Publications

Wells, R. S., Hohn, A. A., Scott, M. D., Sweeney, J. C., Townsend Jr., F. I., Allen, J. B., Barleycorn, A. B., McHugh, K. A., Bassos-Hull, K., Lovewell, G. N., Duffield, D. A., Smith, C. R., Irvine, A. B. (2025). Life history, reproductive, and demographic parameters for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Frontiers in Marine Science, 12, 1531528. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1531528

Jang, M., Sem, K., Choi, J., Vuong, Q. T., Pierce, R., Blum, P., Javaruski, J., & Madhu, A. (2025). Enrichment of lipophilic brevetoxins in sea spray aerosol during red-tides. Environmental Pollution, 366, 125474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.125474

Amorim, L., Chieza, L., Lasala, J. A., Teodoro, S. S. A., Colombo, W. D., Barcelos, A. C., Guimarães, P. R. L., Fonseca, J. L. G., Marcondes, A. C. J., Santos, A., & Vargas, S. (2025). Reproductive strategies in loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta: polyandry and polygyny in a Southwest Atlantic rookery. PeerJ, 13, e18714. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18714

Walsh, C. J., Sherwood, T. A., Tarnecki, A. M., Rhody, N. R., Main, K. L., & Restivo, J. (2025). Challenges in cellular agriculture: lessons from Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11626-024-01011-0

Souza-Guedes, D; Campos, JC; Bessa, F; FFCM; Lasala, JA; Marco, A; and Sillero, N (2025). The effects of warming on loggerhead turtle nesting counts. Journal of Animal Ecology, 00, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.14242

Ochoa, G. M., Ramos, E. A., & Gonzalez-Socoloske, D. (2025). Predation of a Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) by Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in Guanaja, Honduras. Aquatic Mammals, 51(1), 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.51.1.2025.31

Rebecca L. Vega Thurber, Denise Silva, Lauren Speare, Aldo Croquer, Alex J. Veglia, Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip, Jessie R. Zaneveld, Erinn M. Muller, Adrienne M.S. Correa (2025). Coral Disease : Direct and Indirect Agents, Mechanisms of Disease, and Innovations for Increasing Resistance and Resilience. Annual Reviews, 17, 227-255. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-marine-011123-102337

Patton, P. T., K. Pacifici, R. W. Baird, E. M. Oleson, J. B. Allen, E. Ashe, A. Athayde, C. J. Basran, E. Cabrera, J. Calambokidis, J. Cardoso, E. L. Carroll, A. Cesario, B. J. Cheney, T. Cheeseman, E. Corsi, J. J. Currie, J. W. Durban, E. A. Falcone, H. Fearnbach, K. Flynn, T. Franklin, W. Franklin, B. Galletti Vernazzani, T. Genova, M. Hill, D. R. Johnston, E. L. Keene, C. Lacey, S. D. Mahaffy, T. L. McGuire, L. McPherson, C. Meyer, R. Michaud, A. Miliou, G. L. Olson, D. N. Orbach, H. C. Pearson, M. H. Rasmussen, W. J. Rayment, C. Rinaldi, R. Rinaldi, S. Siciliano, S. H. Stack, B. Tintore, L. G. Torres, J. R. Towers, R. B. Tyson Moore, C. R. Weir, R. Wellard, R. S. Wells, K. M. Yano, J. R. Zaeschmar, and L. Bejder. (2025). Optimizing automated photo identification for population assessments. Conservation Biology, e14436. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14436

K. McNally, L. Flynn, M. Davila, C. Oakley, D. Vorbroker, J. Lasala (2024). Nesting Trends of Sea Turtles in North and Mid Pinellas County, Florida, USA, Over Three Decades. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 19(3), 440. https://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_19/Issue_3/McNally_etal_2024.pdf

Philip W. Stevens, Kyle L. Williams, Meredith B. Pfennig, Ryan W. Schloesser, Alexis A. Trotter, Derek P. Crane (2024). Use of hatchery-raised fish in validation of daily age estimates for juvenile Common Snook. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 16(6), e10321. https://doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10321

Cong Fei; Anne Booker; Sarah Klass; Nayani K Vidyarathna; So Hyun Ahn; Amin R Mohamed; Muhammad Arshad; Patricia M Glibert; Cynthia A Heil; Joaquín M Martínez; Shady A Amin (2024). Friends and Foes: Symbiotic and Algicidal bacterial influence on Karenia brevis blooms. ISME Communications. https://doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycae164

Kathryn Flowers, Elizabeth Babcock, Demian Chapman, Norlan Lamb, Ashbert Miranda, Randolph Nunez, Megan Kelley, Yannis Papastamatiou (2024). Classifying southern stingray activity states across abiotic factors in Belize coral reef ecosystems. Canadian Journal of Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2024-0106

Smith, A. L., LaBadie, J., Busse, A., Solomon, E., Farrell, C, Holstein, D. M., Xue, Z., & Gravinese, P. M (2024). Will Climate Change Alter the Swimming Behavior of Larval Stone Crabs?: A Guided-Inquiry Lesson. Current: The Journal of Marine Education, 39(4), 3-12. https://doi.org/10.5334/cjme.117

Mark Ladd, Andrew Shantz, Cailin Harrell, Nicole Hayes, David Gilliam, Keri O'Neil, Brian Reckenbeil, Zachary Craig, Diego Lirman (2024). Acclimation and size influence predation, growth, and survival of sexually produced Diploria labyrinthiformis used in restoration. Scientific Reports, 14, 26362. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-73727-8

Ross Cunning, Shayle Matsuda, Erich Bartels, Martine D'Alessandro, Raine Detmer, Pierrick Harnay, Jessica Levy, Diego Lirman, Holly Moeller, Erinn Muller, Ken Nedimyer, Ferdinand Pfab, Hollie Putnam (2024). On the use of rapid acute heat tolerance assays to resolve ecologically relevant differences among corals. Coral Reefs, 43(5). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-024-02577-7

Dziobak, M. K., Fahlman, A., Wells, R. S., Takeshita, R., Smith, C., Gray, A., Weinstein, J., Hart, L. B. (2024). First evidence of microplastic inhalation among free-ranging small cetaceans. PLOS ONE, 19(10). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0309377

Kurtz, Bruce E., James E. Landmeyer, James K. Culter (2024). DELETE DUP – Detection of periodic peaks in Karenia brevis concentration consistent with the time-delay logistic equation. Science of The Total Environment, 946(10 October 2024), 174061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174061

Diego Cardeñosa, Elizabeth A. Babcock, Stanley K. Shea, Huarong Zhang, Kevin A. Feldheim, Stephan W. Gale, DeEtta Mills, Demian D. Chapman (2024). Small sharks, big problems. DNA analysis of small fins reveals trade regulation gaps and burgeoning trade in juvenile sharks. Science Advances, 10(42). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adq6214

John J. Langan, Jungyun Bae (2024). Advancements in the Programmable Hyperspectral Seawater Scanner Measurement Technology for Enhanced Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms. Journal of Marine Science Engineering, 12(10), 1746. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12101746

Womersley, F. C., Sousa, L. L., Humphries, N. E., Abrantes, K., Araujo, G., Bach, S. S., Barnett, A., Berumen, M. L., Bessudo Lion, S., Braun, C. D., Clingham, E., Cochran, J. E. M., de la Parra, R., Diamant, S., Dove, A. D. M., Duarte, C. M., Dudgeon, C. L., Erdmann, M. V., Espinoza, E., Ferreira, L. C., Fitzpatrick, R., González Cano, J., Green, J. R., Guzman, H. M., Hardenstine, R., Hasan, A., Hazin, F. H. V., Hearn, A. R., Hueter, R. E., Jaidah, M. Y., Labaja, J., Ladino, F., Macena, B. C. L., Meekan, M. G., Morris Jr., J. J., Norman, B. M., Peñaherrera-Palma, C. R., Pierce, S. J., Quintero, L. M., Ramírez-Macías, D., Reynolds, S. D., Robinson, D. P., Rohner, C. A., Rowat, D. R. L., Sequeira, A. M. M., Sheaves, M., Shivji, M. S., Sianipar, A. B., Skomal, G. B., Soler, G., Syakurachman, I., Thorrold, S. R., Thums, M., Tyminski, J. P., Webb, D. H., Wetherbee, B. M., Queiroz, N., and Sims, D. W. (2024). Climate-driven global redistribution of an ocean giant predicts increased threat from shipping. Nature Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02129-5