incubation temperatures promoting viable offspring production in broadly co‐distributed turtles
Nathan E. Mills
Harding University Main Campus
3 shared publications
In database
- Effects of Habitat Disturbance on Survival Rates of Softshell Turtles (Apalone spinifera) in an Urban Stream
- Effect of a Sand Substrate on the Growth and Condition of Apalone mutica Hatchlings
- Leave or Die: Dispersal of Red-Bellied Mudsnakes (Farancia abacura) from their Home Ranges in an Isolated Wetland
Hanyeh Ghaffari
2 shared publications
- Home Range and Habitat Selection of the Endangered Euphrates Softshell TurtleRafetus euphraticusin a Fragmented Habitat in Southwestern Iran
- Notes on a Nest and Emergence of Hatchlings of the Euphrates Softshell Turtle (Rafetus euphraticus) at the Dez River, Iran
Mahmood Karami
2 shared publications
- Home Range and Habitat Selection of the Endangered Euphrates Softshell TurtleRafetus euphraticusin a Fragmented Habitat in Southwestern Iran
- Notes on a Nest and Emergence of Hatchlings of the Euphrates Softshell Turtle (Rafetus euphraticus) at the Dez River, Iran
Dennis Rödder
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (DE)
2 shared publications
- Home Range and Habitat Selection of the Endangered Euphrates Softshell TurtleRafetus euphraticusin a Fragmented Habitat in Southwestern Iran
- Notes on a Nest and Emergence of Hatchlings of the Euphrates Softshell Turtle (Rafetus euphraticus) at the Dez River, Iran
Robert C. McDaniel
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
2 shared publications
- Analysis of snake tissue and snake eggs for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo--dioxin via fused silica GC combined with atmospheric pressure ionization MS
- SERUM CHEMISTRY OF THE DIAMOND-BACKED WATER SNAKE (NERODIA RHOMBIFERA RHOMBIFERA) IN ARKANSAS
James Daly
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
2 shared publications
- Analysis of snake tissue and snake eggs for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo--dioxin via fused silica GC combined with atmospheric pressure ionization MS
- SERUM CHEMISTRY OF THE DIAMOND-BACKED WATER SNAKE (NERODIA RHOMBIFERA RHOMBIFERA) IN ARKANSAS
Justin D. Congdon
University of Georgia (US)
2 shared publications
- Terrestrial habitat requirements of nesting freshwater turtles
- PARENTAL INVESTMENT, EMBRYO GROWTH, AND HATCHLING LIPID RESERVES IN SOFTSHELL TURTLES (APALONE MUTICA) FROM ARKANSAS
Fredric J. Janzen
Iowa State University (US)
2 shared publications
- Terrestrial habitat requirements of nesting freshwater turtles
- Geographic variation in incubation temperatures promoting viable offspring production in broadly co‐distributed turtles
John D. Konvalina
University of Central Florida (US)
2 shared publications
- Spermatogenesis and Testicular Cycle in Rough Greensnakes,Opheodrys aestivus, from Arkansas
- No Sperm Morphometric Differences between Two Populations of Diamond-backed Watersnakes (Nerodia rhombifer) with Varying Resource Availability
Caleb S. O’Neal
Harding University Main Campus
2 shared publications
In database
- Aerobic Pushups: Cutaneous Ventilation in Overwintering Smooth Softshell Turtles, Apalone mutica
- Leave or Die: Dispersal of Red-Bellied Mudsnakes (Farancia abacura) from their Home Ranges in an Isolated Wetland
Barbod Safaei Mahroo
Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch (IR)
1 shared publication
- Notes on a Nest and Emergence of Hatchlings of the Euphrates Softshell Turtle (Rafetus euphraticus) at the Dez River, Iran
Faraham Ahmadzadeh
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (DE)
1 shared publication
- Notes on a Nest and Emergence of Hatchlings of the Euphrates Softshell Turtle (Rafetus euphraticus) at the Dez River, Iran
William A. Grunow
Harding University Main Campus (US)
1 shared publication
- SERUM CHEMISTRY OF THE DIAMOND-BACKED WATER SNAKE (NERODIA RHOMBIFERA RHOMBIFERA) IN ARKANSAS
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