One accepted measure of the productivity of a research program is its record of achievement in providing information to the scientific community, wildlife management agencies, and the public. The following list includes our program’s peer-reviewed publications, including the relevant work of our collaborators from partner institutions. The list includes published papers and those that have been accepted by journals and are in press. Copies of specific published papers can be obtained via the links as indicated, or upon request, as electronic pdf files.
Category Key
| BSC: | Behavior, social structure, and communication |
| CRA: | Conservation research and action |
| EPD: | Ecology, population structure and dynamics |
| DRM: | Dolphin rescues, releases, and follow-up monitoring |
| 50: | SDRP 50th Anniversary Publications |
| TAT: | Tools and techniques |
| HAP: | Health and Physiology |
| REV: | Review of available literature at the time |
| MEM: | In Memoriam |
| Year | Citation | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Link Here ›› | BSC |
| 2025 | Baldachini M, Papale E, Shearer JM, Wells RS and Jensen FH (2025) Drivers of biosonar click rates in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) over the West Florida Shelf. Front. Mar. Sci. 12:1558655. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1558655 Link Here ›› | CRA, EPD, TAT |
| 2025 | Wilkinson KA, Langan JN, Meegan JM, Toms CN, Faulkner Allen R, Sweeney JC, Fauquier DA, Kiszka JJ, Hostnik ET, Barratclough A, Walsh MT and Wells RS (2025) Case Report: Shark bite resulting in a urethral obstruction and urinary tract-body wall fistula in a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Front. Vet. Sci. 12:1551129. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1551129 Link Here ›› | DRM, HAP |
| 2025 | Dziobak MK, Curtin T, Wells RS, Takeshita R, Smith CR, Zolman E, Toms CN, Allen RF and Hart LB (2025) Comparing phthalate exposure between bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) residing in urban and rural environments. Front. Mar. Sci. 12:1554075. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1554075 Link Here ›› | CRA, HAP |
| 2025 | Wells RS, Hohn AA, Scott MD, Sweeney JC, Townsend Jr. FI, Allen JB, Barleycorn AA, McHugh KA, Bassos-Hull K, Lovewell GN, Duffield DA, Smith CR and Irvine AB (2025) Life history, reproductive, and demographic parameters for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Front. Mar. Sci. 12:1531528. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1531528 Link Here ›› | CRA, EPD |
| 2025 | 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, 2025; e14436. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14436 Link Here ›› | CRA, TAT |
| 2024 | Wells, R. S. and Scott, M. D. 2024. Common and Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) and T. erebennus (Cope, 1865). Pp. 155-225 In "Ridgway and Harrison’s Handbook of Marine Mammals: Volume 1, Coastal Dolphins and Porpoises" (Ed. T. A. Jefferson). Chapter 5. Academic Press. (email RWells@Mote.org for reprints) | HAP/CRA |
| 2024 | Vivier, F., Andrés, C., Gonzalvo, J., Fertitta, K., van Aswegen, M., Foroughirad, V., Mann, J., McEntee, M., Wells, R.S. and Bejder, L. (2024), Inferring dolphin population status: using unoccupied aerial systems to quantify age-structure. Anim. Conserv. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12978 Link Here ›› | CRA, EPD |
| 2024 | Conger, E.; Dziobak, M.; Berens McCabe, E.J.; Curtin, T.; Gaur, A.; Wells, R.S.; Weinstein, J.E.; Hart, L.B. An Analysis of Suspected Microplastics in the Muscle and Gastrointestinal Tissues of Fish from Sarasota Bay, FL: Exposure and Implications for Apex Predators and Seafood Consumers. Environments 2024, 11, 185. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11090185 Link Here ›› |
CRA, EPD, HAP |
| 2024 | Griffin, M.L.; Bryan, C.E.; Cox, T.M.; Balmer, B.C.; Day, R.D.; Garcia Barcia, L.; Gorgone, A.M.; Kiszka, J.J.; Litz, J.A.; Perrtree, R.M.; et al. Spatial Variation in Mercury Accumulation in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops spp.) in Southeastern U.S.A. Toxics 2024, 12, 327. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12050327 Link Here ›› | CRA, HAP |
| 2024 | Favilla, A. B., Adamczak, S. K., Fougeres, E. M., Brownlow, A., Davison, N. J., Mann, J., McLellan, W. A., Ann Pabst, D., ten Doeschate, M. T. I., Tift, M. S., Wells, R. S., Costa, D. P. (2024). Examining Bergmann’s rule in a cosmopolitan marine mammal, the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops spp.). Marine Mammal Science, e13130. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.13130 Link Here ›› | EPD, HAP |
| 2024 | Barratclough, Ashley; Takeshita, R., Thomas, L.; Photopoulou, T.; Pirotta, E.; Rosel, P.E.; Wilcox Talbot, L.A.; Vollmer, N.L.; Wells, R.S.; Smith, C.R.; Rowles, T.K.; Horvath, S.; Schwacke, L. Estimating age and investigating epigenetic changes related to health across multiple bottlenose dolphin populations. Biological Conservation, Volume 293, 2024, 110570, ISSN 0006-3207, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110570. Link Here ›› | EPD, HAP |
| 2024 | Moore, M.J., Lanagan, T.M., Wells, R.S. et al. Development of single-pin, un-barbed, pole-tagging of free-swimming dolphins and sharks with satellite-linked transmitters. Anim Biotelemetry 12, 6 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-024-00364-3 Link Here ›› | CRA, TAT |
| 2024 | Holmes, Kathryn G.; Krützen, M.; Ridley, A.R.; Allen, S.J.; Connor, R.C.; Gerber, L.; Flaherty Stamm, C.; King, S.L. Juvenile social play predicts adult reproductive success in male bottlenose dolphins. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(25) e2305948121 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2305948121 Link Here ›› | BSC, EPD |
| 2023 | Hart, L.B.; Dziobak, M.; Wells, R.S.; Berens McCabe, E.; Conger, E.; Curtin, T.; Knight, M.; Weinstein, J. Plastic, It’s What’s for Dinner: A Preliminary Comparison of Ingested Particles in Bottlenose Dolphins and Their Prey. Oceans 2023, 4, 409–422. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/oceans4040028 Link Here ›› | CRA, HAP |
| 2023 | Wells, R. S., and A. Fahlman. 2023. Human impacts on dolphins: Physiological effects and Conservation. Pages 267-284 in: The Physiology of Dolphins. A. Fahlman and S. Hooker, eds. Elsevier. ISBN 978032390516 Link Here ›› | CRA, HAP |
| 2023 | DiMaggio, K. M., M. A. Acevedo, K. A. McHugh, K. A. Wilkinson, J. B. Allen, and R. S. Wells. 2023. The fitness consequences of human-wildlife interactions on foraging common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Marine Mammal Science, 2023; 1–17. DOI: 10.1111/mms.13042 Link Here ›› | CRA, EPD |
| 2010 | Wells, R.S. 2010. Feeling the heat – potential climate change impacts on bottlenose dolphins. Whalewatcher Journal of the American Cetacean Society 39(2):12-17.) https://bit.ly/dolphins-and-hotwater Link Here ›› | HAP |
| 2023 | Vivier, F., R. S. Wells, M. C. Hill, K. M. Yano, A. L. Bradford, E. M. Leunissen, A. Pacini, C. G. Booth, J. Rocho-Levine, J. J. Currie, P. T. Patton, L. Bejder. 2023. Quantifying the age structure of free-ranging delphinid populations: Testing the accuracy of Unoccupied Aerial System photogrammetry. Ecology and Evolution. 13:e10082. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10082 Link Here ›› | CRA, TAT |
| 2023 | Sayigh, Laela S., N. El Haddad, P. L. Tyack, V. M. Janik, R. S. Wells, F. H. Jensen. 2023. Bottlenose dolphin mothers modify signature whistles in the presence of their own calves. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120 (27) e2300262120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2300262120 Link Here ›› | BSC |
| 2022 | Longden, E. G., D. Gillespie, D. A. Mann, K. A. McHugh, A. M. Rycyk, R. S. Wells, and P. L. Tyack. 2022. Comparison of the marine soundscape before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in dolphin habitat in Sarasota Bay, FL. J. of the Acoustical Society of America. 152: 3170. doi: 10.1121/10.0015366 Link Here ›› |
EPD |
| 2023 | Duffield, D., and R. Wells. 2023. Paternity patterns in a long-term resident bottlenose dolphin community. Front. Mar. Sci. 10:1076715. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1076715 Link Here ›› | 50, EPD |
| 1986 | Wells, R.S. 1986. Structural Aspects of Dolphin Societies. Publication number 8619266. Doctoral dissertation, University of California, Santa Cruz. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing. https://sarasotadolphin.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1986-Wells_PhD_Dissertation.pdf Link Here ›› | EPD |
| 1981 | Wells, R.S., B.G. Würsig, K.S. Norris. 1981. A Survey of Marine Mammals of the Upper Gulf of California, Mexico, with an Assessment of the Status of Phocoena sinus. Report MMC79/07 U.S. Marine Mammal Commission. University of California-Santa Cruz. https://sarasotadolphin.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1981-Wells-et-al.-Vaquita-survey..pdf Link Here ›› | EPD |
| 2022 | Hart, L. B., Dziobak, M., Wells, R. S., Ertel, B., & Weinstein, J. (2022). Microplastics in gastric samples from common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) residing in Sarasota Bay FL (USA). Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 947124. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.947124 Link Here ›› |
CRA, EPD, HAP |
| 2022 | Morey, J.S., Balmer, B.C., Zolman, E.S., Takeshita, R., De Guise, S., Rowles, T.K., Smith, C.R., Wells, R.S., Schwacke, L.H. 2022. Transcriptome profiling of blood from common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico to enhance health assessment capabilities. PLoS ONE 17(8): e0272345. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272345 Link Here ›› | CRA, HAP, TAT |
| 2022 | Tyson Moore, R.B., Urian, K.W., Allen, J.B., Cush, C., Parham, J.R., Blount, D., Holmberg, J., Thompson, J.W., and Wells, R.S. 2022. Rise of the Machines: Best Practices and Experimental Evaluation of Computer-Assisted Dorsal Fin Image Matching Systems for Bottlenose Dolphins. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9:849813. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.849813 Link Here ›› | 50, TAT |
| 2022 | Sayigh, L.S., Janik, V.M., Jensen, F.H., Scott, M.D., Tyack, P.L., and Wells R.S. 2022. The Sarasota Dolphin Whistle Database: A unique long-term resource for understanding dolphin communication. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9:923046. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.923046 Link Here ›› | 50, BSC, CRA |
| 2021 | Fire, S.E., Miller, G.A., Sabater, E.R., and Wells, R.S. 2021. Utility of Red Tide (Karenia brevis) Monitoring Data as a Predictive Tool to Estimate Brevetoxin Accumulation in Live, Free-Ranging Marine Mammals. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8:611310. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.611310 Link Here ›› | 50, EPD, HAP |
| 2022 | Dziobak, M.K.; Wells, R.S.; Pisarski, E.C.; Wirth, E.F.; Hart, L.B. A Correlational Analysis of Phthalate Exposure and Thyroid Hormone Levels in Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota Bay, Florida (2010–2019). Animals 2022, 12, 824. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12070824 Link Here ›› | CRA, HAP |
| 2021 | Lacy RC, Wells RS, Scott MD, Allen JB, Barleycorn AA, Urian KW and Hofmann S Assessing the Viability of the Sarasota Bay Community of Bottlenose Dolphins. Front. Mar. Sci. 8:788086. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.788086 (2021) Link Here ›› | 50, CRA |
| 2022 | Schwacke, L. H., Marques, T. A., Thomas, L., Booth, C. G., Balmer, B. C., Barratclough, A., Colegrove, K., De Guise, S., Garrison, L. P., Gomez, F. M., Morey, J. S., Mullin, K. D., Quigley, B. M., Rosel, P. E., Rowles, T. K., Takeshita, R., Townsend, F. I., Speakman, T. R., Wells, R. S., …, & Smith, C. R. (2022). Modeling population effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on a long-lived species. Conservation Biology, e13878. (2021) Link Here ›› | CRA, HAP |
| 2022 | Kucklick J, Boggs A, Huncik K, Moors A, Davis E, Ylitalo G, McConnell M, Makris C and Wells RS Temporal Trends of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Sarasota Bay Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Front. Mar. Sci. 9:763918. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.763918 (2022) Link Here ›› | 50, CRA, HAP |
| 2021 | Toms, C.N., Stone, T., Och, T. Skin lesion and mortality rate estimates for common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Florida Panhandle following a historic flood. PLOS ONE 16(10): e0257526. (2021) Link Here ›› | CRA, HAP |
| 2021 | Perry, C.T., Pratte, Z.A., Clavere-Graciette, A., Ritchie, K.B., Hueter, R.E., Newton, A.L., Fischer, G.C., Dinsdale, E.A., Doane, M.P., Wilkinson, K.A., Bassos-Hull, K., Lyons, K., Dove, A.D.M., Hoopes, L.A., Stewart, F.J. Elasmobranch microbiomes: emerging patterns and implications for host health and ecology. anim microbiome 3, 61 (2021). Link Here ›› | HAP, TAT |
| 2021 | Würsig, B., T. A. Jefferson, G. S. Silber and R. S. Wells. 2021. Vaquita: Beleaguered porpoise of the Gulf of California, Mexico. Therya, Vol. 12 (2): 187-206, DOI:10.12933/therya-21-1109. Link Here ›› | CRA |
| 2021 | Dziobak, M. K., R. S. Wells, E. C. Pisarski, E. F. Wirth, and L. B. Hart. 2021. Demographic assessment of mono (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) and monoethyl phthalate (MEP) concentrations in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota Bay, FL, USA. GeoHealth, 5, e2020GH000348. Link Here ›› | CRA, HAP |
| 2021 | Adamczak, S. K., R. R. Holser, D. P. Costa, E. Berens McCabe and R. S. Wells. 2021. Body composition of common bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Front. Mar. Sci. Link Here ›› | 50, HAP |
| 2021 | Cronin, M.R., S. H. Alonzo, S. K. Adamczak, D.N. Baker, R.S. Beltran, A.L. Borker, A.B. Favilla, R. Gatins, L.C. Goetz, N. Hack, J. G. Harenčár, E.A. Howard, M. C. Kustra, R. Maguiña, L. Martinez-Estevez, R.S. Mehta, I.M. Parker, K. Reid, M. B. Roberts, S.B. Shirazi, T.M. Tatom-Naecker, K.M. Voss, E. Willis-Norton, B. Vadakan, A.M. Valenzuela-Toro and E.S. Zavaleta. 2021. Anti-racist interventions to transform ecology, evolutionary, and conservation biology departments. Nature Ecology and Evolution. Link Here ›› | TAT |
| 2021 | Berens McCabe, E. J., R. S. Wells, C. Toms, A. Barleycorn, K. A. Wilkinson, and V. Palubok. 2021. Effects of multiple Karenia brevis red tide blooms on a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) prey assemblage: Patterns of resistance and resilience in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Frontiers in Marine Science, Marine Conservation and Sustainability, Special Topic: The dolphins of Sarasota Bay: Lessons from 50 years of research and conservation, 8:711114. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.711114 Link Here ›› | 50, EPD |
| 2020 | Cunha, H. A., C. P. Dias, L. C. Alvarenga, R. S. Wells and M. J. Cremer. 2020. Microscale population structure and kinship analyses suggest philopatry of both sexes in franciscanas (Pontoporia blainvillei). International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee Meeting, May 2020 SC/68B/SDDNA/04. 22 pp. Link Here ›› | CRA, EPD |
| 2021 | Cloyed, C. S., B. C. Balmer, L. H. Schwacke, R. S. Wells, E. J. Berens McCabe, A. A. Barleycorn, J. B. Allen, T. K. Rowles, C. R. Smith, R. Takeshita, F. I. Townsend, M. C. Tumlin, E. S. Zolman and R. H. Carmichael. 2021. Interaction Between dietary and habitat niche breadth influences cetacean vulnerability to environmental disturbance. Ecosphere 12 (9):e03759. 10.1002/ecs2.3759 Link Here ›› | CRA |
| 2021 | Wells, R. S., M. J. Cremer, L. G. Berninsone, D. Albareda, K. A. Wilkinson, M. A. Stamper, R. L. Paitach and P. Bordino. 2021. Tagging, ranging patterns and behavior of franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) off Argentina and Brazil: Considerations for conservation. Marine Mammal Science, 1-35. Link Here ›› | CRA, EPD, TAT |
| 1993 | Wells, R.S. 1993. Why all the blubbering? BISON Brookfield Zoo. 7(2):12-17. Link Here ›› | HAP |
| 1997 | Read, A.J., A.J. Westgate, R.S. Wells, D.M. Waples, B.M. Allen, M.D. Scott and A.A. Hohn. 1997. Testing attachment techniques for satellite transmitters on bottlenose dolphins near Sarasota, Florida. Contract Rept. to National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Beaufort Laboratory. Contr. No. 40ETNF700036. Link Here ›› | TAT |
| 2005 | Wells, R.S. 2005. Report to the Marine Mammal Commission on the Small Cetacean Electronic Tag Attachment Workshop, June 11-12, 2003, Sarasota Florida. Purchase Order No. T03326587. Link Here ›› | TAT |
| 2013 | Wells, R.S. 2013. Evaluation of tag attachments on small cetaceans. Final Report to the Office of Naval Research for Award Number: N000141210391. 5 pp. Link Here ›› | TAT |
| 2021 | Gulland, F.M.D. 2021. How to Work on a Non-endangered Species and Contribute to Cetacean Conservation: An Example by the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program. Front. Mar. Sci. 8:648957. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.648957 Link Here ›› | 50, CRA, TAT |
| 2021 | Fahlman, A., M.J. Moore, R.S. Wells. 2021. How Do Marine Mammals Manage and Usually Avoid Gas Emboli Formation and Gas Embolic Pathology? Critical Clues From Studies of Wild Dolphins. Front. Mar. Sci. 8:598633. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.598633 Link Here ›› | 50, HAP |
| 2021 | De Guise, S., M. Levin, L. Jasperse, J. Herrman, R.S. Wells, T. Rowles, L. Schwacke. 2021. Long‐Term Immunological Alterations in Bottlenose Dolphin a Decade after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Potential for Multigenerational Effects. Environ Toxicol Chem. 40(5):1308–1321. Link Here ›› | EPD, HAP |
| 2021 | Friess, C., Lowerre-Barbieri, S., Poulakis, G.R., Hammerschlag, N., Gardiner, J.M., Kroetz, A., Bassos-Hull, K., Bickford, J., Bohaboy, E.C., Ellis, R.D., Menendez, H., Patterson III, W.F., Price, M.E., Rehage, J.S., Shea, C.P., Smukall, M.J., Walters-Burnsed, S., Wilkinson, K.A., Young, J., Collins, A., DeGroot, B.C., Peterson, C.T., Purtlebaugh, C., Randall, M., Scharer, R.M., Schloesser, R.W., Wiley, T.R., Alvarez, G.A., Danylchuck, A., Fox, A.G., Grubbs, R.D., Hill, A., Locascio, J., O’Donnell, P.M., Skomal, G.B., Whoriskey, F.G., and L.P. Griffin. 2021. Regional-scale variability in the movement ecology of marine fishes revealed by an integrative acoustic tracking network. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 663:157-177. Link Here ›› | HAP |
| 2021 | Hooper, L. K., R. B. Tyson Moore, N. Boucquey, K. McHugh, and M. M. P. B. Fuentes. 2021. Compliance of dolphin ecotours to marine mammal viewing guidelines. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2021.1900206 Link Here ›› | CRA |
| 2021 | Sherman, K. K., N. E. Beaulieu-McCoy, E. L. Wurster, R. S. Wells, C. R. Smith, A. A. Barleycorn, J. B. Allen and N. M. Kellar. 2021. Serum correlation, demographic differentiation, and seasonality of blubber testosterone in common bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in Sarasota Bay, FL. Scientific Reports. 11:8941. Link Here ›› | EPD |
| 2021 | McHugh, K. A., A. A. Barleycorn, J. B. Allen, K. Bassos-Hull, G. Lovewell, D. Boyd, A. Panike, C. Cush, D. Fauquier, B. Mase, R. C. Lacy, M. R. Greenfield, D. I. Rubenstein, A. Weaver, A. Stone, L. Oliver, K. Morse and R. S. Wells. 2021. Staying Alive: Long-term success of bottlenose dolphin interventions in southwest Florida. Frontiers in Marine Science 7: 624729. (Section Marine Megafauna, Small Cetacean Conservation: Current Challenges and Opportunities) Link Here ›› | CRA, DRM |
| 2021 | DeGroot, B.C., K. Bassos-Hull, K.A. Wilkinson, S. Lowerri-Barbieri, G.R. Poulakis, M.J. Ajemian. 2021. Variable migration patterns of whitespotted eagle rays, Aetobatus narinari, along Florida’s Coastlines. Marine Biology 168:18. Link Here ›› | BSC, CRA, EPD |
| 2021 | Ajemian, M., C. Lamboy, A. Ibrahim, B. DeGroot, K. Bassos-Hull, D. Mann, L. Cherubin. 2021. Capturing shell-crushing by large mobile predators using passive acoustics technology. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. Volume 535, February 2021, 151497. Link Here ›› | BSC, EPD |
| 2020 | Dunn, C., D. Claridge, D. Herzing, C. Volker, K. Melillo-Sweeting, R. S. Wells, T. Turner and K. O’Sullivan. Accepted. Satellite-linked telemetry study of a rehabilitated and released Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the Bahamas provides insights into broader ranging patterns and conservation needs. Aquatic Mammals. 46: 633-639. Link Here ›› | DRM |
| 2020 | Hosegood, J., Humble, E., R. Ogden, M. de Bruyn, S. Creer, G. Stevens, M. Abudaya, K. Bassos-Hull, R. Bonfil, D. Fernando, A. Foote, H. Hipperson, R. Jabado, J. Kaden, M. Moazzam, L. Peel, S. Pollett, A. Ponzo, M. Poortvliet, J. Salah, H. Senn, J. Stewart, S. Wintner, and G. Carvalho. 2020. Phylogenomics and species delimitation for effective conservation of manta and devil rays. Molecular Ecology. Link Here ›› | CRA |
| 2019 | Hays, G. C., H. Bailey, S. J. Bograd, W. D. Bowen, C. Campagna, R. H. Carmichael, P. Casale, A. Chiaradia, D. P. Costa, E. Cuevas, P. J. Nico de Bruyn, M. P. Dias, C. M. Duarte, D. C. Dunn, P. H. Dutton, N. Esteban, A. Friedlaender, K. T. Goetz, B. J. Godley, P. N. Halpin, M. Hamann, N. Hammerschlag, R. Harcourt, A-L. Harrison, E. L. Hazen, M. R. Heupel, E. Hoyt, N. E. Humphries, C. Y. Kot, J. S. E. Lea, H. Marsh, S. M. Maxwell, C. R. McMahon, G. Notarbartolo di Sciara, D. M. Palacios, R. A. Phillips, D. Righton, G. Schofield, J. A. Seminoff, C. A. Simpfendorfer, D. W. Sims, A. Takahashi, M. J. Tetley, M. Thums, P. N. Trathan, S. Villegas-Amtmann, R. S. Wells, S. D. Whiting, N. E. Wildermann and A. M. M. Sequeira. 2019. Translating marine animal tracking data into conservation policy and management. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 34:459-473. DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.01.009 Link Here ›› | CRA |
| 2019 | Kragh, I. M., K. McHugh, R. S. Wells, L. S. Sayigh, V. M. Janik, P. L. Tyack and F. H. Jensen. 2019. Signal-specific amplitude adjustment to noise in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). J. of Experimental Biology 222: jeb216606. DOI: 10.1242/jeb.216606 Link Here ›› | BSC |
| 2019 | McBride-Kebert, S., J. S. Taylor, H. Lyn, F. R. Moore, D. F. Sacco, B. Kar and S. A. Kuczaj II. 2019. Controlling for survey effort is worth the effort: comparing bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) habitat use between standardized and opportunistic photographic-identification surveys. Aquatic Mammals 45(1): 21-29. DOI: 10.1578/AM.45.1.2019.21 Link Here ›› | EPD/TAT |
| 2019 | McBride-Kebert, S., J. S. Taylor, K. A. Wilkinson, H. Lyn, F. R. Moore, D. F. Sacco, B. Kar and S. A. Kuczaj II. 2019. Common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, seasonal habitat use and associations with habitat characteristics in Roanoke Sound, North Carolina. Int. J. of Comp Psychology 32. Link Here ›› | EPD |
| 2019 | McHugh, K. A. 2019. Odontocete social strategies and tactics along and inshore. Pp. 165-182 In: B. Würsig, ed., Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Odontocetes, Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Marine Mammals. Springer Nature Switzerland. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-16663-2_8 Link Here ›› | BSC |
| 2019 | Rojas-Bracho, L., F. M. D. Gulland, C. R. Smith, B. Taylor, R. S. Wells, P .O. Thomas, B. Bauer, M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, J. Teilmann, R. Dietz, J. D. Balle, M. V. Jensen, M. H. S. Sinding, A. Jaramillo-Legorreta, G. Abel, A. J. Read, A. J. Westgate, K. Colegrove, F. Gomez, K. Martz, R. Rebolledo, S. Ridgway, T. Rowles, C. E. van Elk, J. Boehm, G. Cardenas-Hinojosa, R. Constandse, E. Nieto-Garcia, W. Phillips, D. Sabio, R. Sanchez, J. Sweeney, F. Townsend, J. C. Vivanco, S. Walker. 2019. A field effort to capture critically endangered vaquitas (Phocoena sinus) for protection from entanglement in illegal gillnets. Endangered Species Research 38:11–27 DOI: 10.3354/esr00931 Link Here ›› | DRM/CRA |
| 2019 | Serrano-Flores, F., J.C. Pérez-Jiménez, I. Méndez-Loeza, K. Bassos-Hull, and M.J. Ajemian. 2019. Comparison between the feeding habits of spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) and their potential prey in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 99(3):661-672. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315418000450 Link Here ›› | EPD |
| 2019 | Taylor, B., R.S. Wells, P. Olson, R. L. Brownell, Jr., F. Gulland, A. J. Read, F. J. Valverde-Esparza, O. H. Ortiz-Garci?a, D. Ruiz-Sabio, A. M. Jaramillo-Legorreta and L. Rojas-Bracho. 2019. Likely annual calving in the vaquita, Phocoena sinus: A new hope? Marine Mammal Science 35: 1603-1612. DOI: 10.1111/mms.12595 Link Here ›› | EPD/CRA |
| 2019 | Wells, R. S. 2019. Common bottlenose dolphin foraging: Behavioral solutions that incorporate habitat features and social associates. Pp. 331-344 In: B. Würsig, ed., Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Odontocetes, Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Marine Mammals. Springer Nature Switzerland. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-16663-2_15 Link Here ›› | BSC/CRA |
| 2019 | Wells, R. S., A. Natoli and G. Braulik. 2019. Tursiops truncatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T22563A50377908. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T22563A156932432.en Link Here ›› | REV/CRA |
| 2020 | Brewster, L.R., B.V. Cahill, M.N. Burton, C. Dougan, J.S. Herr, L. Issac Norton, S.A. McGuire, M. Pico, E. Urban?Gedamke, K. Bassos?Hull, J.P. Tyminski, R.E. Hueter, B.M. Wetherbee, M. Shivji, N. Burnie and M.J. Ajemian. 2020. First insights into the vertical habitat use of the whitespotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari, revealed by pop?up satellite archival tags. Journal of Fish Biology. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14560 Link Here ›› | BSC |
| 2020 | Deming, A. C., N. L. Wingers, D. P. Moore, D. Rotstein, R. S. Wells, R. Ewing, M. R. Hodanbosi and R. H. Carmichael. 2020. Case report: Health impacts and recovery from prolonged freshwater exposure in a common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Frontiers in Veterinary Science 7:235. DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00235 Link Here ›› | HAP |
| 2020 | Fire, S., G. A. Miller and R. S. Wells. 2020. Explosive exhalations by common bottlenose dolphins during Karenia brevis red tides. Heliyon 6: e03525. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03525 Link Here ›› | HAP/EPD |
| 2020 | Greenfield, M. R., K. A. McHugh, R. S. Wells and D.I. Rubenstein. 2020. Anthropogenic injuries disrupt social associations of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Marine Mammal Science. DOI: 10.1111/mms.12729 Link Here ›› | BSC/CRA |
| 2020 | Hart, L., M. Dziobak, E. Pisarski, E. Wirth and R. S. Wells. 2020. Sentinels of synthetics – a comparison of phthalate exposure between common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and human reference populations. PLOS ONE 15 (10): e0240506. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240506 Link Here ›› | HAP |
| 2020 | Hazelkorn, R. A., R. S. Wells, Z. A. Siders, R. DeLynn and G. N. Lovewell. 2020. Physical maturity in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota Bay, FL. Marine Mammal Science 36: 1309-1321. DOI: 10.1111/mms.12733 Link Here ›› | HAP |
| 2020 | Irvine, A. B. 2020. The accidental marine mammalogist. Aquatic Mammals 46(5):504-529. DOI: 10.1578/AM.46.5.2020.504 Link Here ›› | REV |
| 2020 | Linnehan, B. K., A. Hsu, F. M. Gomez, S. M. Huston, R. Takeshita, K. M. Colegrove, T. K. Rowles, W. B. Musser, C. A. Harms, A. Barratclough, V. Cendejas, E. S. Zolman, B. C. Balmer, F. I. Townsend, R. S. Wells, E. D. Jensen, L. H. Schwacke and C. R. Smith. 2020. Standardization of dolphin cardiac auscultation and characterization of heart murmurs in managed and free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Frontiers in Veterinary Science 7:570055. DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.570055 Link Here ›› | HAP/TAT |
| 2020 | Morin, P., F. Archer, C. Avila, J. Balacco, Y. Bukham, W. Chow, O. Fedrigo, G. Formenti, J. Fronczek, A. Fungtammasan, F. Gulland, B. Haase, M-P. Heide-Jorgensen, M. Houck, K. Howe, A. Misuraca, J. Mountcastle, W. Musser, S. Paez, S. Pelan, A. Phillippy, A. Rhie, J. Robinson, L. Rojas-Bracho, T. Rowles, O. Ryder, C. Smith, S. Stevenson, B. Taylor, J. Teilmann, J. Torrance, R. Wells, A. Westgate and E. D. Jarvis. 2020. Reference genome and demographic history of the most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita. Molecular Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13284 Link Here ›› | CRA |
| 2020 | Robinson, K. J., K. Ternes, N. Hazon, R. S. Wells and V. M. Janik. 2020. Bottlenose dolphin calves have multi-year elevations of plasma oxytocin compared to all other age classes. General and Comparative Endocrinology 286: 113323. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.113323 Link Here ›› | HAP/BSC |
| 2020 | Robles-Malagamba, M., M. T. Walsh, M. Shamim Ahasan, P. Thompson, R. S. Wells, C. Jobin, A. A. Fodor, K. Winglee and T. B. Waltzek. 2020. Characterization of the bacterial microbiome among free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Heliyon 6: 1-10. e03944. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03944 Link Here ›› | HAP |
| 2020 | Ronje, E. I., H. R. Whitehead, K. Barry, S. Piwetz, J. Struve, V. Lecours, L. P. Garrison, R. S. Wells, K. D. Mullin. 2020. Abundance of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in three discrete estuaries of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico: Implications for a metapopulation. Gulf and Caribbean Research 31(1): 18-34. DOI: 10.18785/gcr.3101.09 Link Here ›› | EPD |
| 2020 | Rycyk, A. M., R. B. Tyson Moore, R. S. Wells, K. A. McHugh, E. J. Berens McCabe and D. A. Mann. 2020. Passive acoustic listening stations (PALS) show rapid onset of ecological effects of harmful algal blooms in real time. Scientific Reports 10: 17863 (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74647-z Link Here ›› | EPD/TAT |
| 2020 | Toms, C., T. Stone and T. Och-Adams. 2020. Visual-only assessments of skin lesions on free-ranging common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Reliability and utility of quantitative tools. Marine Mammal Science 36:744-773. DOI: 10.1111/mms.12670 Link Here ›› | HAP/TAT |
| 2020 | Tyson Moore, R. B., D. C. Douglas, H. H. Nollens, L. Croft and R. S. Wells. 2020. Post-release monitoring of a stranded and rehabilitated short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) reveals current-assisted travel. Aquatic Mammals 46(2): 200-214. DOI: 10.1578/AM.46.2.2020.200 Link Here ›› | DRM |
| 2020 | Wells, R. S. 2020. The Sarasota Dolphin Research Program in 2020: Celebrating 50 years of research, conservation, and education. Aquatic Mammals 25(5): 502-503. DOI: 10.1578/AM.46.5.2020.502 Link Here ›› | REV |
| 2018 | O'Hara, T., M. Templeton, J. Castellini, R. Wells, K. Beckmen and J. Berner. 2018. Use of blood-soaked cellulose filter paper for measuring Carbon and Nitrogen stable isotopes. Journal of Wildife Diseases 54:375-379. DOI: 10.7589/2017-08-202 Link Here ›› | TAT |
| 2018 | Pirotta, E., C. Booth, D. Costa, E. Fleishman, S. Kraus, D. Lusseau, D. Moretti, L. F. New, R. Schick, L. Schwarz, S. Simmons, L. Thomas, P. Tyack, M. Weise, R. Wells and J. Harwood. 2018. Understanding the population consequences of disturbance. Ecology and Evolution 8: 9934-9946. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4458 Link Here ›› | EPD/CRA |
| 2018 | Pulis, E. E, R. S. Wells, G. S. Schorr, D. C. Douglas, M. M. Samuelson and M. Solangi. 2018. Movements and dive patterns of Pygmy Killer Whales (Feresa attenuata) released in the Gulf of Mexico following rehabilitation. Aquatic Mammals 44(5): 555-567. DOI: 10.1578/AM.44.5.2018.555 Link Here ›› | DRM |
| 2018 | Sequeira, A. M. M., J. P Rodríguez, V. Eguíluz, R. Harcourt, M. Hindell, D. W. Sims, C. M. Duarte, D. P. Costa, J. Fernandez-Gracia, L. C. Ferreira, G. Hays, M. Heupel, M. G. Meekan, A. Aven, F. Bailleul, A. Baylis, M. Berumen, C. Braun, M. J. Caley, R. Campbell, R. H. Carmichael, E. Clua, L. Einoder, S. D. Goldsworthy, C. Guinet, J. Gunn, D. Hammer, N. Hammerschlag, M. Hammill, L. A. Hückstädt, N. E. Humphries, I. Jonsen, G. Skomal, M.-A. Lea, A. Lowther, A. Mackay, E. McHuron, J. Mckenzie, L. McLeay, C. R. McMahon, K. Mengersen, M. Muelbert, A.M. Pagano, B. Page, N. Queiroz, P. Robinson, S. A. Shaffer, M. Shivji, S. Thorrold, S. Villegas-Amtmann, M. Weise, R. Wells, B. Wetherbee, A. Wiebkin, B. Wienecke, M. Thums. 2018. Convergence of marine megafauna movement patterns in coastal and open oceans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115: 3072-3077. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1716137115 Link Here ›› | EPD/CRA |
| 2018 | Sprogis, K. R., F. Christiansen, H. C. Raudino, H. T. Kobryn, R. S. Wells and L. Bejder. 2018. Sex-specific differences in the seasonal habitat use of a coastal dolphin population. Biodiversity and Conservation 27: 3637-3656. DOI: 10.1007/s10531-018-1618-7 Link Here ›› | BSC |
| 2018 | Wells, R. S., A. Natoli and G. Braulik. 2018. Tursiops truncatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T22563A156932432.en Link Here ›› | REV/CRA |
| 2018 | Wells, R.S. 2018. Identification methods. Pp. 503-509 In: B. Würsig, J.G.M. Thewissen, and K. Kovacs, eds., Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. 3rd Ed. Academic Press/Elsevier, San Diego, CA. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804327-1.00009-1 Link Here ›› | TAT |
| 2018 | Wells, R.S. and M.D. Scott. 2018. Bottlenose dolphin: Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Pp. 118-125 In: B. Würsig, J.G.M. Thewissen, and K. Kovacs, eds., Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. 3rd Ed. Academic Press/Elsevier, San Diego, CA. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804327-1.00072-8 Link Here ›› | REV |
| 2019 | Andrews, R. D., R. W. Baird, J. Calambokidis, C. E. C. Goertz, F. M. D. Gulland, M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, S. K. Hooker, M. Johnson, B. Mate, Y. Mitani, D. P. Nowacek, K. Owen, L. T. Quakenbush, S. Raverty, J. Robbins, G. S. Schorr, O. V. Shpak, F. I. Townsend, Jr., M. Uhart, R. S. Wells and A. N. Zerbini. 2019. Best practice guidelines for cetacean tagging. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 20:27-66. Link Here ›› | TAT |
| 2019 | Baker, I., J. O’Brien, K. McHugh and S. Berrow. 2019. 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: 66-88. DOI: 10.1111/mms.12631 Link Here ›› | BSC |
| 2019 | Barratclough, A., R. S. Wells, L. H. Schwacke, T. K. Rowles, F. M. Gomez, D. A. Fauquier, J. C. Sweeney, F. I. Townsend, L. J. Hansen, E. S. Zolman, B. C. Balmer and C. R. Smith. 2019. Health assessments of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Past, present, and potential conservation applications. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6:444. DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00444 Link Here ›› | HAP/TAT |
| 2019 | Beal, A., J. J. Kiszka, R. S. Wells and J. M. Eirin-Lopez. 2019. The Bottlenose dolphin Epigenetic Aging Tool (BEAT): a molecular age estimation tool for small cetaceans. Frontiers in Marine Science 6:561. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00561 Link Here ›› | HAP/TAT |
| 2019 | Boggs, A. S. P., J. M. Ragland, E. S. Zolman, T. B. Schock, J. S. Morey, T. M. Galigan, G. Dalle Luche, B. C. Balmer, R. S. Wells, J. R. Kucklick and L. H. Schwacke. 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. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.06.006 Link Here ›› | TAT/HAP |
| 2019 | Cerutti-Pereyra, F., X. Arvizu-Torres, I. García-Carrillo, and K. Bassos-Hull. 2019. Ciencia ciudadana en la conservación de rayas águila. Ecofronteras: 23(66): 23-25. Link Here ›› | CRA |
| 2019 | De Guise, S., M. Levin, L. Jasperse, G. R. Risatti and R. S. Wells. 2019. T helper cell subsets and their functions in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Frontiers in Immunology 10:1578. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01578 Link Here ›› | HAP |
| 2019 | Galligan, T. M., A. S. P. Boggs, B. C. Balmer, T. Rowles, C. Smith, F. Townsend, R. S. Wells, E. S. Zolman and L. H. Schwacke. 2019. 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: 110583. 11 pp. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.110583 Link Here ›› | HAP |
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