Research:
 I have studied carnivorous plants and spider ecology, but am now delving into arachnid taxonomy. I have studied the interactions between carnivorous plants and spiders, relationships between pitcher plants and invasive mosquitoes, and described new species of Central American harvestmen (daddy longlegs).
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Recent Publications:
Milne, M. A. and D. A. Waller. In press. Does pitcher plant morphology affect spider residency? Northeastern Naturalist.
Milne, M. A. The purple pitcher plant as a spider oviposition site. Southeastern Naturalist 11(4): 567-574.
Townsend Jr., V. R., M. A. Milne, and D. N. Proud. 2011. Two new species of Manaosbiidae (Opiliones: Laniatores) from Panama, with comments on interspecific variation in penis morphology. Journal of Arachnology, 39(1): 92-101.
Townsend Jr., V. R. and M. A. Milne. 2010. A new species of Santinezia (Opiliones: Cranaidae) from Panama. Journal of Arachnology, 38(3): 460-465.
Milne, M. A., E. J. Ross, and D. E. Sonenshine. 2009. The attraction of Triatoma dimidiata and Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) to combinations of host cues tested at two distances. Journal of Medical Entomology, 46(5): 1062-1073.
Milne, M. A., V. R. Townsend Jr., P. A. Smelser, F. Smith, B. E. Felgenhauer, and M. K. Moore.2009. Larval aquatic and terrestrial mites infesting a temperate assemblage of mosquitoes. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 47(1): 19-33.
Milne, M. A., N. A. Grefe III, and D. A. Waller. 2008. Colonization and development of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) in the purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea). American Midland Naturalist, 160: 110-116. |
