Bateman, R.L. & Morgan, D.L. & Wueringer, B.E. & McDavitt, M. & Lear, K.O. (2024)
Collaborative methods identify a remote global diversity hotspot of threatened, large-bodied rhino rays. Aquatic Conservation, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 34(1), Article e4047
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.4047

Ingelbrecht, J. & Lear, K.O. & Martin, S.B. & Lymbery, A.J. & Norman, B.M. & Boxshall, G.A. & Morgan, D.L. (2024)
Ectoparasites of the critically endangered green sawfish Pristis zijsron and sympatric elasmobranchs in Western Australia. Parasitology International, 101, Article 102900
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2024.102900

Lear, K.O. & Ebner, B.C. & Fazeldean, T. & Bateman, R.L. & Morgan, D.L. (2024)
Effects of coastal development on sawfish movements and the need for marine animal crossing solutions. Conservation Biology, in press
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14263

Ingelbrecht, J. & Lear, K.O. & Phillips, N.M. & Wueringer, B.E. & Lymbery, A.J. & Norman, B.M. & Morgan, D.L. (2024)
Kinship assessment and insights into reproductive behaviour of the Critically Endangered green sawfish Pristis zijsron in Western Australia. Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 34(6), Article e4213
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.4213

Lear, K.O. & Estrabeau, C. & Morgan, D.L. & Whitney, N.M. & Gleiss, A.C. & Bignell, C. & Pillans, R.D. & Bateman, R.L. (2024)
The secret lives of wedgefish: first insights into fine-scale behaviour and movement ecology of a globally imperilled ray. Marine Biology, 171(9), Article 180
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-024-04500-8

Ingelbrecht, J. & Lear, K.O. & Lymbery, A.J. & Bateman, R.L. & Norman, B.M. & Martin, S.B. & Fazeldean, T. & Morgan, D.L. (2024)
Ectoparasites of the Critically Endangered Giant Shovelnose Ray Glaucostegus typus in the Eastern Indian Ocean, with a Summary of the Known Metazoan Parasites. Acta Parasitologica, in press
DOI: 10.1007/s11686-024-00918-8

Lear, K.O. & Fazeldean, T. & Bateman, R.L. & Inglebrecht, J. & Morgan, D.L. (2023)
Growth and morphology of Critically Endangered green sawfish Pristis zijsron in globally important nursery habitats. Marine Biology, 170(6), Article 70
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-023-04220-5

Ingelbrecht, J. & Morgan, D.L. & Lear, K.O. & Fazeldean, T. & Lymbery, A.J. & Norman, B.M. & Martin, S.B. (2022)
A new microbothriid monogenean Dermopristis pterophilus n. sp. from the skin of the Critically Endangered green sawfish Pristis zijsron Bleeker, 1851 (Batoidea: Pristidae) in Western Australia. International Journal for Parasitology-Parasites and Wildlife, 17, 185–193
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.01.006

Lear, K.O. & Morgan, D.L. & Whitty, J.M. & Beatty, S.J. & Gleiss, A.C. (2021)
Wet season flood magnitude drives resilience to dry season drought of a euryhaline elasmobranch in a dry-land river. Science of the Total Environment, 750, Article 142234
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142234

Morgan, D.L. & Lear, K.O. & Dobinson, E. & Gleiss, A.C. & Fazeldean, T. & Pillans, R.D. & Beatty, S.J. & Whitty, J.M. (2021)
Seasonal use of a macrotidal estuary by the endangered dwarf sawfish, Pristis clavata. Aquatic Conservation, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31(8), 2164–2177
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3578

Lear, K.O. & Whitney, N.M. & Morris, J.J. & Gleiss, A.C. (2021)
Temporal niche partitioning as a novel mechanism promoting co-existence of sympatric predators in marine systems. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 288(1954), Article 20210816
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.0816

Whitney, N.M. & Lear, K.O. & Morris, J.J. & Hueter, R.E. & Carlson, J.K. & Marshall, H.M. (2021)
Connecting post-release mortality to the physiological stress response of large coastal sharks in a commercial longline fishery. PLoS ONE, 16(9), Article e0255673
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255673

Byrnes, E.E. & Lear, K.O. & Morgan, D.L. & Gleiss, A.C. (2020)
Respirometer in a box: development and use of a portable field respirometer for estimating oxygen consumption of large-bodied fishes. Journal of Fish Biology, 96(4), 1045–1050
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14287

Andrzejaczek, S. & Gleiss, A.C. & Lear, K.O. & Pattiaratchi, C. & Chapple, T.K. & Meekan, M.G. (2020)
Depth-dependent dive kinematics suggest cost-efficient foraging strategies by tiger sharks. Royal Society Open Science, 7(8), Article 200789
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.200789

Andrzejaczek, S. & Gleiss, A.C. & Lear, K.O. & Pattiaratchi, C.B. & Chapple, T.K. & Meekan, M.G. (2019)
Biologging Tags Reveal Links Between Fine-Scale Horizontal and Vertical Movement Behaviors in Tiger Sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier). Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, Article 229
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00229

Lear, K.O. & Whitney, N.M. & Morgan, D.L. & Brewster, L.R. & Whitty, J.M. & Poulakis, G.R. & Scharer, R.M. & Guttridge, T.L. & Gleiss, A.C. (2019)
Thermal performance responses in free-ranging elasmobranchs depend on habitat use and body size. Oecologia, 191(4), 829-842
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-019-04547-1

Lear, K.O. & Gleiss, A.C. & Whitty, J.M. & Fazeldean, T. & Albert, J.R. & Green, N. & Ebner, B.C. & Thorburn, D.C. & Beatty, S.J. & Morgan, D.L. (2019)
Recruitment of a critically endangered sawfish into a riverine nursery depends on natural flow regimes. Scientific Reports, 9, Article 17071
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53511-9

Lear, K.O. & Poulakis, G.R. & Scharer, R.M. & Gleiss, A.C. & Whitney, N.M. (2019)
Fine-scale behavior and habitat use of the endangered smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata): insights from accelerometry. Fishery Bulletin, 117(4), 348–359
DOI: 10.7755/FB.117.4.7

Lear, K.O. & Gleiss, A.C. & Whitney, N.M. (2018)
Metabolic rates and the energetic cost of external tag attachment in juvenile blacktip sharks Carcharhinus limbatus. Journal of Fish Biology, 93(2), 391–395
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13663

Lear, K.O. & Whitney, N.M. & Brewster, L.R. & Morris, J.J. & Hueter, R.E. & Gleiss, A.C. (2017)
Correlations of metabolic rate and body acceleration in three species of coastal sharks under contrasting temperature regimes. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220(3), 397–407
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.146993