Publications
◀ RETURN TO 2020 ANNUAL REPORT INDEX
Below are peer-reviewed journal articles, books and book chapters authored or co-authored by Mote Marine Laboratory science during the last fiscal year, Oct. 1, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2021.
Adamczak, S.K., R.R. Holser, D.P. Costa, E. Berens McCabe, and R.S. Wells. (2021). Body composition of common bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.615773
Aeby, G., B. Ushijima, E. Bartels, C. Walter, J. Kuehl, S. Jones, and V. Jean Paul. (2021). Changing stony coral tissue loss disease dynamics through time in Montastrea cavernosa. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.699075
Ajemian, M., C. Lamboy, A. Ibrahim, B. DeGroot, K. Bassos-Hull, D. Mann, and L. Cherubin. (2021). Capturing shell-crushing by large mobile predators using passive acoustics technology. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 535, 151497. doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2020.151497
Baker L., H. Reich, S. Kitchen, G. Klinges, H. Koch, I. Baums, E. Muller, and R. Vega Thurber. (2021) The coral symbiont Candidatus Aquarickettsia is variably abundant in threatened Caribbean acroporids and transmitted horizontally. ISME J, 16, 400-411. doi.org/10.1038/s41396-021-01077-8
Berens McCabe, E.J., R.S. Wells, C.N. Toms, A.A. Barleycorn, K.A. Wilkinson, and V.I. Palubok. (2021). Effects of Multiple Karenia brevis Red Tide Blooms on a Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Prey Fish Assemblage: Patterns of Resistance and Resilience in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 1068 doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.711114
Bowen-Stevens, S.R., D.P. Gannon, R.A. Hazelkorn, G. Lovewell, K.M. Volker, S. Smith, M.C. Tumlin, and J. Litz. (2021). Diet of Common Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, that Stranded in and Near Barataria Bay, Louisiana, 2010–2012. Southeastern Naturalist, 20(1), 117-134. doi.org/10.1656/058.020.0113
Brewster, L.R., B.V. Cahill, M.N. Burton, C. Dougan, J.S. Herr, L.I. Norton, S.A. McGuire, M. Pico, E. Urban‐Gedamke, K. Bassos‐Hull, J.P. Tyminski, R.E. Hueter, B.M. Wetherbee, M. Shivji, N. Burnie, and M.J. Ajemian. (2020). First insights into the vertical habitat use of the whitespotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari revealed by pop‐up satellite archival tags. Journal of Fish Biology, 98(1), 89–101. doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14560
Carrick, J., C. Lustic, D. Lirman, S. S. Schopmeyer, E. Bartels, D. Burdeno, C. Ruiz-Diaz, V. Galvan, D. Gilliam, L. Goergen, S. Gore, S. Griffin, E. Hernandez-Delgado, D. Hesley, J. Levy, K. Amon-Lewis, S. Luce, K. Maxwell, S. Mercado, M. Miller, M. Nemeth, C. Toledo-Hernandez, S. Suleiman-Ramos, C. Walter, and D. Williams. (2021) Chapter 19: Hurricane Impacts on Reef Restoration: The Good, Bad and the Ugly. In D. Vaughan (Ed.) Active Coral Restoration - Techniques for a Changing Planet. J. Ross Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-60427-143-0
D.N. Castelblanco-Martinez, A. Alvarez-Aleman, R. Torres, A.L. Teague, S.L. Barton, K.A. Rood, E.A. Ramos, and A.A. Mignucci-Giannoni. (2021). First documentation of long-distance travel by a Florida manatee to the Mexican Caribbean. Ethology Ecology & Evolution. doi.org/10.1080/03949370.2021.1967457
Chapman, D.D., K. Ali, M.A. MacNeil, M.R. Heupel, M. Meekan, E.S. Harvey, C.A. Simpfendorfer, and M.R. Heithaus. (2021). Long-term investment in shark sanctuaries. Science, 372 (6541), 473. doi: 10.1126/science.abj0147
Cloyed, C., B. Balmer, L. Schwacke, R. Takeshita, A. Hohn, R. Wells, T. Rowles, J. Saliki, C. Smith, M. Tumlin, E. Zolman, D. Fauquier, and R. Carmichael. (2021). Linking morbillivirus exposure to individual habitat use of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) between geographically different sites. Journal of Animal Ecology, 90(5),1191-1204. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13446
Cloyed, C.S., B.C. Balmer, L.H. Schwacke, R.S. Wells, E.J. Berens McCabe, A.A. Barleycorn, J.B. Allen, T.K. Rowles, C.R. Smith, R. Takeshita, F.I. Townsend, M.C. Tumlin, E.S. Zolman, and R.H. Carmichael. (2021). Interaction of dietary and habitat niche breadth influences cetacean vulnerability to environmental disturbance. Ecosphere, 12(9), e03759. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.3759
Combs I.R., M.S. Studivan, R.J. Eckert, and J.D. Voss. (2021). Quantifying impacts of stony coral tissue loss disease on corals in Southeast Florida through surveys and 3D photogrammetry. PLOS ONE. 16, e0252593. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252593
Cronin, M.R., S.H. Alonzo, S.K. Adamczak, D.N. Baker, R.S. Beltran, A.L. Borker, A.B. Favilla, R. Gatins, L.C. Goetz, N. Hack, J.G. Harenčár, E.A. Howard, M.C. Kustra, R. Maguiña, L. Martinez-Estevez, R.S. Mehta, I.M. Parker, K. Reid, M.B. Roberts, S.B. Shirazi, T.M. Tatom-Naecker, K.M. Voss, E. Willis-Norton, B. Vadakan, A.M. Valenzuela-Toro, and E.S. Zavaleta. (2021). Anti-racist interventions to transform ecology, evolutionary, and conservation biology departments. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 5, 1213–1223. doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01522-z
DeGroot, B.C., K. Bassos-Hull, K.A. Wilkinson, S. Lowerri-Barbieri, G.R. Poulakis, and M.J. Ajemian. (2021). Variable migration patterns of whitespotted eagle rays, Aetobatus narinari, along Florida’s Coastlines. Marine Biology, 168, article number 18. doi.org/10.1007/s00227-021-03821-2
De Guise, S., M. Levin, L. Jasperse, J. Herrman, R. Wells, T. Rowles, and L. Schwacke. (2021). Long-term immunological alterations in bottlenose dolphin a decade after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the northern Gulf of Mexico, potential for multigenerational effects. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 40(5), 1308–1321. doi.org/10.1002/etc.4980
Dobbelaere., T., E.M. Muller, L.J. Gramer, D.M. Holstein, and E. Hanert. (2020). Coupled epidemio-hydrodynamic modeling to understand the spread of a deadly coral disease in Florida. Frontiers in Marine Science 7, 591881. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.591881
Dulvy, N.K., J. Carlson, P. Charvet, K. Bassos-Hull, M.P. Blanco-Parra, E. Chartrain, D. Derrick, M. Dia, M. Diop, P. Doherty, J. Dossa, G. De Bruyne, K. Herman, G.H.L. Leurs, P.A. Mejia-Falla, A.F. Navia, N. Pacoureau, J.C. Perez Jimenez, J.D. Pires, I. Seidu, A. Soares, A. Tamo, W.J. VanderWright, and A.B. Williams. (2021). Aetobatus narinari. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021, e.T42564343A2924463. dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T42564343A2924463.en
Dunn, C., D. Claridge, D. Herzing, C. Volker, K. Melillo-Sweeting, R.S. Wells, T. Turner, and K. O’Sullivan. (2020). Satellite-linked telemetry study of a rehabilitated and released Atlantic spotted dolphin in the Bahamas provides insights into broader ranging patterns and conservation needs. Aquatic Mammals, 46(6), 633–639. doi: 10.1578/AM.46.6.2020.633
Dureuil, M., W.H. Aeberhard, K.A. Burnett, R.E. Hueter, J.P. Tyminski, and B. Worm. (2021). Unified natural mortality estimator for marine fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 667, 113–129. doi.org/10.3354/meps13704
Dziobak, M.K., R.S. Wells, E.C. Pisarski, E.F. Wirth, and L.B. Hart. (2021). Demographic assessment of mono (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) and monoethyl phthalate (MEP) concentrations in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota Bay, FL, USA. GeoHealth, 5, e2020GH000348. doi.org/10.1029/2020GH000348
Eaton K.R., J.H. Landsberg, Y. Kiryu, E.C. Peters, and E.M. Muller. (2021). Measuring Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Induction and Lesion Progression Within Two Intermediately Susceptible Species, Montastraea cavernosa and Orbicella faveolata. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 717265. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.717265
Fahlman, A., M.J. Moore, and R.S. Wells. (2021). How do marine mammals manage and usually avoid gas emboli formation and gas embolic pathology? Critical clues from studies of wild dolphins. Frontiers in Marine Science (Research Topic: The Dolphins of Sarasota Bay: Lessons from 50 years of Research and Conservation), 8, 598633. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.598633
Fire, S.E., G.A. Miller, E. Sabater, and R.S. Wells. (2021). Utility of red tide (Karenia brevis) monitoring data as a predictive tool to estimate brevetoxin accumulation in live, free-ranging marine mammals. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 611310. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.611310
Frazier, B.S., D.M. Bethea, R.E. Hueter, C.T. McCandless, J.P. Tyminski, and W.B. Driggers III. (2020). Growth rates of bonnetheads (Sphyrna tiburo) estimated by using tag-recapture data. Fishery Bulletin, 118(4), 329-355. doi: 10.7755/FB.118.4.3
Friess, C., S.K. Lowerre-Barbieri, G.R. Poulakis, N. Hammerschlag, J.M. Gardiner, A.M. Kroetz, K. Bassos-Hull, J. Bickford, E.C. Bohaboy, R.D. Ellis, H. Menendez, W.F. Patterson III, M.E. Price, J.S. Rehage, C.P. Shea, M.J. Smukall, S.W. Burnsed, K.A. Wilkinson, J. Young, A.B. Collins, B.C. DeGroot, C.T. Peterson, C. Purtlebaugh, M. Randall, R.M. Scharer, R.W. Schloesser, T.R. Wiley, G.A. Alvarez, A.J. Danylchuk, A.G. Fox, R.D. Grubbs, A. Hill, J.V. Locascio, P.M. O’Donnell, G.B. Skomal, F.G. Whoriskey, and LP. Griffin. (2021). Regional-scale variability in the movement ecology of marine fishes revealed by an integrative acoustic tracking network. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 663, 157–177. doi.org/10.3354/meps13637
Ghamkhar, R., S.E. Boxman, K.L. Main, Q. Zhang, M.A. Trotz, and A. Hicks. (2021). Life cycle assessment of aquaculture systems: Does burden shifting occur with an increase in production intensity? Aquacultural Engineering, 92, 102130. doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaeng.2020.102130
Gilbert, P.M., A.H.W. Beuson, A.F. Bouwan, J.M. Burkholder, K.J. Flynn, C.A. Heil, M. Li, C.H. Lin, C.J. Madden, A. Mifra, W. Nardin, G. Silsbe, Y. Song, and F. Zhang. (2021). Multifaceted Climate Change and Nutrient Effects on Harmful Algae Require Multifaceted Models. In: Botana, L., M.C. Louzao and N. Vilarino, (Eds.). DeGruyter, Boston. Climate Change and Marine and Freshwater Toxins (pp. 473–518). De Gruyter.
Glibert, P.M., C.A. Heil, C.J. Madden, and S.P. Kelly. (2021). Dissolved organic nutrients at the interface of fresh and marine waters: flow regime changes, biogeochemical cascades and picocyanobacterial blooms—the example of Florida Bay, USA. Biogeochemistry, 1–27. doi.org/10.1007/s10533-021-00760-4
Gonzalez, C., B. Postaire, R.R. Domingues, K.A. Feldheim, S. Caballero, and D. Chapman. (2021). Phylogeography and population genetics of the cryptic bonnethead shark Sphyrna aff. tiburo in Brazil and the Caribbean inferred from mitochondrial DNA markers. Journal of Fish Biology. 99(6), 1899–1911. doi: 10.1111/jfb.14896
Greene, W., B. Chan, E. Bromage, J.H. Grose, C. Walsh, K. Kortright, S. Forrest, G .Perry, L. Byrd, and M.A. Stamper. (2021). The use of bacteriophages and immunological monitoring for the treatment of a case of chronic septicemic cutaneous ulcerative disease in a loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, 33(3), 139-154. doi: 10.1002/aah.10130
Hall, E.R., J. Culter, J. Beckler, M. Talliefert, F. Stewart, and C. Smith (2020) Development of Innovative Techniques for Exploring Novel Submarine Springs on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf. In Raineault, N.A., and J. Flanders, eds. (2020). New frontiers in ocean exploration: The E/V Nautilus, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, and R/V Falkor 2019 field season. Oceanography 33(1), supplement, 122 pp. doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2020.supplement.01
Hart, L., M. Dziobak, E. Pisarski, E. Wirth, and R.S. Wells. (2020). Sentinels of synthetics – a comparison of phthalate exposure between common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and human reference populations. PLOS ONE, 15(10), e0240506. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240506
Haskell, W.Z., A.J. Fassbender, J.L. Long, and J.N. Plant. (2020). Annual net community production of particulate and dissolved organic carbon from a decade of biogeochemical profiling float observations in the Northeast Pacific. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 34. doi.org/10.1029/2020GB006599
He, Q., E.A. Dasi, Z. Cheng, E. Talla, K. Main, C. Feng, and S.J. Ergas. (2021). Wood and sulfur-based cyclic denitrification filters for treatment of saline wastewaters. Bioresource Technology. 328, 124848. Doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124848
Heil, C.A. and A. Muni-Morgan. (2021). Florida’s Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Problem: Escalating Risks to Human, Environmental and Economic Health with Climate Change. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 646080. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.646080
Herrman, J., J.S. Morey, R. Takeshita, S. De Guise, R.S. Wells, W. McFee, T. Speakman, F. Townsend, C.R. Smith, T. Rowles, and L. Schwacke. (2020). Age determination of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) using dental radiography pulp:tooth area ratio measurements. PLOS ONE, 15(11). e0242273. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242273
Hooper, L.K., R.B. Tyson Moore, N. Boucquey, K. McHugh, and M.M.P.B. Fuentes. (2021). Compliance of dolphin ecotours to marine mammal viewing guidelines. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. doi: 10.1080/09669582.2021.1900206
Hosegood, J., E. Humble, R. Ogden, M. de Bruyn, S. Creer, G. Stevens, M. Abudaya, K. Bassos-Hull, R. Bonfil, D. Fernando, A. Foote, H. Hipperson, R. Jabado, J. Kaden, M. Moazzam, L. Peel, S. Pollett, A. Ponzo, M. Poortvliet, J. Salah, H. Senn, J. Stewart, S. Wintner, and G. Carvalho. (2020). Phylogenomics and species delimitation for effective conservation of manta and devil rays. Molecular Ecology, 29(24), 4783–4796. doi: 10.1111/mec.15683
Hostetler, J.A., J. Martin, M. Kosempa, H.H. Edwards, K.A. Rood, S.L. Barton, and M.C. Runge. (2021). Reconstructing population dynamics of a threatened marine mammal using multiple data sets. Scientific Reports, 11, article number 2702. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81478-z
Ivey, J.E., J.L. Wolny, C.A. Heil, S.M. Murasko, J.A. Brame, and A.A. Parks. (2020). Urea Inputs Drive Picoplankton Blooms in Sarasota Bay, Florida, USA. Water 12(1), 2755.
Koch H.R. (2021). Chapter 9: Assisted evolution and coral reef resilience. In: David Vaughan (Ed.), Active Coral Reef Restoration: Techniques for a Changing Planet. J. Ross Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-60427-143-0
Koch H.R. (2021). Chapter 10: Genetic considerations for coral reef restoration. . In: David Vaughan (Ed.), Active Coral Reef Restoration: Techniques for a Changing Planet. J. Ross Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-60427-143-0
Koch, H.R. (2020). Can direct sperm exposure be used as a tool to induce female corals to spawn? Bulletin of Marine Science: Portraits of Marine Science, 97(1), 129-130. doi:10.5343/bms.2020.0057
Koch, H.R., E. Muller, and M.P. Crosby (2021). Restored Corals Space Hope for Reefs Worldwide. The Scientist.
Koch H.R., B. Wallace, A. DeMerlis, A.S. Clark, and R.J. Nowicki. (2021). 3D Scanning as a Tool to Measure Growth Rates of Live Coral Microfragments Used for Coral Reef Restoration. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8, 623645. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.623645
Lear, K.O., N.M. Whitney, J.J. Morris, and A.C. Gleiss. (2021). Temporal niche partitioning as a novel mechanism promoting co-existence of sympatric predators in marine systems. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288(1954), 20210816. doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0816
Linnehan, B.K., A. Hsu, F.M. Gomez, S.M. Huston, R. Takeshita, K.M. Colegrove, T.K. Rowles, W.B. Musser, C.A. Harms, A. Barratclough, V. Cendejas, E.S. Zolman, B.C. Balmer, F.I. Townsend, R.S. Wells, E.D. Jensen, L.H. Schwacke, and C.R. Smith. (2020). Standardization of dolphin cardiac auscultation and characterization of heart murmurs in managed and free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, 570055. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.570055
Longden, E. (2021). The anthropause in Sarasota Bay, Florida: a comparison of the marine soundscape before and during the COVID-19 lockdown. MSc thesis. University of St Andrews. 69 pp.
Lowerre-Barbieri, S., C. Friess, L. Griffin, D. Morley, G. Skomal, J. Bickford, N. Hammerschlag, M. Rider, M. Smukall, M. vanZinnicq Bergmann, T. Guttridge, A. Kroetz, D. Grubbs, C. Gervasi, J. Rehage, G. Poulakis, K. Bassos-Hull, J. Gardiner, G. Casselberry, J. Young, M. Perkinson, D. Ambercrombie, D.T. Addis, B. Block, A. Adams, A. Acosta, A. Danylchuk, S.J. Cooke, F. Whoriskey, and J. Brownscombe. (2021). Movescapes and eco-evolutionary movement strategies in marine fish: assessing a connectivity hotspot. Fish and Fisheries. doi.org/10.1111/faf.12589
MacKnight N.J., K. Cobleigh, D. Lasseigne, A. Chaves-Fonnegra, A. Gutting, B. Dimos, J. Antoine, L. Fuess, C. Ricci, C. Butler, E.M. Muller, L.D. Mydlarz, and M. Brandt. (2021). Microbial dysbiosis reflects disease resistance in diverse coral species. Communications Biology, 4, 679. doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02163-5
Mazzarella, K.T. (2020). Carapace Tag Recaptures from the 1980s. Marine Turtle Newsletter, 161, 22–23.
Mazzarella, K.T., B.A. Stacy, L.J. Kabat, and H.J. Swanson. (2020). Bacterial Dermatitis Affecting the Carapace of Nesting Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas). Marine Turtle Newsletter, 161, 24–27
McBride-Kebert, S., and C.N. Toms. (2021). Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, behavioral response to a record-breaking flood event in Pensacola Bay, Florida. Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens. 2(3), 351-369. doi.org/10.3390/jzbg2030025
McHugh, K.A., A.A. Barleycorn, J.B. Allen, K. Bassos-Hull, G. Lovewell, D. Boyd, A. Panike, C. Cush, D. Fauquier, B. Mase, R.C. Lacy, M.R. Greenfield, D.I. Rubenstein, A. Weaver, A. Stone, L. Oliver, K. Morse, and R.S. Wells. (2021). Staying Alive: Long-Term Success of Bottlenose Dolphin Interventions in Southwest Florida. Frontiers in Marine Science 7, 624729. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.624729
Meiling, S.S., E.M. Muller, D. Lasseigne, A. Rossin, A.J. Veglia, N. MacKnight, B. Dimos, N. Huntley, Correa, A., Smith, T.B. Holstein, D.M., Mydlarz LD., A. Apprill, and M. Brandt. (2021). Variable species responses to experimental stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) exposure. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 464. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.670829
Meiling S.S., E.M. Muller, T.B. Smith, and M.E. Brandt. (2020). 3D Photogrammetry Reveals Dynamics of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) Lesion Progression Across a Thermal Stress Event. Frontiers in Marine Science 7, 597643. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.597643
Million W.C., S. O’Donnell, E. Bartels, and C.D. Kenkel. (2021). Colony-Level 3D Photogrammetry Reveals That Total Linear Extension and Initial Growth Do Not Scale with Complex Morphological Growth in the Branching Coral, Acropora cervicornis. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8, 646475. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.646475
Moncada, F., G. Nodarse, L. Valido, L. Byrd, G. Lovewell, J. Blackburn, and A.L. Kincaid. (2021). Juvenile Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Head-started in Cuba Recaptured in Florida. Marine Turtle Newsletter, 163, 15–17.
Morin, P., F. Archer, C. Avila, J. Balacco, Y. Bukham, W. Chow, O. Fedrigo, G. Formenti, J. Fronczek, A. Fungtammasan, F. Gulland, B. Haase, M-P. Heide-Jorgensen, M. Houck, K. Howe, A. Misuraca, J. Mountcastle, W. Musser, S. Paez, S. Pelan, A. Phillippy, A. Rhie, J. Robinson, L. Rojas-Bracho, T. Rowles, O. Ryder, C. Smith, S. Stevenson, B. Taylor, J. Teilmann, J. Torrance, R. Wells, A. Westgate, and E.D. Jarvis. (2020). Reference genome and demographic history of the most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita. Mol. Ecol. Resour., 21(4), 1008–1020. doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13284
Page, H.N., C. Hewett, H. Tompkins, and E.R. Hall. (2021). Ocean Acidification and Direct Interactions Affect Coral, Macroalga, and Sponge Growth in the Florida Keys. J. Mar. Sci. Eng., 9(7), 739. doi.org/10.3390/jmse9070739
Patin, N.V., Z.A. Dietrich, A. Stancil, M. Quinan, J.S. Beckler, E.R. Hall, J. Culter, C.G. Smith, M. Taillefert, and F. J. Stewart. (2021). Gulf of Mexico blue hole harbors high levels of novel microbial lineages. ISME J, 15, 2206–2232. doi.org/10.1038/s41396-021-00917-x
Perry, C.T., Z.A. Pratte, A. Clavere-Graciette, K.B. Ritchie, R.E. Hueter, A.L. Newton, G.C. Fischer, E.A. Dinsdale, M.P. Doane, K.A. Wilkinson, and K. Bassos-Hull. (2021). Elasmobranch microbiomes: emerging patterns and implications for host health and ecology. Animal microbiome, 3(1), 1–15. doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00121-4
Postaire, B.D., K.A. Feldheim, G.M. Clementi, J. Quinlan, M.P.M van Zinnicq Bergmann, E.J. Brooks, R.D. Grubbs, T.L. Guttridge, A.C. Henderson, R. Tavares, and D.D. Chapman. (2021). Small localized breeding populations in a widely distributed coastal shark species. Conservation Genetics, 23(1), 51–61. doi:10.1007/s10592-021-01398-3
Powell, J.W.B., D.A. Duffield, J.J. Kaufman, G. Luo, G.N. Lovewell, and W.E. McFee. (2021). Bone mineral density of the common bottlenose dolphin radius: A primary skeletal site for clinical bone densitometry and preliminary descriptive data set using archival specimens, Marine Mammal Science, 37(2). doi.org/10.1111/mms.12769
Queiroz, N. et al. incl. R. Hueter. (2021). Reply to: Shark mortality cannot be assessed by fishery overlap alone. Nature, 595, E8-E12. doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03397-3
Queiroz, N. et al. incl. R. Hueter. (2021). Reply to: Caution over the use of ecological big data for conservation. Nature, 595, E20-E28. doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03464-9
Quigg, A., M. Parsons, S. Bargu, K. Ozhan, K. Daly, S. Chakraborty, M. Kamalanathan, D. Erdner, S. Cosgrove, and E. Buskey. (2021). Marine phytoplankton responses to oil and dispersant exposures: Knowledge gained since Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112074
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