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Suzanne C. Mills is affiliated with the École Pratique des Hautes Études in France. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on the ecology and functioning of marine and coral reef ecosystems.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several subfields, including:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Oceanography

Their work spans a range of topics related to marine environments, with research interests covering:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Impact of Light on Environment and Health

Suzanne C. Mills has published in various recognized academic venues. Some of the frequent publication outlets include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Functional Ecology
  • Animal Behaviour

Several recent papers authored or coauthored by Mills include:

  • "Hormonal and behavioural effects of motorboat noise on wild coral reef fish" (2020) published in Environmental Pollution
  • "Long-term exposure to artificial light at night in the wild decreases survival and growth of a coral reef fish" (2021) published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Near-future ocean warming and acidification alter foraging behaviour, locomotion, and metabolic rate in a keystone marine mollusc" (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Physiological and behavioural effects of anemone bleaching on symbiont anemonefish in the wild" (2021) published in Functional Ecology
  • "Harbours as unique environmental sites of multiple anthropogenic stressors on fish hormonal systems" (2022) published in Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Throughout their career, Mills has collaborated frequently with other researchers. Their most common coauthors include:

  • Ricardo Beldade
  • Frédéric Bertucci
  • David Lecchini
  • Jules Schligler
  • Daphne Cortese

Best Publications

  • A new versatile primer set targeting a short fragment of the mitochondrial COI region for metabarcoding metazoan diversity: application for characterizing coral reef fish gut contents

    Matthieu Leray;Matthieu Leray;Joy Y Yang;Christopher P Meyer;Suzanne C Mills

  • Life history correlates of responses to fisheries exploitation

    S. Jennings;J.D. Reynolds;S.C. Mills

  • Anthropogenic noise playback impairs embryonic development and increases mortality in a marine invertebrate

    Sophie L. Nedelec;Andrew N. Radford;Stephen D. Simpson;Brendan Nedelec

  • Metabarcoding dietary analysis of coral dwelling predatory fish demonstrates the minor contribution of coral mutualists to their highly partitioned, generalist diet

    Matthieu Leray;Matthieu Leray;Christopher P. Meyer;Suzanne C. Mills

  • Repeated exposure to noise increases tolerance in a coral reef fish.

    Sophie L. Nedelec;Sophie L. Nedelec;Suzanne C. Mills;David Lecchini;Brendan Nedelec

  • Operational sex ratio and alternative reproductive behaviours in the European bitterling, Rhodeus sericeus

    Suzanne C. Mills;Suzanne C. Mills;John D. Reynolds

  • Testosterone‐Mediated Effects on Fitness‐Related Phenotypic Traits and Fitness

    Suzanne C. Mills;Alessandro Grapputo;Ilmari Jokinen;Esa Koskela

  • Quantitative measure of sexual selection with respect to the operational sex ratio: a comparison of selection indices

    Suzanne C Mills;Alessandro Grapputo;Esa Koskela;Tapio Mappes

  • Aquatic biodiversity and saline lakes: Lake Bogoria National Reserve, Kenya

    David M. Harper;R. Brooks Childress;Maureen M. Harper;Rosalind R. Boar

  • Effectiveness of Annealing Blocking Primers versus Restriction Enzymes for Characterization of Generalist Diets: Unexpected Prey Revealed in the Gut Contents of Two Coral Reef Fish Species

    Matthieu Leray;Natalia Agudelo;Suzanne C. Mills;Christopher P. Meyer

  • Fitness trade-offs mediated by immunosuppression costs in a small mammal.

    Suzanne C. Mills;Suzanne C. Mills;Alessandro Grapputo;Ilmari Jokinen;Esa Koskela

  • Gonadotropin Hormone Modulation of Testosterone, Immune Function, Performance, and Behavioral Trade‐Offs among Male Morphs of the Lizard Uta stansburiana

    Suzanne C. Mills;Lisa Hazard;Lisa Hazard;Lesley Lancaster;Tapio Mappes

  • Population structure, spatial distribution and life-history traits of blacktip reef sharks Carcharhinus melanopterus

    J. Mourier;J. Mourier;S. C. Mills;S. Planes;S. Planes

  • Negative frequency-dependent selection of sexually antagonistic alleles in Myodes glareolus.

    Mikael Mokkonen;Hanna Kokko;Esa Koskela;Jussi Lehtonen;Jussi Lehtonen

  • Hormonal and behavioural effects of motorboat noise on wild coral reef fish.

    Suzanne C Mills;Ricardo Beldade;Laura Henry;David Laverty

  • Moorea BIOCODE barcode library as a tool for understanding predator–prey interactions: insights into the diet of common predatory coral reef fishes

    Matthieu Leray;Matthieu Leray;J.T. Boehm;J.T. Boehm;Suzanne C Mills;C.P. Meyer

  • Acanthaster planci outbreak: decline in coral health, coral size structure modification and consequences for obligate decapod assemblages.

    Matthieu Leray;Maxime Béraud;Arthur Anker;Yannick Chancerelle

  • Mussel ventilation rates as a proximate cue for host selection by bitterling, Rhodeus sericeus.

    Suzanne C. Mills;John D. Reynolds

  • Host species preferences by bitterling, Rhodeus sericeus, spawning in freshwater mussels and consequences for offspring survival

    Suzanne C. Mills;John D. Reynolds

  • Intralocus sexual conflict for fitness: sexually antagonistic alleles for testosterone

    Suzanne C. Mills;Esa Koskela;Esa Koskela;Tapio Mappes

Frequent Co-Authors

Esa Koskela
Esa Koskela University of Jyväskylä
Tapio Mappes
Tapio Mappes University of Jyväskylä
David Lecchini
David Lecchini PSL University
Isabelle M. Côté
Isabelle M. Côté Simon Fraser University
John D. Reynolds
John D. Reynolds Simon Fraser University
Stephen D. Simpson
Stephen D. Simpson University of Exeter
Christopher P. Meyer
Christopher P. Meyer Smithsonian Institution
Shaun S. Killen
Shaun S. Killen University of Glasgow
Andrew N. Radford
Andrew N. Radford University of Bristol
Serge Planes
Serge Planes PSL University

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