Publications

Celina Ceballos, Kathleen S. Rein, Catherine J. Walsh (2026). Brevetoxicosis in loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles: Plasma proteomics for Florida red tide biomarkers. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C , 306, 1105041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2026.110541

Celina Cebbalos, Catherine J. Walsh, Jenna Cabrera, Kathleen S. Rein (2026). Brevetoxicosis in Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris): Plasma proteomics for Florida red tide biomarkers. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C , 3016, 110525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2026.110525

Bankhead, K., McHugh, K. M., Wells, R. S., Cantor, M. (2026). Human-influenced environmental changes can impact foraging and social behavior of wild bottlenose dolphins. Animal Behaviour, 236, 123585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2026.123585

Sherwood, T. A., Miller, C., Stimmelmayr, R., Adams, B., Schloesser, R., Wetzel, D. L. (2026). Spatial contaminant assessment (PAHs, PCBs, OCs, PBDEs) and lipid composition in Beaufort Sea (2011−2020) and Chukchi Sea polar bear (2015–2016) subpopulations, Alaska, USA. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 227, 119424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119424

Speare, L., Klinges, J. G., Duke, W. C., Muller, E. M., & Vega Thurber, R. L. (2026). Evaluating Candidatus Aquirickettsia rohweri gene expression upon nutrient enrichment in disease-susceptible Acropora cervicornis. Frontiers in Microbiology, 17 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1754183

Angelo Jason Spadaro, Taylor Queen, Jaclyn McFadden, Marina Pham, Philip Gravinese (2026). Chemical cues affect the survival and settlement behavior of the Caribbean king crab (Maguimithrax spinosissimus). Marine Biology, 173, 75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-026-04814-9

Moxley, J. H., Kiszka, J. J., Wilkinson, K. A., Parra, G. J., Heithaus M. R. (2026). Global variation and drivers of shark predation risk experienced by estuarine and coastal dolphins. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 782, 15096. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps15096

Spotte, S. (2026). Predicting Evening Departure Times of an Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops Asio) from its Daytime Resting Site. Florida Field Naturalist, 54(1), 1-19.

J. R. Johnson, T. A. Sherwood, C. Miller, D. L. Wetzel, and R. J. Griffitt (2026). Acute exposure to nanoplastics and GenX results in increased tissue accumulation of GenX in brain and liver of spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus). Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2026.2643391

Fahlman, A., Wells, R. S., West, N., Allen, A., Jabois, A., Gallagher, T., Larsson, J., Strom, E., Mosing, M., Harake, T., Adler, A. (2026). Using electrical impedance tomography to estimate tidal volume in bottlenose dolphins and cape fur seals in seawater and on land. Journal of Experimental Biology, 229. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.251412

Pirotta, E., Harris, C. M., Schwacke, L. H., Thomas, L., Allen, J. B., Barleycorn, A. A., Marco Casoli, Crossman, J., Aichinger Dias, L., Engleby, L., LaBrecque, E., Litz, J. A., McHugh, K. A., Miller, P., Moore, M., Photopoulou, T., Quigley, B. M., Smith, C. R., Southall, B. L., Speakman, T. R., Takeshita, R., Toms, C. N., Wells, R. S., Zolman, E. S., Tyack, P. L. (2026). An experimental approach to assess the combined effects of multiple stressors on a large vertebrate species. Conservation Biology, e70224. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70224

Frankovich, T. A., Majewska, R., Sullivan, M. J., Huggins, J. L., Stepanek, J. G., Ashworth, M. P., Wells, R. S. (2026). 100 years later: new discoveries and observations on ceticolous diatoms. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 169(1), 49-78. https://doi.org/10.1635/053.169.0105

Taran McNelly, Lilly Branton, Philip M. Gravinese (2026). The physiological responses of the Florida stone crab to changes in salinity. Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology, 595, 152171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2026.152171

Cusick, K. N., Bland, A., Stacy, N. I., McFee, W. E., Takeshita, R., Wells, R. S., Smith, C. R., Schwacke, L., Janech, M. G. (2025). Proteomic Characterization of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Urine. Journal of Proteome Research. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.5c00718

Anderson, D. M., Wells, M. L., Trainer, V. L., Suddleson, M., Claridge, K., Coyne, K. J., Dortch, Q., Gobler, C. J., Heil, C. A., Inaba, N., Laughinghouse IV, H. D., Mardones, J. I., Nakayama, N., Park, T., Peacock, M. B., Pokrzywinski, K., Raymond, H., Toyoda, J. H., Trethewey, D., Visser, P. M., Wang, Y., Yuan, Y. (2025). Controlling harmful algal blooms (HABs) in marine waters: Review of current status and future prospects. Harmful Algae, 150, 102989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2025.102989

Patricia M. Glibert, Cynthia A. Heil , Ming Li (2025). More sustained, more severe blooms and shifting monthly patterns of the toxigenic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis on the West Florida Shelf. Harmful Algae, 150, 102967. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2025.102967

Yuren Chen, Ming Li, Patricia M. Glibert, Cynthia Heil, So Hyun Ahn (2025). A modeling investigation into the ecological role of mixotrophy in Karenia brevis blooms on the West Florida Shelf. Harmful Algae, 150, 102979. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2025.102979

Stephanie Rosales, Grace Klinges, Abigail Clark, Erinn Muller, Lindsay Huebner (2025). Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Results in Persistent Microbial-Level Disturbances on Coral Reef Ecosystems. Environmental Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.70264

Zhiqiang Wang, Sheri L. Barton, Jennifer H. Johnson, Yi He, Xingquan Zhu (2025). Interpretable Individual Manatee Identification Using Sketch Images and Deep Neural Networks. IEEE Access, 13, 218154-218168. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3640411

Eaton, K., Banister, R., Arick, L., Hall, E., & Muller, E. (2025). Genotype and symbiont composition rather than environment influence susceptibility to stony coral tissue loss disease in coral restoration broodstock. Scientific Reports, 15, 444000. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-29292-9