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Description of a new deep-water dogfish shark from Hawaii, with comments on the Squalus mitsukurii species complex in the West Pacific. ZooKeys, 798, 135–157
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Assessing residency time and habitat use of juvenile smalltooth sawfish using acoustic monitoring in a nursery habitat. Endangered Species Research, 37, 119–131
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Using genetic inference to re-evaluate the minimum longevity of the lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris. Journal of Fish Biology, 88(5), 2067–2074
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Identification and Distribution of Morphologically Conserved Smoothhound Sharks in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 144(6), 1301–1310
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A Re-Evaluation of the Size of the White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Population off California, USA. PLoS ONE, 9(6), Article e98078
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Assessment of the aquatic biodiversity of a threatened coastal lagoon at Bimini, Bahamas. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 16(3), 405–428
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Reproduction and embryonic development in two species of North Atlantic squaliform sharks, Centrophorus cf. niaukang and Etmopterus princeps: evidence of matrotrophy? Abstract. World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada, August 8 – 14, 2012, Book of Abstracts, 151
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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.
Age, Size and reproduction of a common deep-water shark, shortspine spurdog (Squalus cf. mitsukurii), from Hawaiian waters. Marine and Freshwater Research, 62(7), 811–822
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Monitoring Movement Patterns of Juvenile Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) Using Acoustic Monitoring and Tracking in a Nursery Habitat in Southwest Florida [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 27th Annual Meeting, 7–12 July 2011. Minneapolis, MN.
Investigating the trophic ecology of sharks and teleost fishes in the Florida Big Bend using stale isotope analysis [Abstract]. Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference. 25–27 March 2011. Auburn, AL.
Save the Bay, Eat a Ray: A Purported Trophic Cascade Mediated by Declines In Large Shark Populations and the Consequences of Applying Simplistic Models to Complex Ecosystems [Abstract]. The Florida State University and Mote Marine Laboratory 8th William R. & Lenore Mote Symposium; Species Interactions in Marine Communities: The Invisible Fabric of Nature. 8–10 November 2011, Sarasota, Florida.
Scaling of bite force generation in the Cownose Ray, Rhinoptera bonasus [Abstract]. American Fisheries Society, 141st Meeting, 4–9 September 2011, Seattle, WA.
Scaling of bite force generation in the Cownose Ray, Rhinoptera bonasus, with comments regarding on-bottom aquaculature [Abstract]. Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference. 25–27 March 2011. Auburn, AL.
Ontogenetic Shifts in Movements and Habitat Use. 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: 319–350
Migrations in Fishes. In Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. Breed, M. D. & Moore, J. eds, Academic Press, Oxford. Vol 1: 715–724.
Monitoring Movement Patterns of Juvenile Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) Using Acoustic Monitoring and Tracking in a Nursery Habitat in Southwest Florida [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 26th Annual Meeting, 7–12 July 2010. Providence, RI
Reproduction and embryonic development in two species of North Atlantic squaliform sharks, Centrophorus cf. niaukang and Etmopterus princeps: evidence of matrotrophy? Abstract. Sharks International Conference. 6–11 June 2010, Cairns, QLD Australia:
Is multiple mating beneficial or unavoidable? Low multiple paternity and genetic diversity in the shortspine spurdog (Squalus mitsukurii). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 403, 255–267
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Ecomorphological Consequences of the Feeding Mechanism in the Cownose Ray [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 26th Annual Meeting, 7–12 July 2010. Providence, RI
An Update on the Status of the Sand Tiger Shark, Carcharias taurus for the U.S. Atlantic Ocean [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 25th Annual Meeting, 23–27 July 2009, Portland, OR
Beneficial or Unavoidable? Sexual Conflict Drives Low Multiple Paternity and Genetic Diversity in the Shortspine Spurdog Shark (Squalus mitsukurii) [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 25th Annual Meeting, 23–27 July 2009, Portland, OR
Shark CPUE Trends from Virginia's Atlantic Waters: Trends 1972-2008 [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 25th Annual Meeting, 23–27 July 2009, Portland, OR
Age, Growth and Reproduction of Squalus mitsukurii from Hawaiian Waters [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 25th Annual Meeting, 23–27 July 2009, Portland, OR
Carcharhinus obscurus IUCN 2012, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2012.2, https://www.iucnredlist.org
Carcharhinus plumbeus IUCN 2012, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2012.2, https://www.iucnredlist.org
Pteroplatytrygon violacea IUCN 2012, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2012.2, https://www.iucnredlist.org
A Comparison of Diel Vertical Movements of Bluntnose Sixgill Sharks (Hexanchus griseus) in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 24th Annual Meeting, 23–27 July 2008, Montreal, Canada
Spatial delineation of summer nursery areas for juvenile sandbar sharks in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia. American Fisheries Society Symposium, 50, 63–85
Exploratory Longlines on the Slope of the Great Bahama Bank off Bimini [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 23th Annual Meeting, 12–17 July 2007, St. Louis, MO.
Growth estimates for the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, in the Northwest Atlantic through tag-recapture methods [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 23th Annual Meeting, 12–17 July 2007, St. Louis, MO.
Frequency of multiple paternity in an unexploited tropical population of sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 64(2), 198–204
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Dasyatis centroura IUCN 2012, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2012.2, https://www.iucnredlist.org
Gymnura altavela IUCN 2012, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2012.2, https://www.iucnredlist.org
Long-Term Movements, Migration, and Temporal Delineation of a Summer Nursery for Juvenile Sandbar Sharks in the Chesapeake Bay Region. American Fisheries Society Symposium, 50, 87–107
Age and growth of the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, in Hawaiian waters through vertebral analysis. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 77(3–4), 229–239
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Assessment of multiple paternity in single litters from three species of carcharhinid sharks in Hawaii. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 76(2), 419–424
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Frequency of multiple paternity in an unfished tropical population of sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus) [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 22th Annual Meeting, 12–17 July 2006, New Orleans, LA.
Long-term population stability of large coastal sharks in the main Hawaiian Islands [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 22th Annual Meeting, 12–17 July 2006, New Orleans, LA.
Invited Presentation - Biology and Life History of Rhinoptera bonasus (cownose ray) [Abstract]. Regional Workshop on Cownose Ray Issues(Identifying Research and Extension Needs). 01–02 June 2006. Sponsored by Virginia Sea Grant. Yorktown, VA.
Dasyatis americana IUCN 2012, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2012.2, https://www.iucnredlist.org
Dasyatis sabina IUCN 2012, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2012.2, https://www.iucnredlist.org
Dasyatis say IUCN 2012, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2012.2, https://www.iucnredlist.org
Ginglymostoma cirratum IUCN 2012, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2012.2, https://www.iucnredlist.org
Gymnura micrura IUCN 2012, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2012.2, https://www.iucnredlist.org
Urobatis jamaicensis IUCN 2012, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2012.2, https://www.iucnredlist.org
Reply to "Robust estimates of decline for pelagic shark populations in the Northwest Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico" Fisheries, 30(10), 30–31
Multiple paternity assessments for three species of congeneric sharks (Carcharhinus) in Hawaii [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida
Age and growth of the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, in Hawaii [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida
Is the collapse of shark populations in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico real? Fisheries, 30(10), 19–26
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Age and growth of the Sandbar Shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, in Hawaii [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 20th Annual Meeting, Norman, Oklahoma
Essential fish habitat of the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, within Virginia waters [Abstract]. American Fisheries Society, 132nd Meeting, 18–22 August 2002. Baltimore, MD.
Movements of juvenile Carcharhinus plumbeus in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia USA using sonic telemetry and mark-recapture methods [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 16th Annual Meeting, 14–20 June 2000, La Paz, Mexico
Temporal and spatial nursery delineation for Carcharhinus plumbeus in the lower Chesapeake Bay, Virginia USA [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 16th Annual Meeting, 14–20 June 2000, La Paz, Mexico
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
Abundance and Age Composition of Juvenile Carcharhinus plumbeus in Chesapeake Bay and the Effects of a Directed Fishery [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 13th Annual Meeting, 26 June–2 July 1997, Seattle, Washington
Spatial and temporal nursery delineation for Carcharhinus plumbeus in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia [Abstract]. U.S.A. EPA/600/R–97/049. p. 53. May 1997. Science To Achieve Results(STAR) Graduate Fellowship Program Technical Conference Proceedings.
Recruitment Patterns and Nursery Ground Delineation for Carcharhinus plumbeus in Chesapeake Bay [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 12th Annual Meeting, June 13–19,1996 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Dynamics of northwestern Atlantic shark resources: A case study [Abstract]. European Shark and Ray conference, October, Birmingham, England.
