Amy M. McMillan
Amy M. McMillan
Associate Professor
(716) 878-3756
Campus Address: Science Building 268
mcmillam@buffalostate.edu
Research Interests:
Population and conservation genetics, impacts of anthropogenic stressors and disease on populations.
Current Research Projects:
- Population genetics of Common Loons (Gavia immer) in North America - impact of Type E botulism on loon populations, connecting breeding and wintering populations, overall population genetic structure of loons, effects of mercury on loon populations.
- Population genetics of Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in New York and Maine - determining genetic diversity of Bald Eagles, using genetic methods to explore nest use and nest fidelity.
- Conservation genetics of the Allegheny hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) in New York State - genetic relationship of New York State hellbenders, genetic diversity and structure of Allegheny hellbender populations.
- Conservation genetics of the spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) in New York State - relationship of spotted turtles in western NY to eastern NY and western Pennsylvania, genetic diversity of spotted turtles, using genetic methods to determine hybridization.
- Evolutionary genetics of Daphnia - clonal diversity changes over seasons.
Courses Taught:
BIO 100 - Principles of Biology
BIO 213 - Introduction to Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
BIO 303 - Genetics
BIO 350 - Genes in Populations
BIO 405 - Evolution
BIO 612 - Conservation Biology
Recent Publications:
Foster, R.L., A.M. McMillan, A.R., Breisch, K. Roblee, and D. Schranz. Analysis and comparison of three capture methods for the eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchs alleganiensis). Accepted Herpetological Review.
McMillan, A.M., M. Bagley, S. Jackson, and D. Nacci. 2006. Genetic diversity and structure of an estuarine fish (Fundulus heteroclitus) indigenous to a highly contaminated urban harbor. Ecotoxicology 15(6):538-548.
McMillan, A.M., M.J. Bagley, and D.C. Evers. 2004. Characterization of seven polymorphic microsatellite loci in the Common Loon (Gavia immer). Molecular Ecology Notes 4(2): 297-299.
McMillan, A.M. 1999. Population genetics of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). In: Byers, G. W., R. H. Hagen, and R. W. Brooks (eds.), Entomological Contributions in Memory of Byron A. Alexander. University of Kansas Natural History Museum Special Publication 24. Pp. 201-205.
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