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About
I am interested in understanding how amphibians interact with their environment. The questions I ask are primarily ecological and frequently revolve around understanding how anthropogenic changes in the environment are affecting amphibians. Questions I have investigated include: How does hypoxia affect embryonic growth and development, and in turn, how does the embryo respond to hypoxia through changes in egg capsule oxygen conductance? How do pesticides interact with environmental variables, such as competition and predation, to alter the survival, growth, and timing of metamorphosis in amphibian larvae? And, how does artificial night lighting alter the behavior, spatial distribution, survival, and growth of amphibians? In addition to my primary research interests, I have had the privilege of collaborating with Mike Plummer (Professor emeritus) on research investigating the ecology of turtles and snakes.
Over the years, I have taught or co-taught 16 different classes. My current teaching responsibilities include Ornithology, Herpetology, Ecology, Biostatistics, and Principles of Biology (majors).
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Education/Academic qualification
Biological Sciences, PhD, University of Missouri
1997 → 2002
Department of Biology, MS, Southwest Missouri State University
1995 → 1997
Department of Biology, Harding University
1989 → 1994
Research Interests
- Science and Religion
- Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
Disciplines
- Biology
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Body temperature variation in free-ranging hognose snakes (Heterodon platirhinos)
Plummer, M. V. & Mills, N. E., Sep 1 2010, In: Journal of Herpetology. 44Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Competition and predation mediate the indirect effects of an insecticide on Southern Leopard Frogs
Mills, N. E. & Semlitsch, R. D., Aug 1 2004, In: Ecological Applications. 14Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Growth and maturity of spiny softshell turtles (Apalone spinifera) in a small urban stream
Plummer, M. V. & Mills, N. E., Oct 1 2015, In: Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Leave or die: Dispersal of red-bellied mudsnakes (Farancia abacura) from their home ranges in an isolated wetland
Plummer, M. V., O'Neal, C. S., Cooper, S. M., Stork, R., Mills, N. E. & McKinney, A. B., Sep 5 2020, In: Wetlands. 40Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chapter 7. Structure of an urban population of softshell turtles (Apalone spinifera) before and after severe stream alteration
Plummer, M. V. & Mills, N. E., 2008, Urban Herpetology.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Prizes
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Harding University Teacher Achievement Award
Mills, N. (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)