Publications    

  1. Sluis MZ, Fujiwara M, Martinez-Andrade F, Wells RJD (2025) Spatiotemporal shifts and influence of environmental parameters on estuarine-dependent fishes in Texas bays. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 312, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2024.109034

  2. Fontaine P, Jensen CC, Matich P, Rooker JR, Wells RJD (2024) Predicting habitat suitability for the co-occurrence of an estuarine mesopredator and two top predatory fishes. Frontiers in Fish Science, doi:10.3389/frish.2024.1443923

  3. Annandale SF, Turner JP, Lippi DL, Dance M, Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2024) Habitat use and movements of parrotfishes in a Hawaiian coral reef seascape. Frontiers in Fish Science 2:1448809, doi:10.3389/frish.2024.1448809

  4. Uematsu Y, Ishihara T, Shimose T, Chen KS, Mohan JA, Rooker JR, Wells RJD, Snodgrass OE, Dewar H, Ohshimo S, Tanaka Y (2024) Distinct natal origins based on vertebral ring analysis corroborate the migration pattern of Pacific bluefin tuna in the North Pacific Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series, https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14656

  5. Hayne AHP, Richards TM, Drymon JM, Falterman B, Miller NR, Wells RJD, Mohan JA (2024) Vertebral chemistry distinguishes regional populations of Blacktip Sharks in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science, 16:e10290.

  6. Livernois MC, Rezek RJ , Wells RJD (2024) Spatial and ontogenetic trophic dynamics of co-occurring predatory fishes in a northern Gulf of Mexico estuary. Estuaries and Coasts, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-024-01361-8

  7. Ramírez-Mendoza Z, Sosa-Nishizaki O, Pardo MA, Herzka SZ, Wells RJD, Rooker JR, Falterman BJ, Dreyfus-Leon MJ. (2024) Mesoscale activity drives the habitat suitability of yellowfin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientific Reports 14, 8256. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58613-7

  8. Stephens SA, Dance MA, Sluis MZ, Kline RJ, Streich MK, Stunz GW, Adams AJ, Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2024) Spatial distribution and movement of Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. PLoS One 19(3):e0298394, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298394

  9. Steffen C, Stephens S, Dance MA, Lippi DL, Jensen CC, Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2023) Estuarine-coastal connectivity and partial migration of Southern Flounder in the Gulf of Mexico. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 294, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108545

  10. Gough B, Prouse A, Dance MA, Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2023) Regional Variation in the Trophic Ecology of Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) in the Western Atlantic Ocean. Fishes 2023, 8, 519. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8100519 

  11. Spear LN, Kohin S, Mohan JA, Wells RJD (2023) Insights into vertebral band pair deposition rate in the juvenile common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus) in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15538

  12. Rooker JR, Sluis MZ, Kitchens LL, Dance MA, Falterman B, Lee JM, Liu H, Miller N, Murua H, Rooker AM, Saillant E, Walter J, Wells RJD (2023) Nursery origin of yellowfin tuna in the western Atlantic Ocean: significance of Caribbean Sea and trans-Atlantic migrants. Scientific Reports 13:16277. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-43163-1

  13. Wells RJD, Drymon JM, Trueman CN, Papastamatiou YP, Mourier J, Meekan M, eds. (2023) Movement and connectivity of large pelagic sharks. Lausanne: Frontiers Media SA. doi: 10.3389/978-2-8325-1178-7

  14. Binstock AL, Richards TM, Gibson-Banks K, Drymon JM, Wells RJD, Mohan JA (2023) Assessing ecological connectivity of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) in the Gulf of Mexico using stable isotope analysis of multiple tissues. Fisheries Research 268, 106849, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106849

  15. Dominguez-Sanchez PS, Sirovic A, Fonseca-Ponce IA, Zavala-Jimenez AA, Rubin RD, Kumli KR, Ketchum J, Galvan-Magana F, Wells RJD, Stewart JD (2023) Occupancy of acoustically tagged oceanic manta rays, Mobula birostris, in Bahia de Banderas, Mexico. Marine Biology 170:128, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04278-1

  16. Banks K, Streich MK, Drymon JM, Scyphers SB, Mohan JA, Wells RJD, Binstock AL, Richards TM, White CF, Whitney NM, Stunz GW (2023) Talk is cheap: Direct evidence of conservation-based changes in angler behavior. Conservation Science and Practice, e13001. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13001

  17. Frazier BS, Vinyard EA, Fields AT, Driggers WB, Grubbs RD, Adams DH, Drymon JM, Gardiner JM, Hendon JM, Hoffmayer E, Heuter RE, Wells RJD, Wiley TR, Portnoy DS (2023) Age, growth and maturity of Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Biology of Fishes, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-023-01439-5

  18. Garner SB, Sluis MZ, Wells RJD, Boswell KM, Cowan JR (2023) Resource partitioning of sympatric Lutjanids in the northern Gulf of Mexico using stable isotope analysis. Fishes, 8, 244. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8050244

  19. Gutierrez EM, Plumlee JD, Bolser DG, Erisman BE, Wells RJD (2023) Regional variation in feeding patterns of sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. Fishes, 8,188. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8040188

  20. LaFreniere BR, Sosa-Nishizaki O, Herzka SZ, Snodgrass O, Dewar H, Miller N, Wells RJD, Mohan JA (2023) Vertebral chemistry distinguishes nursery habitats of juvenile shortfin mako in the eastern North Pacific Ocean. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 15:e10234
    https://doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10234

  21. Richards TM, Sutton TT, Woodstock MS, Judkins H, Wells RJD (2023) Body size, depth of occurrence, and local oceanography shape trophic structure in a diverse deep-pelagic micronekton assemblage. Progress in Oceanography, 213, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2023.102998

  22. Binstock AL, Richards TM, Wells RJD, Drymon JM, Gibson-Banks K, Streich MK, Stunz GW, White CF, Whitney NM, Mohan JA (2023) Variable post-release mortality in common shark species captured in Texas shore-based recreational fisheries. PLoS ONE 18(2): e0281441

  23. Mohan JA, Curiel AR, Herzka SZ, Wells RJD, Miller NR, Sosa-Nishizaki O, Garcia-Rodriguez E (2023). Inferring habitat use of the Pacific White Shark using vertebral chemistry. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9:1082219. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.1082219

  24. Quigg A, Wells RJD, Rooker JR, Hill RL, Kitchens LL, Dance MA, Moulton DL, Sanchez PJ, Ferreira BP (2023) Food web connectivity in a mangrove-seagrass-patch reef (MSP) seascape: lessons from a tropical back-reef in Puerto Rico. Fishes, 8, 44. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8010044

  25. Mohan JA, Dewar H, Snodgrass O, Miller NR, Tanaka Y, Ohshimo S, Rooker JR, Francis M, Wells RJD (2022) Otolith geochemistry reflects life histories of Pacific bluefin tuna. PLoS ONE 17(10):e0275899.
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275899

  26. Branham CC, Frazier BS, Strange JB, Galloway AS, Adams DH, Drymon JM, Grubbs RD, Portnoy DS, Wells RJD, Sancho G (2022) Diet of the bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) along the northern Gulf of Mexico and southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 45.2: 257-267.
    https://doi.org/10.32800/abc.2022.45.0257

  27. Andrzejaczek S, et al. (2022) Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology. Science Advances 8, eabo1754

  28. Anderson T, Meese EN, Drymon JM, Stunz GW, Falterman B, Menjivar E, Wells RJD (2022) Diel vertical habitat use observations of a scalloped hammerhead and a bigeye thresher in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fishes 7, 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7040148

  29. Sutton TS, Milligan RJ, Boswell KM, Cook AB, Cornic M, Daly K, Frank T, Frasier K, Hahn D, Hernandez F, Hildebrand J, Hu C, Johnston M, Joye SB, Judkins H, Moore JA, Murawski SA, Pruzinsky NN, Quinlan JA, Remsen A, Robinson K, Romero I, Rooker J, Vecchione M, Wells RJD (2022) The open-ocean Gulf of Mexico after Deepwater Horizon: Synthesis of a decade of research. Frontiers in Marine Science doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.753391

  30. Wells RJD, Rooker JR, Addis P, Arrizabalaga H, Baptista M, Bearzi G, Fraile I, Lacoue-Labarthe T, Meese EN, Megalofonou P, Rosa R, Sobrino I, Sykes AV, Villanueva R (2021) Regional patterns of d13C and d15N for the European common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) throughout the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Royal Society Open Science 8: 210345.https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210345

  31. Wells RJD, Quesnell VA, Humphreys RL Jr, Dewar H, Rooker JR, Alvarado Bremer J, Snodgrass OE (2021) Nursery origin and population connectivity of swordfish Xiphias gladius in the North Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology doi: 10.1111/jfb.14723

  32. Dance MA, Rooker JR, Kline RJ, Quigg A, Stunz GR, Wells RJD, Lara K, Lee J, Suarez B (2021) Importance of low-relief nursery habitat for reef fishes. Ecosphere 12(6):e03542. 10.1002/ecs2.3542

  33. Livernois MC, Fujiwara M, Fisher M, Wells RJD (2021) Seasonal patterns of habitat suitability and spatiotemporal overlap within an assemblage of estuarine predators and prey.Marine Ecology Progress Series 668:39-55, doi: 10.3354/meps13700

  34. Plumlee JD, Hala DN, Rooker JR, Shipley JB, Wells RJD (2021) Trophic ecology of fishes associated with artificial reefs assessed using multiple biomarkers. Hydrobiologia doi:10.1007/s10750-021-04647-1

  35. Rooker JR, Wells RJD, Block B, Liu H, Baumann H, Zapp M, Chiang WC, Miller NR, Ohshimo S, Mohan J, Dance MA, Shiao JC (2021) Natal origin and age-specific egress of Pacific bluefin tuna from coastal nurseries revealed with geochemical markers. Scientific Reports 11, 14216. doi://10.1038/s41598-021-93298-2

  36. TinHan TC, Wells RJD (2021) Spatial and ontogenetic patterns in the trophic ecology of juvenile bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Marine Science doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.664316

  37. Livernois MC, Mohan JA, TinHan TC, Richards TM, Falterman BJ, Miller NR, Wells RJD (2021) Ontogenetic patterns of elemental tracers in the vertebrae cartilage of coastal and oceanic sharks. Frontiers in Marine Science doi:10.2289/fmars.2021.704134

  38. Cook AB, Bernard AM, Boswell KM, Bracken-Grissom H, D’Elia M, deRada S, Easson CG, English D, Eytan RI, Frank T, Hu C, Johnston MW, Judkins H, Lembke C, Lopez JV, Milligan RJ, Moore JA, Penta B, Pruzinsky NM, Quinlan JA, Richards TM, Romero IC, Shivji MS, Vecchione M, Weber MD, Wells RJD, Sutton TT (2020) A multidisciplinary approach to investigate deep-pelagic ecosystem dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico following Deepwater Horizon. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:548880. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.548880

  39. Alewijnse SR, Wells RJD (2020) Diet of the blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf and Caribbean Research 31, SC25-SC30. DOI: 10.18785/gcr.3101.12

  40. Richards TM, Sutton TT, Wells RJD (2020) Trophic structure and sources of variation influencing the stable isotope signatures of meso- and bathypelagic micronekton fishes. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:507992. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.507992

  41. Rooker JR, Wells RJD, Addis P, Arrizabalaga H, Baptista M, Bearzi G, Dance MA, Fraile I, Lacoue-Labarthe T, Lee JM, Megalofonou P, Rosa R, Sobrino I, Sykes A, Villanueva R (2020) Natural geochemical markers reveal environmental history and population connectivity of common cuttlefish in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 17: 20200309. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2020.0309

  42. Ajemian MJ, Drymon JM, Hammerschlag N, Wells RJD, Street G, Falterman B, McKinney JA, Driggers WB, Hoffmayer ER, Fischer C, Stunz GW (2020) Movement patterns and habitat use of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) across ontogeny in the Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE 15(7): e0234868 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234868

  43. TinHan TC, O’Leary S, Portnoy D, Rooker JR, Gelpi C, Wells RJD (2020) Natural tags identify nursery origin of a coastal elasmobranch (Carcharhinus leucas). Journal of Applied Ecology, 57:1222-1232. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.13627

  44. Mohan JA, Jones E, Hendon J, Falterman B, Boswell KM, Hoffmayer E, Wells RJD (2020) Capture stress and post-release mortality of blacktip sharks in recreational charter fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico. Conservation Physiology, doi:10.1093/conphys/coaa041

  45. Plumlee JD, Dance KM, Dance MA, Rooker JR, TinHan TC, Shipley JB, Wells RJD (2020) Fish assemblages associated with artificial reefs assessed using multiple gear types in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science, doi:10.5343/bms.2019.0091

  46. Matich P, Nowicki RJ, Davis J, Mohan JA, Plumlee JD, Strickland BA, TinHan TC, Wells RJD, Fisher M (2020) Does proximity to freshwater refuge affect the size structure of an estuarine predator (Carcharhinus leucas) in the north-west Gulf of Mexico? Marine and Freshwater Research 71: 1-16 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF19346

  47. Boswell KM, D’Elia M, Johnston MW, Mohan JA, Warren JD, Wells RJD, Sutton TT (2020) Oceanographic structure and light levels drive patterns of scattering layers in a low-latitude oceanic system. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:51. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00051

  48. Wells RJD, Mohan JA, Dewar H, Rooker JR, Tanaka Y, Snodgrass O, Kohin S, Miller NR, Ohshimo S (2020) Natal origin of Pacific bluefin tuna from the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem. Biology Letters 16:20190878 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0878

  49. Fujiwara M, Martinez-Andrade F, Wells RJD, Fisher M, Pawluk M, Livernois MC (2019) Climate-related factors cause changes in the diversity of fish and invertebrates in subtropical coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Communications Biology 2:403 doi:10.1038/s42003-019-0650-9

  50. Rooker JR, Dance MA, Wells RJD, Ajemian MJ, Block BA, Castleton MR, Drymon JM, Falterman BJ, Franks JS, Hammerschlag N, Hendon JM, Hoffmayer ER, Kraus RT, McKinney JA, Secor DH, Stunz GW, Walter JF (2019) Population connectivity of pelagic megafauna in the Cuba-Mexico-United States triangle. Scientific Reports 9:1663, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-38144-8

  51. Milligan RJ, Bernard AM, Boswell KM, Bracken-Grissom HD, D’Elia MA, deRada S, Easson CG, English D, Eytan RI, Finnegan KA, Hu C, Lembke C, Lopez JV, Penta B, Richards T, Romero IC, Shivji M, Timm L, Warren JD, Weber M, Wells RJD, Sutton TT (2018) The application of novel research technologies by the Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND) consortium. Marine Technology Society Journal 52(6): 81-86

  52. Mohan JA, Miller NR, Herzka SZ, Sosa-Nishizaki O, Kohin S, Dewar H, Kinney M, Snodgrass O, Wells RJD (2018). Elements of time and place: manganese and barium in shark vertebrae reflect age and upwelling histories. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 285: 20181760. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.1760

  53. Wells RJD, TinHan TC, Dance MA, Drymon JM, Falterman B, Ajemian MJ, Stunz GW, Mohan JA, Hoffmayer ER, Driggers WB III, McKinney JA (2018) Movement, behavior, and habitat use of a marine apex predator, the Scalloped Hammerhead. Frontiers in Marine Science 5:321. doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00321

  54. Dance KM, Rooker JR, Shipley JB, Dance MA, Wells RJD (2018) Feeding ecology of fishes associated with artificial reefs in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE 13(10): e0203873. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203873

  55. Richards TM, Gipson EE, Cook A, Sutton TT, Wells RJD (2018) Trophic ecology of meso- and bathypelagic predatory fishes in the Gulf of Mexico. ICES Journal of Marine Science; doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsy074

  56. Rooker JR, Dance MA, Wells RJD, Quigg A, Hill RL, Appeldoorn RS, Ferreira BP, Boswell KM, Sanchez PJ, Moulton DL, Kitchens LL, Aschenbrenner A (2018) Seascape connectivity and the influence of predation risk on the movement of fishes inhabiting a back-reef ecosystem. Ecosphere

  57. TinHan TC, Mohan JA, Dumesnil M, DeAngelis BM, Wells RJD (2018) Linking habitat use and trophic ecology of spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) on a restored oyster reef in a subtropical estuary. Estuaries and Coasts; doi.org/10.1007/s12237-018-0391-x

  58. Plumlee JD, Dance KM, Matich P, Mohan JA, Richards TM, TinHan TC, Fisher MR, Wells RJD (2018) Community structure of elasmobranchs in estuaries along the northwest Gulf of Mexico. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science 204: 103-113

  59. Bird C, et al. (2018) A global perspective on the trophic geography of sharks. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2: 299-305

  60. Drymon JM, Wells RJD (2017) Double tagging clarifies post-release fate of great hammerheads (Sphyrna mokarran). Animal Biotelemetry 5:28

  61. Mohan JA, Tinhan T, Miller NR, Wells RJD (2017) Effects of sample cleaning and storage on the elemental composition of shark vertebrae. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 31: 2073-2080

  62. Matich P, Mohan JA, Plumlee JD, Tinhan T, Wells RJD, Fisher M (2017) Factors shaping the co-occurrence of two juvenile shark species along the Texas Gulf Coast. Marine Biology 164: 141. doi:10.1007/s00227-017-3173-2

  63. Wells RJD, Rooker JR, Quigg A, Wissel B (2017) Influence of mesoscale oceanographic features on pelagic food webs in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biology doi:10.1007/s00227-017-3122-0

  64. Mohan J, Sutton TT, Cook AB, Boswell KM, Wells RJD (2017) Influence of oceanographic conditions on abundance and distribution of post-larval and juvenile carangid fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Oceanography doi:10.1111/fog.12214

  65. Churnside JH, Wells RJD, Boswell KM, Quinlan JA, Marchbanks RD, McCarty BJ, Sutton TT (2017) Surveying the distribution and abundance of flying fishes and other epipelagics in the northern Gulf of Mexico using airborne lidar. Bulletin of Marine Science 93: 591-609

  66. Wells RJD, Spear N, Kohin S (2017) Age validation of the blue shark (Prionace glauca) in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Marine and Freshwater Research 68: 1130-1136

  67. Harrington T, Plumlee JD, Drymon JM and Wells RJD (2016). Diets of Atlantic Sharpnose Shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) and Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf and Caribbean Research 27: 42-51.

  68. Kinney MJ, Wells RJD, Kohin S (2016) Oxytetracycline age validation of an adult shortfin mako after six years at liberty. Journal of Fish Biology 89: 1828-1833

  69. Fraile I, Arrizabalaga H, Santiago J, Goni N, Arregi I, Madinabeitia S, Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2016) Otolith chemistry as an indicator of movements of albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the North Atlantic Ocean. Marine and Freshwater Research 67: 1002–1013

  70. Plumlee JD, Wells RJD (2016) Feeding ecology of three coastal shark species in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series 550: 163-174

  71. Xu Y, Teo SLH, Piner KR, Chen KS, Wells RJD (2016) Using an approximate length-conditional approach to estimate von Bertalanffy growth parameters of North Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga). Fisheries Research 180: 138-146

  72. Rooker JR, Wells RJD, Itano D, Thorrold S, Lee J (2016) Natal origin and population connectivity of bigeye and yellowfin tuna in the Pacific Ocean. Fisheries Oceanography 25: 277-291

  73. Churnside JH, Marchbanks RD, Donaghay PL, Sullivan JM, Graham WM, Wells RJD (2016) Hollow aggregations of moon jellyfish (Aurelia spp.). Journal of Plankton Research 38: 122-130

  74. Wells RJD, Kinney MJ, Kohin S, Dewar H, Rooker JR, Snodgrass OE (2015) Natural tracers reveal population structure of albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the eastern North Pacific Ocean. ICES Journal of Marine Science 72: 2118-2127

  75. Lyons K, Preti A, Madigan DJ, Wells RJD, Blasius ME, Snodgrass OE, Kacev D, Harris JD, Dewar H, Kohin S, MacKenzie K, Lowe CG (2015) Insights into the life history and ecology of a large shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) captured in southern California. Journal of Fish Biology 87: 200-211

  76. Baumann H, Wells RJD, Rooker JR, Saijin Z, Baumann ZA, Madigan DJ, Dewar H, Snodgrass OE, Fisher NS (2015) Combining otolith microstructure and trace elemental analyses to infer the arrival of juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna in the California Current Ecosystem. ICES Journal of Marine Science 72: 2128-2138

  77. Shimose T, Wells RJD (2015) Feeding Ecology of Bluefin Tunas. Pages 78-97 In T. Kitagawa, S. Kumura, editors. Biology and Ecology of Bluefin Tuna. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.

  78. Hoolihan JP, Wells RJD, Luo J, Falterman B, Prince ED, Rooker JR. (2014). Vertical and horizontal movements of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 6: 211-222

  79. Timm LL, Carter JE, Frey J, Prappas J, Wells RJD (2014). Birth of common shovelnose rays (Glaucostegus typus) under captive conditions. Zoo Biology 33: 357-359.

  80. Renck CL, Wells RJD, Dewar H, Talley DM (2014). Regional growth patterns of juvenile albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the eastern North Pacific. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Reports 55: 135-143

  81. Rooker JR, Kitchens LL, Dance MA, Wells RJD, Falterman B, Cornic M (2013). Spatial, temporal, and habitat-related variation in abundance of pelagic fishes in the Gulf of Mexico: potential implications of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. PLoS ONE 8(10): e76080. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0076080

  82. Wells RJD, Kohin S, Teo SLH, Snodgrass OE, Uosaki K (2013). Age and growth of North Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga): implications for stock assessment.  Fisheries Research 147:55-62

  83. Wells RJD, Smith SE, Kohin S, Freund E, Spear N, Ramon DA (2013). Age validation of juvenile Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) tagged and marked with oxytetracycline off southern California. Fishery Bulletin 111:147-160

  84. Zapp-Sluis M, Boswell KM, Chumchal MM, Wells RJD, Soulen B, Cowan JH (2013). Regional variation in mercury and stable isotopes of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 32: 434-441

  85. Grabowski TB, Boswell KM, McAdam BJ, Wells RJD, Marteinsdottir G (2012). Characterization of Atlantic cod spawning habitat and behavior in Icelandic coastal waters. PLoS ONE 7(12): e51321. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051321Characterization of Atlantic cod spawning habitat and behavior in Icelandic coastal waters.

  86. Wells RJD, Rooker JR, Itano D (2012). Nursery origin of yellowfin tuna in the Hawaiian Islands. Marine Ecology Progress Series 461: 187-196

  87. Rooker JR, Simms JR, Wells RJD, Holt SA, Holt GJ, Graves JE, Furey NB (2012). Distribution and habitat associations of billfish and swordfish larvae across mesoscale features in the Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE 7(4): e34180. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034180

  88. Preti A, Soykan CU, Dewar H, Wells RJD, Spear N, Kohin S (2012). Comparative feeding ecology of shortfin mako, blue and common thresher sharks in the California Current. Environmental Biology of Fishes 95: 127-146

  89. Kraus RT, Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2011). Horizontal movements of Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biology 158: 699-713

  90. Wells RJD, Rooker JR, Prince ED (2010). Regional variation in the otolith chemistry of blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) and white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) from the western North Atlantic Ocean. Fisheries Research 106: 430-435

  91. Wells RJD, Steneck RS, Palma AT (2010). Three-dimensional resource partitioning between American lobster (Homarus americanus) and rock crab (Cancer irroratus) in a subtidal kelp forest. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 384: 1-6

  92. Boswell KM, Wells RJD, Cowan JH Jr., Wilson CA (2010). Biomass, density, and size distributions of fishes associated with a large-scale artificial reef complex in the Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science 86: 879-889

  93. Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2009). Feeding ecology of pelagic fish larvae and juveniles in slope waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Fish Biology 75: 1719-1732

  94. Wells RJD, Harper JO, Rooker JR, Landry AM Jr., Dellapenna TM (2009). Fish assemblage structure on a drowned barrier island in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Hydrobiologia 625: 207-221

  95. Wells RJD, Cowan JH Jr., Patterson WF, Walters CJ (2008). Effect of trawling on juvenile red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) habitat selection and life history parameters. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65: 2399-2411

  96. Wells RJD, Cowan JH Jr., Fry B (2008). Feeding ecology of red snapper Lutjanus campechanus in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series 361: 213-225

  97. Wells RJD, Chumchal MM, Cowan JH Jr. (2008). Effect of trawling and habitat on mercury concentration in juvenile red snapper from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137: 1839-1850

  98. Wells RJD, Cowan JH Jr., Patterson WF (2008). Habitat use and the effect of shrimp trawling on fish and invertebrate communities over the northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf. ICES Journal of Marine Science 65: 1610-1619

  99. Manríquez KC, Pardo LM, Wells RJD, Palma AT (2008) Crypsis in Paraxanthus barbiger (Decapoda: Brachyura): mechanisms against visual predators. Journal of Crustacean Biology 28: 473-479

  100. Wells RJD, Boswell KM, Cowan JH Jr., Patterson WF (2008) Size selectivity of sampling gears targeting red snapper in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Research 89: 294-299

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  103. Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2004) Spatial and temporal patterns of habitat use by fishes associated with Sargassum mats in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science 74: 81-99