Publications

Baker, I., O’Brien, J., McHugh, K., Berrow, S. (2020). Fine-scale sociality reveals female-male affiliations and absence of male alliances in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland. Marine Mammal Science, 36(1), 66-88. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12631

Lasala, J.A., Hughes, C., Wyneken, J. (2020). Female loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta L.) rarely remate during nesting season. Ecology and Evolution, 10.0(1.0), 163-174. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5869

Robinson, K.J., Ternes, K., Hazon, N., Wells, R.S., Janik, V.M. (2020). Bottlenose dolphin calves have multi-year elevations of plasma oxytocin compared to all other age classes. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 286.0, 113323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.113323

Galligan, T.M., Boggs, A.S.P., Balmer, B.C., Rowles, T., Smith, C.R., Townsend, F., Wells, R.S., Zolman, E.S., Schwacke, L.H. (2020). Blubber steroid hormone profiles as indicators of physiological state in free-ranging common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 239.0, 110583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.110583

Subramaniam K, Behringer DC, Bojko J, Yutin N, Clark AS, Bateman KS, van Aerle R, Bass D, Kerr RC, Koonin EV, Stentiford GD, Waltzek TB (2020). A New Family of DNA Viruses Causing Disease in Crustaceans from Diverse Aquatic Biomes. mBio, 11.0(1.0), e02938-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02938-19

Lisnerov‡, M., Fiala, I., Cantatore, D., Irigoitia, M., Timi, J., Peckov‡, H., Bartosova-Sojkova, P., Sandoval, C.M., Luer, C., Morris, J., Holzer, A.S. (2020). Mechanisms and Drivers for the Establishment of Life Cycle Complexity in Myxozoan Parasites. Biology, 9.0(1.0), 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology9010010

Kragh, I.M., McHugh, K., Wells, R.S., Sayigh, L.S., Janik, V.M., Tyack, P.L., Jensen, F.H. (2019). Signal-specific amplitude adjustment to noise in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Experimental Biology, 222.0(23.0), jeb216606. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.216606

Hueter, R.E., Shiffman, D.S. (2019). Rebuttal to “Response to ‘A United States shark fin ban would undermine sustainable shark fisheries’ I.F. Porcher et al., Marine Policy 104 (2019) 85-89”. Marine Policy, 110, 103601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103601

Sherwood, T.A., Medvecky, R.L., Miller, C.A., et al. (2019). Nonlethal Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Oiled Sediment Exposed Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma): Utility for Field-Base Monitoring Exposure and Potential Recovery. Environmental Science & Technology, 53(24), 14083-14770. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b05930

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