Publications

Barratclough, A., Wells, R.S., Schwacke, L.H., Rowles, T.K., Gomez, F.M., Fauquier, D.A., Sweeney, J.C., Townsend, F.I., Hansen, L.J., Zolman, E.S., Balmer, B.C., Smith, C.R. (2019). Health Assessments of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Past, Present, and Potential Conservation Applications. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 6(444), 444. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2019.00444

Gravinese, P.M., Enochs, I.C., Manzello, D.P., van Woesik, R. (2019). Ocean acidification changes the vertical movement of stone crab larvae. Biology Letters, 15.0(12.0), 20190414. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0414

Kendrick, G. A., Nowicki, R. J., Olsen, Y. S., Strydom, S., Fraser, M. W., Sinclair, E. A., Statton, J., Hovey, R. K., Thomson, J. A., Burkholder, D. A., McMahon, K. M., Kilminster, K., Hetzel, Y., Fourqurean, J. W., Heithaus, M. R., Orth, R. J. (2019). A systematic review of how multiple stressors from an extreme event drove ecosystem-wide loss of resilience in an iconic seagrass community. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6.0, 455. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00455

Walsh, C.J., Cocilova, C., Restivo, J., Milton, S. (2019). Immune function in Trachemys scripta following exposure to a predominant brevetoxin congener, PbTx-3, as a model for potential health impacts for sea turtles naturally exposed to brevetoxins. Ecotoxicology, 28(9), 1085-1104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-019-02110-5

Patrick, G., Tarnecki, A.M., Rhody, N., Schloesser, R., Main, K., Yanong, R., Francis-Floyd, R. (2019). Disinfection of almaco jack (Seriola rivoliana Valenciennes) eggs: Evaluation of three chemicals. Aquaculture Research, 50, 3793-3801. https://doi.org/10.1111/are.14342

Wallace, R. L., Gilbert, S., Reynolds, J. E. III (2019). Improving the Integration of Restoration and Conservation in Marine and Coastal Ecosystems: Lessons from the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. BioScience, 69(11), 920-927. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biz103

BARBARA L. TAYLOR , RANDALL S. WELLS, PAULA A. OLSON, ROBERT L. BROWNELL JR., FRANCES M. D. GULLAND, ANDREW J. READ, FRANCISCO J. VALVERDE-ESPARZA, OSCAR H. ORTIZ-GARCÍA, DIEGO RUIZ-SABIO, ARMANDO M. JARAMILLO-LEGORRETA, EDWYNA NIETO-GARCIA, GUSTAVO CARDENAS-HINOJOSA, LORENZO ROJAS-BRACHO (2019). Likely annual calving in the vaquita, Phocoena sinus: A new hope?. Marine Mammal Science, 35(4), 1603-1612. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12595

Al-Haj, A. E., Kumar, A. A. J., El-Sherbiny, M. M., Al-Sofyani, A., Crosby, M. P., & Al-Aidaroos, A. M. (2019). Descriptions of the first zoeas of ten xanthid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Xanthoidea) from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Zootaxa, 4686(3), 301-345. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4686.3.1

Beal, A., Kiszka, J.J., Wells, R.S., Eirin-Lopez, J.M. (2019). The Bottlenose Dolphin Epigenetic Aging Tool (BEAT): A Molecular Age Estimation Tool for Small Cetaceans. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, 561. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00561

Guttman, L., Neori, A., Boxman, S., Barkan, R., Shahar, B., Tarnecki, A., Brennan, N., Main, K.L., Shpigel, M. (2019). An integrated Ulva-periphyton biofilter for mariculture effluents: Multiple nitrogen removal kinetics. Algal Research, 42.0, 101586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2019.101586

Boggs, A.S.P., Ragland, J.M., Zolman, E.S., Schock, T.B., Morey, J.S. Galigan, T.M., Dalle Luche, G., Balmer, B.C., Wells, R.S., Kucklick, J.R. and Schwacke, L.H. (2019). Remote blubber sampling paired with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for steroidal endocrinology in free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 281, 164-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.06.006

Wetzel, D.L., Reynolds, J.E., Bonde, R.K., Schloesser, R.W., Schwierzke-Wade, L. and Roudebush, W.E. (2019). Enhancing reproductive assessments of the Florida manatee Trichechus manatus latirostris by establishing optimal time period and inhibin b baseline concentrations. Endangered Species Research, 39.0, 283-292. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00972

Wells, R.S. (2019). Common bottlenose dolphin foraging: Behavioral solutions that incorporate habitat features and social associates. Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Odontocetes, 15, 331-344. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16663-2_15

Nowicki, R., Heithaus, M., Thomson, J., Burkholder, D., Gastrich, K., Wirsing, A. (2019). Indirect legacy effects of an extreme climatic event on a marine megafaunal community. Ecological Monographs, 89(3), e01365. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1365

McHugh, K. (2019). Odontocete Social Strategies and Tactics Along and Inshore. Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Odontocetes, 8, 165-182. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16663-2_8

Watson, W.H. III, Morrissey, E., Sykes, S., Clark, A., Jury, S. (2019). Experimental analyses of the mechanisms leading to American lobster (Homarus americanus) ventless trap saturation. Fishery Bulletin, 117(3), 87-95. https://doi.org/10.7755/FB.117.3.8

DeGuise, S., Levin, M., Jasperse, L., Risatti, G.R., and Wells, R.S. (2019). T Helper Cell Subsets and Their Functions in Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Frontiers in Immunology, 10(1578). https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2019.01578

Waldrop, T., Main, K., Tarnecki, A., Brennan, N., Boggis, E. (2019). Mullet-based diets show promise as aquafeed ingredient. Global Aquaculture Advocate. https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/mullet-based-diets-show-promise-as-aquafeed-ingredient

Malinowski, C., Coleman, F., Koenig, C., Locascio, J., Murie, D. (2019). Are Atlantic goliath grouper, Epinephelus itajara, establishing more northerly spawning sites? Evidence from the northeast Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science, 95(3), 371-391. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2018.0062

McBride-Kebert, S., Taylor, J., Wilkinson, K., Lyn, H., Moore, F., Sacco, D., Kar, B., Kuczaj, S. (2019). Common Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Seasonal Habitat Use and Associations with Habitat Characteristics in Roanoke Sound, North Carolina. International Journal of Comparative Psychology / ISCP; sponsored by the International Society for Comparative Psychology and the University of Calabria, 32.. https://doi.org/10.46867/ijcp.2019.32.02.01