Amy M. McMillan

Appointent: Assistant Professor in Buffalo State College Biology Department

Office: 268 Science Building

Phone: (716) 878-3756

Email: mcmillan at buffalostate edu

Home Page:http://www.buffalostate.edu/biology/mcmillam.xml?username=mcmillam

Research Interests:population and conservation genetics; impacts of anthropogenic stressors and disease on populationss

Current 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.

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.

last updated: 3/09