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Brock McMillan

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Brock McMillan
Plant & Wildlife Sciences
Email: brock_mcmillan@byu.edu

485 WIDB
Provo, UT 84602
(801) 422-1228

Associate Professor

 Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy , Biology , Kansas State University , 1999
  • Master of Science , Biology , Kansas State University , 1994
  • Bachelor of Science , Biology , Utah State University , 1990
 Research

Population and community ecology of mammals and birds, wildlife habitat associations, behavioral ecology of mammals, and wildlife conservation.

 Selected Publications

Articles

Gorman, T.A., B.R. McMillan, J.D. Erb, D.J. Martin, and C. DePerno.  "Survival and cause-specific mortality of river otters (Lontra canadensis) in southeastern Minnesota."  American Midland Naturalist.  159 (2008): 98-109. 

Dingman, K.L., R.O. Kimmel, J.D. Krenz, and B.R McMillan.  "Factors affecting wild turkey spring hunt quality in Minnesota."  Proceedings of the Ninth National Wild Turkey Symposium (C.A. Stewart, Ed,).  2007: 266-271. 

Matlack, R.S., R.L. Rehmeier, B.R. McMillan, D.W. Kaufman and G.A. Kaufman.  "Disturbance of small mammal live-traps by crows: problems and solutions."  . Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science.  109 (2006): 242-244. 

Gorman, T.A., J.D. Erb, B.R. McMillan, and D.J. Martin.  "Space use and sociality of river otters (Lontra canadensis) in Minnesota."  Journal of Mammalogy.  87 (2006): 740-747. 

Gorman, T.A., J.D. Erb, B.R. McMillan, D.J. Martin, and J.A. Homyack.  "Site characteristics of river otter (Lontra canadensis) natal dens in Minnesota."  American Midland Naturalist.  156 (2006): 109-117. 

Wersal, R.M., J.D. Madsen, B.R. McMillan, and P.D. Gerard.  "Environmental factors affecting biomass and distribution of Stuckenia pectinata in the Heron Lake system, Minnesota, USA."  Wetlands.  26 (2006): 313-321. 

Wersal, R.M., B.R. McMillan, and J.D. Madsen.  "Food habits of dabbling ducks during fall migration in a prairie pothole system, Heron Lake, Minnesota."  Canadian Field-Naturalist.  119 (2005): 546-550. 

McMillan, B.R., G.A. Kaufman, and D.W. Kaufman.  "Factors influencing persistence of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus)."  The Prairie Naturalist.  37 (2005): 29-40. 

Rehmeier, R.L., D.W. Kaufman, G.A. Kaufman, and B.R. McMillan.  "Factors influencing spatial and temporal abundance of cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) in tallgrass prairie."  Journal of Mammalogy.  86 (2005): 670-676. 

Matlack, R.S., D. W. Kaufman, G. A. Kaufman, and B. R. McMillan.  "Short-tailed shrews in tallgrass prairie: patterns of abundance in space and time."  Journal of Mammalogy.  83 (2002): 280-289. 

McMillan, B. R., M. R. Cottam, and D. W. Kaufman.  "Wallowing behavior of American bison (Bos bison) in tallgrass prairie."  The American Midland Naturalist.  144 (2000): 159-167. 

McMillan, B. R., D. W. Kaufman, and G. A. Kaufman.  "Rare species of small mammals in native tallgrass prairie of northeastern Kansas."  Proceedings of the Sixteenth North American Prairie Conference.  16 (1999): 120-126. 

McMillan, B. R., D. W. Kaufman, G. A. Kaufman, and R. S. Matlack.  "Mammals of the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area: new observations and an updated species list."  The Prairie Naturalist.  29 (1997): 263-271. 

McMillan, B. R., G. A. Kaufman, and D. W. Kaufman.  "A case of senescence of a whitefooted mouse?."  The Southwestern Naturalist.  42 (1997): 236-237. 

McMillan, B. R., D. E. Brillhart, D. W. Kaufman, and G. A. Kaufman.  "Short-term responses of small mammals to autumn fire in tallgrass prairie."  The Prairie Naturalist.  27 (1995): 158-166. 

McMillan, B. R. and D. W. Kaufman. 1995. Travel path characteristics for free-living white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 73:14741478.  "Travel path characteristics for free-living white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus)."  Canadian Journal of Zoology.  73 (1995): 1474-1478. 

Kaufman, G. A., D. W. Kaufman, B. R. McMillan, and D. E. Brillhart.  "Prevalence of Hantavirus antibodies in natural populations of deer mice in north central Kansas."  The Prairie Naturalist.  26 (1994): 209-216. 

McMillan, B. R. and D. W. Kaufman.  "Small mammals in northeastern Kansas: differences in use of interspersed woodland and grassland."  The Prairie Naturalist.  26 (1994): 107-116. 

 Experience

Teaching

  • Associate Professor , Brigham Young University , 2008-Present
  • Professor , Minnesota State University , 2007-2008
  • Associate Professor , Minnesota State University , 2003-2007
  • Assistant Professor , Minnesota State University , 1999-2003

 Awards
  • Excellence in Research Award , College of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Minnesota State University , 2002
 Courses Taught
BIOL 100 : Principles of Biology
PWS 494R : Mentored Learning Experience
PWS 225 : Prin of Wildlife & Fishery Mgt
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