Poulakis, G.R. & Wyffels, J.T. & Fortman, P.E. & Wooley, A.K. & Heath, L.B. & Yakich, D.M. & Wilson, P.W. (2024)
Morphology, composition, and deterioration of the embryonic rostral sheath of the smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata). Fishery Bulletin, 122(3), 76–88
DOI: 10.7755/FB.122.3.2

Jarva, T.M. & Phillips, N.M. & Von Eiff, C. & Poulakis, G.R. & Naylor, G. & Feldheim, K.A. & Flynt, A.S. (2024)
Gene expression, evolution, and the genetics of electrosensing in the smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata. Ecology and Evolution, 14(5), Article e11260
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11260

Yakich, D.M. & Wooley, A.A. & Heath, L.B. & Poulakis, G.R. (2024)
Effects of marine debris and human interactions on the smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 206, Article 116606
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116606

Graham, J. & Kroetz, A.M. & Poulakis, G.R. & Scharer, R.M. & Carlson, J.K. & Lowerre-Barbieri, S.K. & Morley, D. & Reyier, E.A. & Grubbs, R.D. (2022)
Commercial fishery bycatch risk for large juvenile and adult smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in Florida waters. Aquatic Conservation, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 32(3), 401–416
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3777

Lehman, R.N. & Poulakis, G.R. & Scharer, R.M. & Hendon, J.M. & Court, A.G. & Wooley, A.K. & Williams, A.M. & Ajemian, M.J. & Hadden, J.P. & Beal, J.L. & McCallister, M.P. & Phillips, N.M. (2022)
Environmental DNA evidence of the Critically Endangered smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in historically occupied US waters. Aquatic Conservation, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 32(1), 42–54
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3721

Weber, H.K. & Jones, C.M. & Ajemian, M.J. & Mccallister, M.P. & Winner, B.L. & Poulakis, G.R. & Bethea, D.M. & Hollensead, L.D. & Zapf, D. & Swenson, J.D. & Hendon, J.M. & Daly-Engel, T.S. & Phillips, N.M. (2021)
Genetic evidence supports a range extension for the Brazilian cownose ray Rhinoptera brasiliensis in the western North Atlantic. Journal of Fish Biology, 98(2), 577–582
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14582

Degroot, B.C. & Bassos-Hull, K. & Wilkinson, K.A. & Lowerre-Barbieri, S. & Poulakis, G.R. & Ajemian, M.J. (2021)
Variable migration patterns of whitespotted eagle rays Aetobatus narinari along Florida’s coastlines. Marine Biology, 168(2), Article 18
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-021-03821-2

Graham, J. & Kroetz, A.M. & Poulakis, G.R. & Scharer, R.M. & Carlson, J.K. & Lowerre-Barbieri, S. & Morley, D. & Reyier, E.A. & Grubbs, R.D. (2021)
Large-scale space use of large juvenile and adult smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata: implications for management. Endangered Species Research, 44, 45–59
DOI: 10.3354/esr01088

Lehman, R.N. & Poulakis, G.R. & Scharer, R.M. & Schweiss, K.E. & Hendon, J.M. & Phillips, N.M. (2020)
An environmental DNA tool for monitoring the status of the Critically Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in the western Atlantic. Conservation Genetics Resources, 12, 621–629
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-020-01149-5

Warren, M.B. & Bakenhaster, M.D. & Scharer, R.M. & Poulakis, G.R. & Bullard, S.A. (2020)
A new genus and species of fish blood fluke, Achorovermis testisinuosus gen. et sp. n. (Digenea: Aporocotylidae), infecting critically endangered smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata (Rhinopristiformes: Pristidae) in the Gulf of Mexico. Folia Parasitologica, 67, Article 009
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2020.009

Poulakis, G.R. & Grubbs, R.D. (2019)
Biology and ecology of sawfishes: global status of research and future outlook. Endangered Species Research, 39, 77–90
DOI: 10.3354/esr00955

Brame, A.B. & Wiley, T.R. & Carlson, J.K. & Fordham, S.V. & Grubbs, R.D. & Osborne, J. & Scharer, R.M. & Bethea, D.M. & Poulakis, G.R. (2019)
Biology, ecology, and status of the smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata in the USA. Endangered Species Research, 39, 9–23
DOI: 10.3354/esr00952

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. & 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

May, R.K. & Tolley, S.G. & Scharer, R.M. & Dye, B. & Jose, F. & Poulakis, G.R. (2019)
Automated monitoring of fine-scale movements of the endangered smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata). Fishery Bulletin, 117(4), 360–371
DOI: 10.7755/fb.117.4.8

Hayne, A.H.P. & Poulakis, G.R. & Seitz, J.S. & Sulikowski, J.A. (2018)
Preliminary age estimates of female southern stingrays (Hypanus americanus) in southwestern Florida, USA. Gulf and Caribbean Research, 29(1), SC1–SC4
DOI: 10.18785/gcr.2901.03

Prohaska, B.K. & Bethea, D.M. & Poulakis, G.R. & Scharer, R.M. & Knotek, R. & Carlson, J.K. & Grubbs, R.D. (2018)
Physiological stress in the smalltooth sawfish: effects of ontogeny, capture method, and habitat quality. Endangered Species Research, 36), 121–135
DOI: 10.3354/esr00892

Bakenhaster, M.D. & Bullard, S.A. & Curran, S.S. & Kritsky, D.C. & Leone, E.H. & Partridge, L.K. & Ruiz, C.F. & Scharer, R.M. & Poulakis, G.R. (2018)
Parasite component community of smalltooth sawfish off Florida: diversity, conservation concerns, and research applications. Endangered Species Research, 35, 47–58
DOI: 10.3354/esr00863

Jones, C.M. & Hoffmayer, E.R. & Hendon, J.M. & Quattro, J.M. & Lewandowski, J. & Roberts, M.A. & Poulakis, G.R. & Ajemian, M.J. & Driggers, W.B. & de Carvalho, M.R. & Rêgo, M.G. & Hazin, F.H.V. & Márquez-Farías, J.F. (2017)
Morphological conservation of rays in the genus Rhinoptera (Elasmobranchii, Rhinopteridae) conceals the occurrence of a large batoid, Rhinoptera brasiliensis Müller, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Zootaxa, 4286(4), 499–514
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4286.4.3

Poulakis, G.R. & Urakawa, H. & Stevens, P.W. & Deangelo, J.A. & Timmers, A.A. & Grubbs, R.D. & Fisk, A.T. & Olin, J.A. (2017)
Sympatric elasmobranchs and fecal samples provide insight into the trophic ecology of the smalltooth sawfish. Endangered Species Research, 32, 491–506
DOI: 10.3354/esr00824

Kritsky, D.C. & Bullard, S.A. & Bakenhaster, M.D. & Scharer, R.M. & Poulakis, G.R. (2017)
Resurrection of Mycteronastes (Monogenoidea: Monocotylidae), with Description of Mycteronastes caalusi n. sp. from Olfactory Sacs of the Smalltooth Sawfish, Pristis pectinata (Pristiformes: Pristidae), in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida. Journal of Parasitology, 103(5), 477–485
DOI: 10.1645/17-40

Huston, C.A. & Stevens, P.W. & Blaxton, R.M. & Tolley, G. & Scharer, R.M. & Tornwall, B.M. & Poulakis, G.R. (2017)
Diel movements of juvenile smalltooth sawfish: implications for defining the size of a nursery hotspot. Endangered Species Research, 34, 311–322
DOI: 10.3354/esr00851

Feldheim, K.A. & Fields, A.T. & Chapman, D.D. & Scharer, R.M. & Poulakis, G.R. (2017)
Insights into reproduction and behavior of the smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata. Endangered Species Research, 34, 463–471
DOI: 10.3354/esr00868

Scharer, R.M. & Stevens, P.W. & Shea, C.P. & Poulakis, G.R. (2017)
All nurseries are not created equal: large-scale habitat use patterns in two smalltooth sawfish nurseries. Endangered Species Research, 34, 473–492
DOI: 10.3354/esr00871

Poulakis, G.R. & Stevens, P.W. & Timmers, A.A. & Stafford, C.J. & Chapman, D.D. & Feldheim, K.A. & Heupel, M.R. & Curtis, C. (2016)
Long-term site fidelity of endangered smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) from different mothers. Fishery Bulletin, 114(4), 461–475

Fields, A.T. & Feldheim, K.A. & Poulakis, G.R. & Chapman, D.D. (2015)
Facultative parthenogenesis in a critically endangered wild vertebrate. Current Biology, 25(11), R446–R447
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.04.018

Waters, J.D. & Coelho, R. & Fernandez-Carvalho, J. & Timmers, A.A. & Wiley, T. & Seitz, J.C. & Mcdavitt, M.T. & Burgess, G.H. & Poulakis, G.R. (2014)
Use of encounter data to model spatio-temporal distribution patterns of endangered smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in the western Atlantic. Aquatic Conservation, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 24(6), 760–776
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2461

Poulakis, G.R. & Grier, H.J. (2014)
Ontogenetic testicular development and spermatogenesis in rays: the Cownose Ray, Rhinoptera bonasus, as a model. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 97(9), 1013–1029
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-014-0267-2

Olin, J.A. & Poulakis, G.R. & Stevens, P.W. & Deangelo, J.A. & Fisk, A.T. (2014)
Preservation Effects on Stable Isotope Values of Archived Elasmobranch Fin Tissue: Comparisons between Frozen and Ethanol-Stored Samples. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 143(6), 1569–1576
DOI: 10.1080/00028487.2014.954055

Poulakis, G.R. & Stevens, P.W. & Timmers, A.A. & Stafford, C.J. & Simpfendorfer, C.A. (2013)
Movements of juvenile endangered smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in an estuarine river system: use of non-main-stem river habitats and lagged responses to freshwater inflow-related changes. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 96(6), 763–778
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-012-0070-x

Poulakis, G.R. (2013)
Reproductive Biology of the Cownose Ray in the Charlotte Harbor Estuarine System, Florida. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 5(1), 159–173
DOI: 10.1080/19425120.2013.795509

Norton, S.L. & Wiley, T.R. & Carlson, J.K. & Frick, A.L. & Poulakis, G.R. & Simpfendorfer, C.A. (2012)
Designating Critical Habitat for Juvenile Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish in the United States. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 4(1), 473–480
DOI: 10.1080/19425120.2012.676606

Scharer, R.M. & Patterson, W.F. & Carlson, J.K. & Poulakis, G.R. (2012)
Age and Growth of Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) Verified with LA-ICP-MS Analysis of Vertebrae. PLoS ONE, 7(10), Article e47850
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047850

Simpfendorfer, C.A. & Yeiser, B.G. & Wiley, T.R. & Poulakis, G.R. & Stevens, P.W. & Heupel, M.R. (2011)
Environmental Influences on the Spatial Ecology of Juvenile Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata): Results from Acoustic Monitoring. PLoS ONE, 6(2), Article e16918
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016918

Olin, J.A. & Hussey, N.E. & Fritts, M. & Heupel, M.R. & Simpfendorfer, C.A. & Poulakis, G.R. & Fisk, A.T. (2011)
Maternal meddling in neonatal sharks: implications for interpreting stable isotopes in young animals. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 25(8), 1008–1016
DOI: 10.1002/rcm.4946

Chapman, D.D. & Simpfendorfer, C.A. & Wiley, T.R. & Poulakis, G.R. & Curtis, C. & Tringali, M. & Carlson, J.K. & Feldheim, K.A. (2011)
Genetic Diversity Despite Population Collapse in a Critically Endangered Marine Fish: The Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata). Journal of Heredity, 102(6), 643–652
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esr098

Poulakis, G.R. & Stevens, P.W. & Timmers, A.A. & Wiley, T.R. & Simpfendorfer, C.A. (2011)
Abiotic affinities and spatiotemporal distribution of the endangered smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in a south-western Florida nursery. Marine and Freshwater Research, 62(10), 1165–1177
DOI: 10.1071/MF11008

Feldheim, K.A. & Chapman, D.D. & Simpfendorfer, C.A. & Richards, V.P. & Shivji, M.S. & Wiley, T.R. & Poulakis, G.R. & Carlson, J.K. & Eng, R. & Sagarese, S.R. (2010)
Genetic tools to support the conservation of the endangered smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata. Conservation Genetics Resources, 2(1), 105–113
DOI: 10.1007/s12686-010-9175-8

Simpfendorfer, C.A. & Poulakis, G.R. & O'Donnell, P.M. & Wiley, T.R. (2008)
Growth rates of juvenile smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata Latham in the western Atlantic. Journal of Fish Biology, 72(3), 711–723
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01764.x

Seitz, J.C. & Poulakis, G.R. (2006)
Anthropogenic effects on the smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in the United States. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 52(11), 1533–1540
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.07.016

Seitz, J.C. & Poulakis, G.R. (2005)
Non-fishery related anthropogenic and natural effects on the smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in Florida, with a summary of these effects on sawfishes worldwide [Abstract]. American Elasmobranch Society 21th Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida

Poulakis, G.R. & Seitz, J.C. (2004)
Recent occurrence of the smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata (Elasmobranchiomorphi: Pristidae), in Florida Bay and the Florida Keys, with comments on sawfish ecology. Florida Scientist, 67, 27–35

Seitz, J.C. & Poulakis, G.R. (2002)
Recent occurrence of sawfishes (Elasmobranchiomorphi: Pristidae) along the southwest coast of Florida (USA). Florida Scientist, 65, 256–266