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

Carr, E.M. & Motta, P.J. (2020)
Tooth length and occlusion in four species of piscivorous fishes: getting a grip on prey. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 103(8), 903–912
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-020-00991-8

Herbert, A.M. & Motta, P.J. (2018)
Biomechanics of the jaw of the durophagous bonnethead shark. Zoology, 129, 54–58
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2018.07.001

Du Clos, K.T. & Lang, A. & Devey, S. & Motta, P.J. & Habegger, M.L. & Gemmell, B.J. (2018)
Passive bristling of mako shark scales in reversing flows. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 15(147), Article 20180473
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2018.0473

Gardiner, J.M. & Atema, J. & Hueter, R.E. & Motta, P.J. (2017)
Modulation of shark prey capture kinematics in response to sensory deprivation. Zoology, 120, 42–52
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2016.08.005

Bergman, J.N. & Lajeunesse, M.J. & Motta, P.J. (2017)
Teeth penetration force of the tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier and sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus. Journal of Fish Biology, 91(2), 460–472
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13351

Mara, K.R. & Motta, P.J. & Martin, A.P. & Hueter, R.E. (2015)
Constructional morphology within the head of hammerhead sharks (Sphyrnidae). Journal of Morphology, 276(5), 526–539
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20362

Kolmann, M.A. & Huber, D.R. & Motta, P.J. & Grubbs, R.D. (2015)
Feeding biomechanics of the cownose ray, Rhinoptera bonasus, over ontogeny. Journal of Anatomy, 227(3), 341–351
DOI: 10.1111/joa.12342

Tyminski, J.P. & Gelsleichter, J.J. & Motta, P.J. (2015)
Androgen receptors in the bonnethead, Sphyrna tiburo: cDNA cloning and tissue-specific expression in the male reproductive tract. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 224, 235–246
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.08.018

Lang, A.L. & Bradshaw, M.T. & Smith, J.A. & Motta, P.J. & Habegger, M.L. & Hueter, R.E. (2014)
A Passive Flow Control Mechanism to Decrease Drag [Abstract]. Integrative and Comparative Biology: 54(IS Suppl. 1): E118

Mckenzie, R.W. & Motta, P.J. & Rohr, J.R. (2014)
Comparative squamation of the lateral line canal pores in sharks. Journal of Fish Biology, 84(5), 1300–1311
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12353

Gardiner, J.M. & Atema, J. & Hueter, R.E. & Motta, P.J. (2014)
Multisensory Integration and Behavioral Plasticity in Sharks from Different Ecological Niches. PLoS ONE, 9(4), Article e93036
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093036

Mulvany, S. & Motta, P.J. (2014)
Prey Capture Kinematics in Batoids Using Different Prey Types: Investigating the Role of the Cephalic Lobes. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A, Ecological Genetics and Physiology, 321(9), 515–530
DOI: 10.1002/jez.1883

Gardiner, J.M. & Atema, J. & Hueter, R.E. & Motta, P.J. (2013)
Sensory switching in sharks: the role of multimodal stimuli in prey tracking and capture [Abstract]. Integrative and Comparative Biology: 53(Suppl. 1): E74

Habegger, M.L. & Motta, P.J. & Huber, D.R. & Dean, M.N. (2013)
Feeding biomechanics and theoretical calculations of bite force in bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) during ontogeny. Zoology, 115(6), 354–364
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2012.04.007

Mulvany, S. & Motta, P.J. (2013)
The morphology of the cephalic lobes and anterior pectoral fins in six species of batoids. Journal of Morphology, 274(9), 1070–1083
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20163

Motta, P.J. & Huber, D.R. (2012)
Prey Capture Behavior and Feeding Mechanics of Elasmobranchs. In J.C. Carrier, J.A. Musick, & M.R. Heithaus (Eds.), Biology of Sharks and their Relatives (2th ed., pp. 153–210). CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida

Lang, A.W. & Habegger, M.L. & Motta, P.J. (2012)
Shark Skin Drag Reduction. Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology. B. Bhushan(editor). Berlin: Springer, Part 19: 2394–2400
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9751-4_266

Lang, A.W. & Motta, P.J. & Habegger, M.L. & Hueter, R. (2012)
Shark Skin Boundary Layer Control. In Natural Locomotion in Fluids and on Surfaces, The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, 155(2): 139–150
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3997-4_9

Motta, P.J. & Habegger, M.L. & Lang, A.W. & Hueter, R. & Davis, J. (2012)
Scale morphology and flexibility in the shortfin mako Isurus oxyrinchus and the blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus. Journal of Morphology, 273(10), 1096–1110
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20047

Lim, D.D. & Motta, P.J. & Mara, K. & Martin, A.P. (2011)
Corrigendum to "Phylogeny of hammerhead sharks (family Sphyrnidae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear genes" [Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 55 (2010) 572-579] Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 58(2), 414

Brunnschweiler, J.M. & Nielsen, F. & Motta, P.J. (2011)
In situ observation of stomach eversion in a line-caught Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus). Fisheries Research, 109(1), 212–216
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2011.02.005

Whitenack, L.B. & Simkins, D.C. & Motta, P.J. (2011)
Biology meets engineering: the structural mechanics of fossil and extant shark teeth. Journal of Morphology, 272(2), 169–179
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10903

Lang, A.W. & Motta, P.J. & Habegger, M.L. & Hueter, R. & Afroz, F. (2011)
Shark Skin Separation Control Mechanisms. Marine Technology Society Journal: 45(4): 208–215
DOI: 10.4031/MTSJ.45.4.12

Lim, D.D. & Motta, P.J. & Mara, K. & Martin, A.P. (2010)
Phylogeny of hammerhead sharks (Family Sphyrnidae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 55(2), 572–579
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.01.037

Motta, P.J. & Maslanka, M. & Hueter, R.E. & Davis, R.L. & de La Parrad, R. & Mulvanya, S.L. & Habegger, M.L. & Strother, J.A. & Mara, K.R. & Gardiner, J.M. & Tyminski, J.P. & Zeigler, L.D. (2010)
Feeding anatomy, filter-feeding rate, and diet of whale sharks Rhincodon typus during surface ram filter feeding off the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Zoology, 113(4), 199–212
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2009.12.001

Whitenack, L.B. & Simkins, D.C. & Motta, P.J. & Hirai, M. & Kumar, A. (2010)
Young's modulus and hardness of shark tooth biomaterials. Archives of Oral Biology, 55(3), 203–209
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2010.01.001

Whitenack, L.B. & Motta, P.J. (2010)
Performance of shark teeth during puncture and draw: implications for the mechanics of cutting. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 100(2), 271–286
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01421.x

Ortega, L.A. & Heupel, M.R. & Van Beynen, P. & Motta, P.J. (2009)
Movement patterns and water quality preferences of juvenile bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in a Florida estuary. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 84(4), 361–373
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-009-9442-2

Lowry, D. & Castro, A.L.F. & Mara, K.R. & Whitenack, L.B. & Delius, B. & Burgess, G.H. & Motta, P.J. (2009)
Determining shark size from forensic analysis of bite damage. Marine Biology, 156(12), 2483–2492
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1273-3

Mara, K.R. & Motta, P.J. & Huber, D.R. (2009)
Bite Force and Performance in the Durophagous Bonnethead Shark, Sphyrna tiburo. Journal of Experimental Biology, 311A, 1–11
DOI: 10.1002/jez.576

Whitney, N.M. & Motta, P.J. (2008)
Cleaner host posting behavior of whitetip reef sharks (Triaenodon obesus) in a swarm of hyperiid amphipods. Coral Reefs, 27(2), 363
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0345-4

Lowry, D. & Motta, P.J. (2008)
Relative importance of growth and behavior to elasmobranch suction feeding performance over early ontogeny. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 5(23), 641–652
DOI: 10.1098/​rsif.2007.1189

Motta, P.J. & Hueter, R.E. & Tricas, T.C. & Summers, A.P. & Huber, D.R. & Lowry, D. & Mara, K.R. & Matott, M.P. & Whitenack, L.B. & Wintzer, A.P. (2008)
Functional Morphology of the Feeding Apparatus, Feeding Constraints, and Suction Performance in the Nurse Shark Ginglymostoma cirratum. Journal of Morphology, 269(9), 1041–1055
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10626

Lang, A.W. & Hidalgo, P. & Motta, P.J. & Westcott, M. (2008)
Bristled shark skin: a microgeometry for boundary layer control? Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 3, Article 046005
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/3/4/046005

Lowry, D. & Motta, P.J. (2008)
Relative importance of growth and behaviour to elasmobranch suction-feeding performance over early ontogeny. Journal of the Royal Society, Interface / the Royal Society, 5(23), 641–652
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2007.1189

Lowry, D. & Motta, P.J. (2007)
Ontogeny of feeding behavior and cranial morphology in the whitespotted bambooshark Chiloscyllium plagiosum. Marine Biology, 151(6), 2013–2023
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0642-z

Lowry, D. & Motta, P.J. & Hueter, R.E. (2007)
The ontogeny of feeding behavior and cranial morphology in the leopard shark Triakis semifasciata (Girard 1854): A longitudinal perspective. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 341(2), 153–167
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.07.018

Wilga, C.D. & Motta, P.J. & Sanford, C.P. (2007)
Evolution and ecology of feeding in elasmobranchs. Integrative and Comparative Biology: 47: 55–69
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icm029

Collins, A.B. & Heupel, M.R. & Motta, P.J. (2007)
Residence and movement patterns of cownose rays Rhinoptera bonasus within a south-west Florida estuary. Journal of Fish Biology, 71(4), 1159–1178
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01590.x

Collins, A.B. & Heupel, M.R. & Hueter, R.E. & Motta, P.J. (2007)
Hard prey specialists or opportunistic generalists? An examination of the diet of the cownose ray, Rhinoptera bonasus. Marine and Freshwater Research, 58(1), 135–144
DOI: 10.1071/MF05227

Castro, A.L.F. & Stewart, B.S. & Wilson, S.G. & Hueter, R.H. & Meekan, M.G. & Motta, P.J. & Bowen, B.W. & Karl, S.A. (2007)
Population genetic structure of earth's largest fish, the whale shark Rhincodon typus. Molecular Ecology, 16(24), 5183–5192
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03597.x

Huber, D.R. & Weggelaar, C.L. & Motta, P.J. (2006)
Scaling of bite force in the blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus. Zoology, 109(2), 109–119
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2005.12.002

Sasko, D.E. & Dean, M.N. & Motta, P.J. & Hueter, R.E. (2006)
Prey capture behavior and kinematics of the Atlantic cownose ray, Rhinoptera bonasus. Zoology, 109(3), 171–181
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2005.12.005

Huber, D.R. & Eason, T.G. & Hueter, R.E. & Motta, P.J. (2005)
Analysis of bite force and mechanical design of the feeding mechanism of the durophagous horn shark Heterodontus francisci. Journal of Experimental Biology, 208(18), 3553–3571
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01816

Matott, M.P. & Motta, P.J. & Hueter, R.E. (2005)
Modulation in feeding kinematics and motor pattern of the nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 74(2), 163–174
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-005-7435-3

Collins, A.B. & Heupel, M.R. & Hueter, R.E. & Motta, P.J. (2005)
Diet of the Atlantic Cownose Ray Rhinoptera bonasus in Charlotte Harbor, Florida, USA [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida

Collins, A.B. & Heupel, M.R. & Hueter, R.E. & Motta, P.J. (2005)
Tracking the cownose ray Rhinoptera bonasus within a southwest Florida estuary: Evidence for residence? [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida

Lowry, D. & Motta, P.J. (2005)
Ontogenetic development of feeding behavior in two elasmobranchs: do anatomical constrains canalize behavioral capacity? [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida

Motta, P.J. & Hueter, R.E. & Huber, D.R. & Lowry, D. & Mara, K.R. & Matott, M.P. & Whitenack, L.B. & Wintzer, A.P. (2005)
Suction performance and feeding biology of the nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida

Whitenack, L.B. & Motta, P.J. (2005)
Performance of shark teeth during puncture: implications for the mechanics of cutting [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida

Dean, M.N. & Motta, P.J. (2004)
Anatomy and functional morphology of the feeding apparatus of the lesser electric ray, Narcine brasiliensis (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea). Journal of Morphology, 262(1), 462–483
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10245

Dean, M.N. & Motta, P.J. (2004)
Feeding behavior and kinematics of the lesser electric ray, Narcine brasiliensis (Elasmobranchii: Batoidea). Zoology, 107(3), 171–189
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2004.04.002

Motta, P.J. (2004)
Prey capture behavior and feeding mechanics of elasmobranchs. In J.C. Carrier, J.A. Musick, & M.R. Heithaus (Eds.), Biology of Sharks and their Relatives (1th ed., pp. 165–202). CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida

Huber, D.R. & Motta, P.J. (2004)
Comparative analysis of methods for determining bite force in the spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A, Comparative Experimental Biology, 301, 26–37
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.20003

Barker, A.S. & Heupel, M.R. & Motta, P.J. & Hueter, R.E. (2004)
Movement patterns of the Cownose Ray within Charlotte Harbor, Florida: A preliminary assessment [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 20th Annual Meeting, Norman, Oklahoma

Huber, D.R. & Motta, P.J. & Hueter, R.E. (2004)
Crushing and gouging: A bite performance analysis of durophagous and piscivorous sharks [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 20th Annual Meeting, Norman, Oklahoma

Motta, P.J. & Hueter, R.E. & Tricas, T.C. & Summers, A.P. & Lowry, D. & Matott, M.P. & Whitenack, L.B. & Wintzer, A.P. (2004)
A sucker is born every time: A story of suction prey capture in the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 20th Annual Meeting, Norman, Oklahoma

Motta, P.J. (2002)
Final report: Towed system marine life attach reduction SBIR N99-104. Texas Research International, Austin, Texas.

Motta, P.J. & Hueter, R.E. & Tricas, T.C. & Summers, A.P. (2002)
Kinematic analysis of suction feeding in the nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum (Orectolobiformes, Ginglymostomidae). Copeia, 2002(1), 24–38

Robinson, M.P. & Motta, P.J. (2002)
Patterns of growth and the effects of scale on the feeding kinematics of the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum). Journal of Zoology, 256, 449– 462

Edmonds, M.A. & Motta, P.J. & Hueter, R.E. (2001)
Food capture kinematics of the suction feeding horn shark Heterodontus francisci. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 62(1–3), 415–427
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012205518704

Motta, P.J. & Wilga, C.D. (2001)
Advances in the study of feeding behaviors, mechanisms, and mechanics of sharks. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 60(1–3), 131–156
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007649900712

Wilga, C.D. & Hueter, R.E. & Wainwright, P.C. & Motta, P.J. (2001)
Evolution of Upper Jaw Protrusion Mechanisms in Elasmobranchs. American Zoologist, 41(6), 1248–1257

Motta, P.J. (2000)
Functional constraints and evolutionary shifts in the feeding mechanisms of sharks. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology – Part A, Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 126(Supplement 1), 107
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(00)80211-1

Wilga, C.D. & Motta, P.J. (2000)
Durophagy in sharks: Feeding mechanics of the hammerhead Sphyrna tiburo. Journal of Experimental Biology, 203(18), 2781–2796

Wilga, C.D. & Wainwright, P.C. & Motta, P.J. (2000)
Evolution of jaw depression mechanics in aquatic vertebrates: insights from Chondrichthyes. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 71, 165–185

Motta, P.J. & Wilga, C.D. (1999)
Anatomy of the feeding apparatus of the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum. Journal of Morphology, 241(1), 33–60
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199907)241:1<33::AID-JMOR3>3.0.CO;2-1

Wilga, C.D. & Motta, P.J. (1998)
Feeding mechanism of the atlantic guitarfish Rhinobatos lentiginosus: modulation of kinematic and motor activity. Journal of Experimental Biology, 201(23), 3167–3184

Wilga, C.D. & Motta, P.J. (1998)
Conservation and variation in the feeding mechanism of the spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias. Journal of Experimental Biology, 201(9), 1345–1358

Motta, P.J. & Tricas, T.C. & Hueter, R.E. & Summers, A.P. (1997)
Feeding mechanism and functional morphology of the jaws of the lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris (Chondrichthyes, Carcharhinidae). Journal of Experimental Biology, 200(21), 2765– 2780

Motta, P.J. & Wilga, C.D. (1996)
Comparative functional morphology of the suspensoria of squaloid and carcharhinoid sharks [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 12th Annual Meeting, June 13–19,1996 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

Wilga, C.D. & Motta, P.J. (1996)
Comparative functional morphology of upper jaw protrusion in Squaliform and Carcharhiniform sharks: a story of evolutionary and functional shifts [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 12th Annual Meeting, June 13–19,1996 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

Motta, P.J. & Tricas, T.C. & Hueter, R.E. & Summers, A.P. (1995)
Feeding mechanisms of the lemon shark: Conservative motor and kinematic patterns [Abstract]. American Zoologist, 35(5), 103A

Motta, P.J. & Wilga, C.D. (1995)
Anatomy of the feeding apparatus of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. Journal of Morphology, 226(3), 309–329
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.1052260307

Motta, P.J. & Wilga, C.D. (1994)
Anatomy and functional morphology of the feeding mechanism of lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris [Abstract]. Journal of Morphology, 220(3), 374
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.1052200311

Motta, P.J. & Hueter, R.E. & Tricas, T.C. & Summers, A.P. & Wilga, C.A.D. (1994)
Feeding mechanics of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris: a morphological, kinematic, and electromyographic analysis [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 10th Annual Meeting, 2.–8. June 1994, University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Motta, P.J. & Hueter, R.E. & Tricas, T.C. (1991)
An electromyographic analysis of the biting mechanism of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris: Functional and evolutionary implications. Journal of Morphology, 210(1), 55–69
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.1052100106

Reif, W.-E. & Mcgill, D. & Motta, P.J. (1978)
Tooth replacement rates of the sharks Triakis semifasciata and Ginglymostoma cirratum. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Anatomie und Ontogenie der Tiere, 99, 151–156

Motta, P.J. (1977)
Anatomy and functional morphology of dermal collagen fibers in sharks. Copeia, 1977(3), 454–464