Wargat, B. & Morgan, C. & McCallister, M. & Frazier, B.S. & Gelsleichter, J. (2024)
Identification of estuarine nursery habitat for young-of-year scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) in the Tolomato River, Florida, USA. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 70, Article 103396
DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103396

Schuitema, O. & Motta, P.J. & Gelsleichter, J. & Horton, M. & Habegger, M.L. (2024)
Histological comparison of shark dermis across various ecomorphologies. Anatomical Record, in press
DOI: 10.1002/ar.25568

Galloway, A.S. & Lyons, K. & Portnoy, D.S. & Barker, A.M. & Adams, D.H. & Gelsleichter, J. & Reyier, E.A. & Frazier, B.S. (2024)
Trophic ecology of Carolina Sphyrna gilberti and scalloped S. lewini hammerheads in the southeastern USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 743, 25–46
DOI: 10.3354/meps14644

Crawford, L.M. & Gelsleichter, J. & Newton, A.L. & Hoopes, L.A. & Lee, C.-S. & Fisher, N.S. & Adams, D.H. & Giraudo, M. & McElroy, A.E. (2023)
Associations between total mercury, trace minerals, and blood health markers in Northwest Atlantic white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) Marine Pollution Bulletin, 195, Article 115533
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115533

De Acevedo, M.G. & Gelsleichter, J. (2021)
Female sperm storage in the bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo oviducal gland: Immunolocalization of steroid hormone receptors in sperm storage tubules. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 310, Article 113827
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2021.113827

Barker, A.M. & Frazier, B.S. & Adams, D.H. & Bedore, C.N. & Belcher, C.N. & Driggers, W.B. & Galloway, A.S. & Gelsleichter, J. & Grubbs, R.D. & Reyier, E.A. & Portnoy, D.S. (2021)
Distribution and relative abundance of scalloped (Sphyrna lewini) and Carolina (S. gilberti) hammerheads in the western North Atlantic Ocean. Fisheries Research, 242, Article 106039
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2021.106039

Ehnert-Russo, S.L. & Gelsleichter, J. (2020)
Mercury Accumulation and Effects in the Brain of the Atlantic Sharpnose Shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 78(2), 267–283
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-019-00691-0

Somerville, R. & Fisher, M. & Persson, L. & Ehnert-Russo, S. & Gelsleichter, J. & Bielmyer-Fraser, G. (2020)
Analysis of Trace Element Concentrations and Antioxidant Enzyme Activity in Muscle Tissue of the Atlantic Sharpnose Shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 79, 371–390
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-020-00753-8

Deacevedo, M.G. & Frazier, B.S. & Belcher, C. & Gelsleichter, J. (2020)
Reproductive cycle and fecundity of the bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo L. from the northwest Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology, 97(6), 1733–1747
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14537

Brown, A.N. & Frazier, B.S. & Gelsleichter, J. (2020)
Re-evaluation of reproductive cycle and fecundity of finetooth sharks Carcharhinus isodon (Valenciennes 1839) from the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, with new observations on ovarian cycle and reproductive endocrinology of biennially reproducing sharks. Journal of Fish Biology, 97(6), 1780–1793
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14542

Weber, D.N. & Frazier, B.S. & Whitney, N.M. & Gelsleichter, J. & Sancho, G. (2020)
Stress response and postrelease mortality of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) captured in shore-based and charter-boat-based recreational fisheries. Fishery Bulletin, 118(3), 297–314
DOI: 10.7755/FB.118.3.8

Gelsleichter, J. & Sparkman, G. & Howey, L.A. & Brooks, E.J. & Shipley, O.N. (2020)
Elevated accumulation of the toxic metal mercury in the Critically Endangered oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus from the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Endangered Species Research, 43, 267–279
DOI: 10.3354/esr01068

Anderson, B. & Belcher, C. & Slack, J. & Gelsleichter, J. (2018)
Evaluation of the use of portable ultrasonography to determine pregnancy status and fecundity in bonnethead shark Sphyrna tiburo. Journal of Fish Biology, 93(6), 1163–1170
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13831

Hart, H.R. & Evans, A.N. & Gelsleichter, J. & Ahearn, G.A. (2016)
Molecular identification and functional characteristics of peptide transporters in the bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo). Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 186(7), 855–866
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-016-0999-8

Fields, A.T. & Feldheim, K.A. & Gelsleichter, J. & Pfoertner, C. & Chapman, D.D. (2016)
Population structure and cryptic speciation in bonnethead sharks Sphyrna tiburo in the south-eastern U.S.A. and Caribbean. Journal of Fish Biology, 89(5), 2219–2233
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13025

Portnoy, D.S. & Hollenbeck, C.M. & Bethea, D.M. & Frazier, B.S. & Gelsleichter, J. & Gold, J.R. (2016)
Population structure, gene flow, and historical demography of a small coastal shark (Carcharhinus isodon) in US waters of the Western Atlantic Ocean. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 73(9), 2322–2332
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsw098

Hart, H. & Evans, A. & Gelsleichter, J. & Ahearn, G. (2015)
Molecular identification and functional characteristics of peptide transporter 1 in the bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) [Abstract]. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 55, E271
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icv012

Madigan, D.J. & Brooks, E.J. & Bond, M.E. & Gelsleichter, J. & Howey, L.A. & Abercrombie, D.L. & Brooks, A. & Chapman, D.D. (2015)
Diet shift and site-fidelity of oceanic whitetip sharks Carcharhinus longimanus along the Great Bahama Bank. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 529, 185–197
DOI: 10.3354/meps11302

Portnoy, D.S. & Puritz, J.B. & Hollenbeck, C.M. & Gelsleichter, J. & Chapman, D. & Gold, J.R. (2015)
Selection and sex-biased dispersal in a coastal shark: the influence of philopatry on adaptive variation. Molecular Ecology, 24(23), 5877–5885
DOI: 10.1111/mec.13441

Walker, C.J. & Gelsleichter, J. & Adams, D.H. & Manire, C.A. (2014)
Evaluation of the use of metallothionein as a biomarker for detecting physiological responses to mercury exposure in the bonnethead, Sphyrna tiburo. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 40(5), 1361–1371
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-014-9930-y

Portnoy, D.S. & Hollenbeck, C.M. & Belcher, C.N. & Driggers, W.B. & Frazier, B.S. & Gelsleichter, J. & Grubbs, R.D. & Gold, J.R. (2014)
Contemporary population structure and post-glacial genetic demography in a migratory marine species, the blacknose shark, Carcharhinus acronotus. Molecular Ecology, 23(22), 5480–5495
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12954

Gelsleichter, J. & Szabo, N.J. (2013)
Uptake of human pharmaceuticals in bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) inhabiting a wastewater-impacted river. Science of the Total Environment, 456–457, 196–201
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.03.078

Mccallister, M. & Ford, R. & Gelsleichter, J. (2013)
Abundance and Distribution of Sharks in Northeast Florida Waters and Identification of Potential Nursery Habitat. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 5(1), 200–210
DOI: 10.1080/19425120.2013.786002

Gelsleichter, J. & Evans, A.N. (2012)
Hormonal Regulation of Elasmobranch Physiology. In J.C. Carrier, J.A. Musick, & M.R. Heithaus (Eds.), Biology of Sharks and their Relatives (2th ed., pp. 313–348). CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida

Mccallister, M. & Digirolamo, T. & Gelsleichter, J. (2012)
Understanding the effect of prey abundance on habitat selection for the Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) in a northeast Florida estuary [Abstract]. World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada, August 8 – 14, 2012, Book of Abstracts, 463–464

Ford, R. & Gelsleichter, J. & Frazier, B. & Belcher, C. & Piercy, A. & Grubbs, R.D. (2012)
Reproductive Periodicity of the Blacknose Shark (Carcharhinus acronotus) within its Atlantic Range [Abstract]. World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada, August 8 – 14, 2012, Book of Abstracts, 220

Grubbs, D. & Gelsleichter, J. & Heithaus, M.R. & Kirk, G. & Charles, C. (2012)
Demersal elasmobranch assemblages associated with Desoto Canyon and the continental slope of the eastern Gulf of Mexico relative to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill [Abstract]. World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada, August 8 – 14, 2012, Book of Abstracts, 276

Anderson, B. & Gelsleichter, J. & Frazier, B. & Belcher, C. (2012)
Evaluation of Gonadal Steroid Chemiluminescence Immunoassays (CLIA) for Non-lethal Characterization of Reproductive Status for Elasmobranchs [Abstract]. World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada, August 8 – 14, 2012, Book of Abstracts, 15

Gelsleichter, J. & Grubbs, D. & Heithaus, M.R. & Leary, A. & Piercy, A. (2012)
Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on deepwater shark populations from the northeast Gulf of Mexico [Abstract]. World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada, August 8 – 14, 2012, Book of Abstracts, 241

Ford, R. & Gelsleichter, J. & Frazier, B. & Belcher, C. & Grubbs, R.D. & Piercy, A. (2011)
Preliminary Analysis of Reproductive Periodicity of the Blacknose Shark (Carcharhinus acronotus) within its Atlantic Range [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 27th Annual Meeting, 7–12 July 2011. Minneapolis, MN.

Gelsleichter, J. & Walker, C.J. (2010)
Pollutant Exposure and Effects in Sharks and Their Relatives. In Carrier, J.C. & Musick, J.A. & Heithaus, M.R. (Eds) Sharks and Their Relatives II: Biodiversity, Adaptive Physiology, and Conservation. CRC Press, Boca Raton: 491–540

Evans, A.N. & Henning, T. & Gelsleichter, J. & Nunez, B.S. (2010)
Molecular classification of an elasmobranch angiotensin receptor: Quantification of angiotensin receptor and natriuretic peptide receptor mRNAs in saltwater and freshwater populations of the Atlantic stingray. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology – Part B, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 157(4), 423–431
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2010.09.006

Gelsleichter, J. & Szabo, N.J. & Belcher, C.N. & Ulrich, G.F. (2008)
Organochlorine contaminants in bonnethead sharks (Sphyrna tiburo) from Atlantic and Gulf estuaries on the US east coast. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 56(2), 359–363
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.10.028

Bethea, D.M. & Hale, L.F. & Carlson, J.K. & Cortés, E. & Manire, C.A. & Gelsleichter, J. (2007)
Geographic and ontogenetic variation in the diet and daily ration of the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, from the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biology, 152(5), 1009–1020
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0728-7

Piercy, A. & Gelsleichter, J. & Snelson, F.F. (2006)
Morphological changes in the clasper gland of the Atlantic stingray, Dasyatis sabina, associated with the seasonal reproductive cycle. Journal of Morphology, 267(1), 109–114
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10389

Gelsleichter, J. & Walsh, C.J. & Szabo, N.J. & Rasmussen, L.E.L. (2006)
Organochlorine concentrations, reproductive physiology, and immune function in unique populations of freshwater Atlantic stingrays (Dasyatis sabina) from Florida's St. Johns River. Chemosphere, 63(9), 1506–1522
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.09.011

Gelsleichter, J. & Manire, C.A. & Szabo, N.J. & Cortés, E. & Carlson, J. & Lombardi-Carlson, L. (2005)
Organochlorine concentrations in bonnethead sharks (Sphyrna tiburo) from Four Florida Estuaries. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 48(4), 474–483
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-003-0275-2

Bethea, D.M. & Hale-Williams, L. & Carlson, J.K. & Cortés, E. & Manire, C.A. & Gelsleichter, J. (2005)
Latitudinal variation in the diet and daily ration of the bonnethead shark Sphyrna tiburo from the eastern Gulf of Mexico [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida

Chapman, D.D. & Prodöhl, P.A. & Gelsleichter, J. & Shivji, M.S. (2005)
Mating systems of the bonnethead and scalloped hammerhead sharks in the southeast United States, as revealed by microsatellite DNA profiling [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida

Gelsleichter, J. & Cox, H. (2005)
Vitellogenin as a biomarker of xenoestrogen exposure in the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida

McComb, M.D. & Gelsleichter, J. & Manire, C.A. & Brinn, R.P. & Brown, C.L. (2005)
Comparative thyroid hormone concentration in maternal serum and yolk of the bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida

Morris, J.J. & Gelsleichter, J. & Hueter, R.E. (2005)
A new seawater facility for experimental research on large elasmobranchs and other marine species [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida

Powell, B.C. & Ritchie, K.B. & Gelsleichter, J. & Luer, C.A. (2005)
Analysis of the antibiotic properties of the epidermal mucus of the Atlantic stingray, Dasyatis sabina, conferred by associated bacterial symbionts [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida

Tyminski, J.P. & Gelsleichter, J. (2005)
Cloning the androgen receptor protein in the Bonnethead Shark (Sphyrna tiburo) [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida

McComb, D.M. & Gelsleichter, J. & Manire, C.A. & Brinn, R. & Brown, C.L. (2005)
Comparative thyroid hormone concentration in maternal serum and yolk of the bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) from two sites along the coast of Florida. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 144(2), 167–173
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2005.05.005

Piercy, A.N. & Gelsleichter, J. & Snelson, F.F. (2005)
Morphological changes in the clasper gland of the Atlantic Stingray, Dasyatis sabina, associated with the seasonal reproductive cycle [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida

Gelsleichter, J. (2004)
Hormonal regulation of elasmobranch physiology. In J.C. Carrier, J.A. Musick, & M.R. Heithaus (Eds.), Biology of Sharks and their Relatives (1th ed., pp. 287–323). CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida

Chapman, D.D. & Prodöhl, P.A. & Gelsleichter, J. & Manire, C.A. & Shivji, M.S. (2004)
Predominance of genetic monogamy by females in a hammerhead shark, Sphyrna tiburo: implications for shark conservation. Molecular Ecology, 13(7), 1965–1974
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02178.x

Gelsleichter, J. & Walsh, C.J. & Szabo, N.J. & Rasmussen, L.E.L. & Harbas, S. (2004)
Exposure levels and effects of organochlorine contaminants in Atlantic stingrays from Florida's St. Johns River [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 20th Annual Meeting, Norman, Oklahoma

Piercy, A. & Gelsleichter, J. & Snelson, F.F. (2004)
Morphological and histological changes in the genital ducts of the male Atlantic stingray, Dasyatis sabina, associated with the seasonal reproductive cycle [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 20th Annual Meeting, Norman, Oklahoma

Manire, C.A. & Rasmussen, L.E.L. & Gelsleichter, J. & Hess, D.L. (2004)
Maternal serum and yolk hormone concentrations in the placental viviparous bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 136(2), 241–247
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2003.12.018

Nichols, S. & Gelsleichter, J. & Manire, C.A. & Cailliet, G.M. (2003)
Calcitonin-Like Immunoreactivity in Serum and Tissues of the Bonnethead Shark, Sphyrna tiburo. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A, Comparative Experimental Biology, 298, 150–161
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.10271

Gelsleichter, J. & Steinetz, B.G. & Manire, C.A. & Ange, C. (2003)
Serum relaxin concentrations and reproduction in male bonnethead sharks, Sphyrna tiburo. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 132(1), 27–34
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6480(03)00030-3

Brown, C. & Gelsleichter, J. & McComb, D.M. (2003)
Maternal investment of thyroid hormones in the embryonic bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 19th Annual Meeting, Manaus, Brazil

Gelsleichter, J. & Szabo, N.J. & Manire, C.A. & Morris, J. (2003)
Organochlorine contaminants in sharks of the U.S. east coast [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 19th Annual Meeting, Manaus, Brazil

Conrath, C.L. & Gelsleichter, J. & Musick, J.A. (2002)
Age and growth of the smooth dogfish (Mustelus canis) in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. Fishery Bulletin, 100(4), 674–682

Gelsleichter, J. & Rasmussen, L.E.L. & Manire, C.A. & Tyminski, J. & Chang, B. & Lombardi-Carlson, L. (2002)
Serum steroid concentrations and development of reproductive organs during puberty in male bonnethead sharks, Sphyrna tiburo. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 26(4), 389–401
DOI: 10.1023/B:FISH.0000009292.70958.65

Gelsleichter, J. & Luer, C.A. & Walsh, C.J. & Manire, C.A. (2000)
Preliminary investigations on the effects of exposure to the endocrine-disrupting compound 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT) on clearnose skate Raja eglanteria development [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 16th Annual Meeting, 14–20 June 2000, La Paz, Mexico

Gelsleichter, J. & Manire, C.A. (2000)
Life and death in the oviducal gland: apoptosis during sperm storage in female bonnethead sharks, Sphyrna tiburo [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 16th Annual Meeting, 14–20 June 2000, La Paz, Mexico

Gelsleichter, J. & Steinetz, B.G. & Manire, C.A. & Ange, K. (2000)
Relaxin n' reproducin' in the male bonnethead shark Sphyrna tiburo [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 16th Annual Meeting, 14–20 June 2000, La Paz, Mexico

Nichols, S. & Gelsleichter, J. & Manire, C.A. (2000)
Preliminary observations on the role of calcitonin in reproduction in female bonnethead sharks, Sphyrna tiburo [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 16th Annual Meeting, 14–20 June 2000, La Paz, Mexico

Gelsleichter, J. & Musick, J.A. & Nichols, S. (1999)
Food habits of the smooth dogfish, Mustelus canis, dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus, Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, and the sand tiger, Carcharias taurus, from the northwest Atlantic Ocean. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 54(2), 205–217
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007527111292

Gelsleichter, J. & Musick, J.A. (1999)
Effects of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, Corticosterone, and 3,3¢,5-Tri-Iodo-L-Thyronine on Glycosaminoglycan Synthesis in Vertebral Cartilage of the Clearnose Skate, Raja eglanteria. Journal of Experimental Zoology, 284(5), 549–556
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19991001)284:5<549::AID-JEZ11>3.0.CO;2-T

Gelsleichter, J. & Piercy, A. & Musick, J.A. (1998)
Evaluation of copper, iron and lead substitution techniques in elasmobranch age determination. Journal of Fish Biology, 53(3), 465–470
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1998.tb00995.x

Gelsleichter, J. & Grubbs, R.D. & Musick, J.A. (1997)
Morphology and histology of the reproductive tract of a hermaphroditic spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 13th Annual Meeting, 26 June–2 July 1997, Seattle, Washington

Gelsleichter, J. & Musick, J.A. (1997)
Hormonal regulation of proteoglycan synthesis in vertebral cartilage of the clearnose skate, Raja eglanteria [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 13th Annual Meeting, 26 June–2 July 1997, Seattle, Washington

Gelsleichter, J. & Cortés, E. & Manire, C.A. & Hueter, R.E. & Musick, J.A. (1997)
Use of calcein as a fluorescent marker for elasmobranch vertebral cartilage. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 126(5), 862–865
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8659(1997)126<0862:uocaaf>2.3.co;2

Musick, J.A. & Gelsleichter, J. & Grubbs, R.D. (1996)
Dynamics of northwestern Atlantic shark resources: A case study [Abstract]. European Shark and Ray conference, October, Birmingham, England.

Gelsleichter, J. (1996)
Skeletal structure and biomineralization in skates [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 12th Annual Meeting, June 13–19,1996 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

Gelsleichter, J. & Cortés, E. & Manire, C.A. & Hueter, R.E. & Musick, J.A. (1996)
Evaluation of toxicity and effectiveness of oxytetracycline and calcein as chemical markers in elasmobranch fishes [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 12th Annual Meeting, June 13–19,1996 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

Gelsleichter, J. & Musick, J.A. (1994)
Organic matrices from elasmobranch vertebral cartilage: implications for biomineralization [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 10th Annual Meeting, 2.–8. June 1994, University of Southern California, Los Angeles