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Melissa R. Proffitt

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Animal Behavior and ReproductionIchthyology and Marine BiologyFish biology, ecology, and behaviorFish Ecology and Management StudiesGenetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities

Publications

11

Citations

96

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

11

Publishing since 2016

Research summary
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Melissa R. Proffitt conducts research in agricultural and biological sciences, with work touching on animal behavior and reproduction. One documented study examined how aggressive behaviors in female Siberian hamsters change alongside seasonal shifts in their physical traits.

Animal behaviorReproductive biologySeasonal phenotype changesFish biology and ecologySex determination

Publication activity has been sparse and irregular but shows a modest uptick in recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
2017: 1 publication17181920212022: 2 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 3 publications3242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Functional Ecology×1
  • Journal of Comparative Physiology A×1
  • Journal of Physiology-Paris×1
  • Journal of Experimental Biology×1
  • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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