Mark Merchant

Mark Merchant

McNeese State University

H-index: 26

North America-United States

About Mark Merchant

Mark Merchant, With an exceptional h-index of 26 and a recent h-index of 16 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at McNeese State University, specializes in the field of biochemistry, physiology, cell biology, immunology of ectotherms.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Constitutive Innate Immunity and Systemic Responses to Infection of the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Bite-Force Scaling across Size Classes in the Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) and the Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

Morphological and Ontogenetic Skin Color Changes in the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

A comparison of stress levels in farmed and wild American alligators: an indicator of animal health and best farming practices

Phenoloxidase and melanization innate immune activities in green darner dragonfly nymphs (Anax junius)

INNATE IMMUNE FUNCTION IN LAKE ERIE WATERSNAKES (NERODIA SIPEDON INSULARUM) WITH OPHIDIOMYCOSIS

Characterization of antibacterial activities of hemolymph from the desert hairy scorpion, Hadrurus arizonensis

Evaluation of effects of harvest on alligator populations in Louisiana

Mark Merchant Information

University

Position

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Citations(all)

2889

Citations(since 2020)

791

Cited By

2451

hIndex(all)

26

hIndex(since 2020)

16

i10Index(all)

61

i10Index(since 2020)

28

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Mark Merchant Skills & Research Interests

biochemistry

physiology

cell biology

immunology of ectotherms

Top articles of Mark Merchant

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Constitutive Innate Immunity and Systemic Responses to Infection of the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Animals

Mark Merchant

Matthew Hebert

Anna C Salvador

Jennifer Berken

Thomas Boverie

...

2024/3/20

Bite-Force Scaling across Size Classes in the Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) and the Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

Southeastern Naturalist

Seth M LaGrange

Ethan J Kessler

Zhuang Li

Flavio Morrissiey

Mark Merchant

2023/6

Morphological and Ontogenetic Skin Color Changes in the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Animals

Cadre Francis

Amber Hale

Jennifer Berken

Ted Joanen

Mark Merchant

2023/11/7

A comparison of stress levels in farmed and wild American alligators: an indicator of animal health and best farming practices

Journal of Applied Aquaculture

Mark Merchant

Ted Joanen

Jennifer Berkin

Chad Courville

2023/7/3

Phenoloxidase and melanization innate immune activities in green darner dragonfly nymphs (Anax junius)

Advances in Biological Chemistry

Mark Merchant

Matthew R McClure

2022/8/8

INNATE IMMUNE FUNCTION IN LAKE ERIE WATERSNAKES (NERODIA SIPEDON INSULARUM) WITH OPHIDIOMYCOSIS

The Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Ellen Haynes

Mark Merchant

Sarah Baker

Kristin Stanford

Matthew C Allender

2022/4/1

Characterization of antibacterial activities of hemolymph from the desert hairy scorpion, Hadrurus arizonensis

The Journal of Arachnology

Mark Merchant

Seth Aucoin

Emily Fruge

Jordan Bonza

Anuja Thapa

...

2021/7

Evaluation of effects of harvest on alligator populations in Louisiana

The Journal of Wildlife Management

Ted Joanen

Mark Merchant

Rebekah Griffith

Jeb Linscombe

Angela Guidry

2021/5

Plasma complement activation mechanisms differ in ornate (Terrapene ornata ornata) and eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina)

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology

Laura Adamovicz

Sarah J Baker

Mark Merchant

Lancia Darville

Matthew C Allender

2020/12

Characterization of plasma secretory phospholipase A2 activity in the prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)

The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Sarah Baker

Mark Merchant

2020/12

Microbial assemblage dynamics within the American alligator nesting ecosystem: A comparative approach across ecological scales

Microbial ecology

Alejandro Grajal-Puche

Christopher M Murray

Matthew Kearley

Mark Merchant

Christopher Nix

...

2020/10

Plasma antibacterial activities in ornate (Terrapene ornata) and eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina)

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology

Laura Adamovicz

Sarah J Baker

Mark Merchant

Matthew C Allender

2020/6

Detection and analysis of autophagy in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Amber Hale

Mark Merchant

Mary White

2020/5

Comparison of complement system activity amongst wild and domestic animals

María Soledad Moleón Bersani

Mark E Merchant

Hugo Hector Ortega

Pablo Ariel Siroski

2020

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