Co-authored with students: n = 27
1)Directly influencing national or international policy and initiatives: n = 6
2)Receiving media coverage: n = 14
Trauth SE, DS Siegel, ML McCallum, DH Jamieson, A Holt, JB Trauth, H Hicks, JW Stanley, J Elston, JJ Kelly, and JD Konvalina. (In review) Long-term monitoring and recovery of a population of Alligator Snapping Turtles, Macrochelys temminickii (Testudines: Chelydridae), from a Northeastern Arkansas stream.
McCallum, ML. (In Prep) Has the papal encyclical “Laudato Si’” influenced public interest in the environment? (early draft).
McCallum ML, Andrew L, Baker C, Betz J, Breon A, Breyer M, Bromley D, Bumgarner J, Colmenares B, Cross E, Fuller D, Gross K, Guiermo L, Hoffman J, Holenbeck K, Johnson B, Knap M, Kuan H, Laird R, Larsen JE, McCleland J, Messer J, Schumacher L, Simnor A, Wallen C, Wavering A, Wide D (In Prep). Are dedicated awareness campaigns effective for raising public interest in the environment? (very close to submission).
Andrew L, Arndt D, Beristain N, Cass T, Clow T, Colmenares B, Damm K, Hatcher R, Jackson N, Pasquesi W, Chamberlain Pham N, Pryde J, Rund T, Russell G, Ryle C, Schmidt T, Sigan S, Sinkus K, Sneyd K, Strode J, Wallen C, McCallum ML (acceptance pending revisions). Public interest in sustainability: Opportunities and concerns. Environment, Development and Sustainability 29 pp.
McCallum, M.L. (2015). Vertebrate losses point to a 6th Mass extinction. Biodiversity and Conservation 75 typed manuscript pages. (computational research) (Altmetrics reports it is the #3 ranked article published by B&C, and above the 99%ile of all 3,833,954 articles ever tracked (1 June 2015): http://www.altmetric.com/details/4059569#score). Academia.edu reports it was among the top 1% of articles viewed in the 30 days after publication.
Swindle, D.R., M.L. McCallum, S.E. Trauth, R. Buchanan. (Accepted Pending Revisions). Spermatozoal measurements in six species of North American ranid frogs (Anura: Ranidae) via fluorescence microscopy. Journal of North American Herpetology. (histo-anatomy research)
1,2 McCallum, M.L. and G.W. Bury (2014). Public interest in the environment is falling: A Response to Ficetola (2013). Biodiversity and Conservation 22:1355 – 1367. (environmental policy research)
McCallum, M.L. and J.L. McCallum. (2014). Ecological Release of an exotic species upon removal of an invasive predator. Journal of North American Herpetology 2014:21 – 27. (herpetology/ecology research)
1,2McCallum, M.L., M. Matlock, J. Treas, B. Safi, W. Sanson, J.L. McCallum. (2013). Endocrine disruption of sexual selection by an estrogenic herbicide in Tenebrio molitor. Ecotoxicology 22:1461 – 1466. (ecotoxicology research). (*Altmetrics ranks it #3 among articles of similar age in the journal Ecotoxicology . http://www.altmetric.com/details/3309263).
1, 2McCallum, M.L., and G.W. Bury. (2013). Google search patterns suggest declining interest in conservation and environment. Biodiversity and Conservation 22:1355 – 1367. (environmental policy research) *98%ile of all 3,809,259 articles ever tracked by Altmetrics: http://www.altmetric.com/details/1328068#score).
*Highly cited per http://www.Impactstory.org. Citation rate =93%ile per Springer.
McCallum, M.L. and J.L. McCallum 2012. Does body size reflect foraging success in post-metamorphic Marine Toads? Herpetology Notes 5:15-18. (herpetology/behavior research)
McCallum, M.L. 2011. Orientation and directional escape by Blanchard’s Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi) in response to a human predator. Acta Herpetologica 6(2):161-168. (herpetology/behavior research)
2McCallum, M.L., S.E. Trauth, B.A. Wheeler, and R.L. Shelton. 2011. Body condition of hatchling Alligator Snapping Turtles confiscated from the illegal international wildlife trade. Herpetology Notes 4:363-367. (conservation)
2McCallum, M.L., C. Brooks, R. Mason, and S.E. Trauth. 2011. Growth, reproduction, and life span in Blanchard’s Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi) with notes on the growth of the Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans). Herpetology Notes 4:25-35. (Anatomy/physiology/herpetology research)
Jones, L., D.R. Gossett, M.L. McCallum, and S.W. Banks. 2010. The antioxidant defense system in tadpoles of the American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) exposed to Paraquat. Journal of Herpetology 44(2):222-228. (Physiology)
2McCallum, M.L. 2010. A method for encouraging classroom discussion of scientific papers. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 31(3):363-366. (Invited) (Teaching Method)
2McCallum, M.L. 2010. Future Climate Change Spells Catastrophe for Blanchard’s Cricket Frog, Acris blanchardi (Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae). Acta Herpetologica 5(1):119-130. (anatomy/physiology/herpetology research)
1, 2McCallum, M.L., J.L. McCallum, S.E. Trauth. 2009. Predicted climate change may spark box turtle declines. Amphibia-Reptilia 30:259-264. (anatomy/physiology/herpetology research)
2McCallum, M.L., S. Beharry and S.E. Trauth. 2008. The Central Newt and Ozark Highlands Leech: Müllerian or Aggressive Mimics? Southeastern Naturalist 7(1):173-179. (behavior research)
1, 2McCallum, M.L. 2007. Amphibian decline or extinction? Current declines dwarf background extinction rate. Journal of Herpetology 41(3):483-491. (computational research) Altmetrics.com reports it is ranked #6 all-time publication in JHerp, #2 among papers in Jherp of same age (June 1, 2015), and it is among the top 5% of articles ever tracked. http://www.altmetric.com/details/3113088
McCallum, M.L. and S.E. Trauth. 2007. Physiological trade-offs between immunity and reproduction in the northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans). Herpetologica 63(3):269-274. (anatomy/physiology/herpetology research)
McCallum, M.L. and S.E. Trauth. 2006. An Evaluation of the Subspecies Acris crepitans blanchardi (Anura, Hylidae). Zootaxa 1104(1):1-21. (anatomy/herpetology/systematics research)
2McCallum, M.L. and J.L. McCallum. 2006. Publication Trends of Natural History and Field Studies in Herpetology. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 1(1):63-68. (herpetology research)
McCallum, M.L., S.E. Trauth and R.G. Neal. 2006. Tail-coiling in Ringneck Snakes: Flash display or decoy? Herpetological Natural History 10(1):91-94. (Herpetology/behavior/anatomy research)
McCallum, M.L., S.E. Trauth, C.R. McDowell, R.G. Neal and T.L. Klotz. 2006. Calling site characterization of the Illinois chorus frog (Pseudacris streckeri illinoensis) with additional notes on population size and breeding choruses. Herpetological Natural History 9(2):183-185. (life history/herpetology research)
2Trauth, S.E., M.L. McCallum, R. Konvalinka, and D.A. Saugey. 2006. Brooding postures and nest site fidelity in the western slimy salamander, Plethodon albagula (Amphibia, Caudata, Plethodontidae), from an abandoned mine shaft in Arkansas. Herpetological Natural History 9(2):141-149. (behavior/herpetology research)
McCallum, M.L. and S.E. Trauth. 2003. A 43-year museum study of Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans) abnormalities in Arkansas: Upward trends and distributions. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 39(3):522-528. (anatomy/pathology/herpetology research)
Wheeler, B.A., M.L. McCallum, and S.E. Trauth. 2002. Abnormalities in the Ozark Hellbender, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 56:250-252. (anatomy/herpetology research)
2McCallum, M.L. 1999. Rana sphenocephala (southern leopard frog) malformities found in Illinois with behavioral notes. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 92:257-264. (anatomy research)