Publications

O’Donnell, K.E., Lohr, K.E., Bartels, E., & Patterson, J.T. (2017). Evaluation of staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis, Lamarck 1816) production techniques in an ocean-baseEvaluation of staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis, Lamarck 1816) productiod nursery with consideration of coral genotype. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 487, 53-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2016.11.013

Wells, R. S., Schwacke, L. H., Rowles, T. K., Balmer, B. C., Zolman, E., Speakman, T., Townsend, F. I., Tumlin, M. C., Barleycorn, A., & Wilkinson, K. A. (2017). Ranging patterns of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Endangered Species Research, 33, 159-180. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00732

Josef, N., Berenshtein, I., Rousseau, M., Scata, G., Fiorito, G., & Shashar, N. (2017). Size matters: observed and modeled camouflage response of European cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) to different substrate patch sizes during movement. Frontiers in Physiology, 7, 671. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2016.00671

Schwacke, L. H., Thomas, L., Wells, R. S., McFee, W. E., Hohn, A. A., Mullin, K. D., Zolman, E. S., Quigley, B. M., Rowles, T. K., & Schwacke, J. H. (2017). Quantifying injury to common bottlenose dolphins from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill using an age-, sex- and class-structured population model. Endangered Species Research, 33, 265-279. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00777

Kellar, N. M., Speakman, T. R., Smith, C. R., Lane, S. M., Balmer, B. C., Trego, M. L., Catelani, K. N., Robbins, M. N., Allen, C. D., Wells, R. S., Zolman, E. S., Rowles, T. K., & Schwacke, L. H. (2017). Low reproductive success rates of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in the northern Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon disaster (2010-2015). Endangered Species Research, 33, 143-158. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00775

Smith, C. R., Rowles, T. K., Hart, L. B., Townsend, F. I., Wells, R. S., Zolman, E. S., Balmer, B. C., Quigley, B., Ivancic, M., McKercher, W., Tumlin, M. C., Mullin, K. D., Adams, J. D., Wu, Q., McFee, W., Collier, T. K., & Schwacke, L. H. (2017). Slow recovery of the Barataria Bay dolphin health following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2013-2014), with evidence of persistent lung disease and impaired stress response. Endangered Species Research, 33, 127-142. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00778

Hornsby, F. E., McDonald, T. L., Balmer, B. C., Speakman, T. R., Mullin, K. D., Rosel, P. E., Wells, R. S., Telander, A. C., Marcy, P. W., Klaphake, K. C., & Schwacke, L. H. (2017). Using salinity to identify common bottlenose dolphin habitat in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, USA. Endangered Species Research, 33, 181-192. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00807

Christiansen, F., McHugh, K.A., Bejder, L., Siegal, E.M., Lusseau, D., McCabe, E.B., Lovewell, G., & Wells, R.S. (2016). Food provisioning increases the risk of injury in a long-lived marine top predator. Royal Society Open Science, 3.0(12), 160560. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160560

Flowers, K.I., Ajemian, M.J., Bassos-Hull, K., Feldheim, K.A., Hueter, R.E., Papastamatiou, Y.P., & Chapman, D.D. (2016). A review of batoid philopatry, with implications for future research and population management. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 562.0, 251-261. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11963

Muller, E.M., Fine, M., & Ritchie, K.B. (2016). The stable microbiome of inter and sub-tidal anemone species under increasing pCO2. Scientific Reports, 6.0, 37387. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep37387

Perrault, J.R., Bauman, K.D., Greenan, T.M., Blum, P.C., Henry, M.S., & Walsh, C.J. (2016). Maternal transfer and sublethal immune system effects of brevetoxin exposure in nesting loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from western Florida. Aquatic Toxicology, 180.0, 131-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.09.020

Whitney, N.M., White, C.F., Gleiss, A.C., Schwieterman, G.D., Anderson, P., Hueter, R.E., & Skomal, G.B. (2016). A novel method for determining post-release mortality, behavior, and recovery period using acceleration data loggers. Fisheries Research, 183.0, 210-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2016.06.003

Vander Zanden, H.B., Bolten, A.B., Tucker, A.D., Hart, K.M., Lamont, M.M., Fujisaki, I., … & Bjorndal, K.A. (2016). Biomarkers reveal sea turtles remained in oiled areas following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Ecological Applications, 26.0(7), 2145-2155. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1366

Tarnecki, A.M., Patterson, W.F. III, & Arias, C.R. (2016). Microbiota of wild-caught Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus. BMC Microbiology, 16.0, 245. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-016-0864-7

De Silva, A.O., Spencer, C., Ho, K.C.D., Al Tarhuni, M., Go, C., Wells, R.S., & Bossart, G.D. (2016). Perfluoroalkylphosphinic acids in northern pike (Esox lucius), double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus), and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in relation to other perfluoroalkyl acids. Environmental Science and Technology, 50.0(20), 10903-10913. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b03515

Hart, K.M., White, C.F., Iverson, A.R., & Whitney, N.M. (2016). Trading shallow safety for deep sleep: juvenile green turtles select deeper resting sites as they grow. Endangered Species Research, 31.0, 61-73. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00750

Scatŕ, G., Jozet-Alves, C., Thomasse, C., Josef, N., & Shashar, N. (2016). Spatial learning in the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis: Preference for vertical over horizontal information. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219.0(18), 2928-2933. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.129080

Schloesser, R.W., & Fabrizio, M.C. (2016). Temporal dynamics of condition for estuarine fishes in their nursery habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 557.0, 207-219. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11858

Sobolesky, P., Parry, C., Boxall, B., Wells, R., Venn-Watson, S., & Janech, M.G. (2016). Proteomic analysis of non-depleted serum proteins from bottlenose dolphins uncovers a high vanin-1 phenotype. Scientific Reports, 6.0, 33879. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep33879

Whitney, N.M., Taquet, M., Brill, R., Girard, C., Schweiterman, G.D., Dagorn, L., & Holland, K.N. (2016). Swimming depth of dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) associated and unassociated with fish aggregating devices. Fishery Bulletin, 114.0(4), 426-434. https://doi.org/10.7755/FB.114.4.5