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2009

Baremore, I.E., K.I. Andrews, and L.F. Hale (2009) Difficulties associated with modeling growth in the Atlantic angel shark Squatina dumeril. Fish. Res. Available from: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2009.06.006/. IN PRESS.

MacNeil, M.A., J.K. Carlson, and L.R. Beerkircher (2009) Shark depredation rates in pelagic longline fisheries: a case study from the northwest Atlantic. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 66.

2008

Baremore, I.E., D.J. Murie, and J.K. Carlson (2008) Prey selection by the Atlantic angel shark Squatina dumeril in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Bull. Mar. Sci. 82(3): 297–313.

Barnes, C., D.M. Bethea, R.D. Brodeur, J. Spitz, V. Ridoux, C. Pusineri, B.C. Chase, M.E. Hunsicker, F. Juanes, A. Kellermann, J. Lancaster, F. Ménard, F.-X. Bard, P. Munk, J.K. Pinnegar, F.S. Scharf, R.A. Rountree, K.I. Stergiou, C. Sassa, A. Sabates and S. Jennings (2008) Predator and prey body sizes in marine food webs. Ecology 89(3): 881.

Carlson, J. K., E. Cortés, J. A. Neer, C. T. McCandless, and L. R. Beerkircher (2008). The status of the United States population of night shark (Carcharhinus signatus). Mar. Fish. Rev. 70(1):1-14.

Carlson, J.K., M.R. Heupel, D.M. Bethea, and L.D. Hollensead (2008) Coastal habitat use and residency of juvenile Atlantic sharpnose sharks (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae). Estuaries and Coasts. ONLINE ONLY.

Hale, L.F. and C. Lowe (2008) Age and growth of the round stingray Urobatis halleri at seal beach California. J. Fish Biol. 73: 510-523.

Natanson, L.J., S.P. Wintner, F. Johansson, A. Piercy, P. Campbell, A. De Maddalena, S.J.B. Gulak, B. Human, F. Cigala Fulgosi, D.A. Ebert, F. Hemida, F.H. Mollen, S. Vanni, G. H. Burgess, L. J. V. Compagno, A. Wedderburn-Maxwell (2008) Ontogenetic vertebral growth patterns in the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 361: 267–278.

2007

Bethea, D.M., L. Hale, J.K. Carlson, E. Cortés, C.A. Manire, and J. Gelsleichter (2007) Geographic and ontogenetic variation in the diet and daily ration of the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, from the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Mar. Biol. 152: 1009-1020.

Carlson, J.K. (2007) Modeling the role of sharks in the trophic dynamics of Apalachicola Bay, Florida. American Fisheries Society Symposium Series 50: 281-300.

Carlson, J.K., A. Middlemiss, J.A. Neer (2007) A revised age and growth model for blacknose shark, Carcharhinus acronotus, from the eastern Gulf of Mexico using X-radiography. Gulf Mex. Sci. 2007(1): 82-87.

Carlson, J.K., J. Osborne, and T.W. Schmidt (2007) Monitoring the recovery of smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, using standardized relative indices of abundance. Biol. Cons. 136: 195-202.

Cortés, E. (2007) Chondrichthyan demographic modeling: an essay on its use, abuse and future. Mar. Fresh. Res. 58: 4-6.

Carlson, J.K., J. Osborne, and T.W. Schmidt (2007) Monitoring the recovery of smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, using standardized relative indices of abundance. Biol. Cons. 136: 195-202.

Cortés, E. (2007) Chondrichthyan demographic modeling: an essay on its use, abuse and future. Mar. Fresh. Res. 58: 4-6.

Cortés, E., C.A. Brown, and L.R. Beerkircher (2007) Relative abundance of pelagic sharks in the western North Atlantic Ocean, including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Gulf and Caribbean Res. 19:37-52.

Heupel, M.R., J.K. Carlson and C.A. Simpfendorfer (2007) Shark nursery areas: concepts, definition, characterization and assumptions. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 337:287-297.

Piercy, A.N., J.K. Carlson, J.A. Sulikowski, and G.H. Burgess (2007) Age and growth of the scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna lewini, in the northwest Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Mar. Fresh. Res. 58: 34-40.

Sulikowski, J.A., W.B. Driggers, T.S. Ford, R. Boonstra, and J.K. Carlson (2007) Reproductive cycle of the blacknose shark Carcharhinus acronotus in the Gulf of Mexico. J. Fish Biol. 70: 428-440.

Sulikowski, J.A., S.B. Irvine, K.C. DeValerio, and J.K. Carlson (2007) Age, growth and maturity of the roundel skate, Raja texana, from the Gulf of Mexico, USA. Mar. Fresh. Res. 58:41-53.

2006

Bethea, D.M., J.K. Carlson, J.A. Buckel, M. Satterwhite (2006) Ontogenetic and site related trends in the diet of Atlantic sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovae from the northeast Gulf of Mexico. Bull. Mar. Sci. 78(2): 287-307.

Bullard, S.A., R.M. Overstreet, and J.K. Carlson (2006) Selachohemecus benzi n. sp. (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) from the blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus (Carcharhinidae) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Syst. Parasitol. 63: 143-154.

Carlson, J.K., J.R. Sulikowski, and I.E. Baremore (2006) Do differences in life history traits exist for blacktip sharks, Carcharhinus limbatus, from the United States South Atlantic Bight and Eastern Gulf of Mexico. Environ. Biol. Fish. 77:279-292

Hale, L.F., J.V. Dudgeon, A.Z. Mason, and C.G. Lowe (2006) Elemental signatures in the vertebral cartilage of the round stingray, Urobatis halleri, from Seal Beach, California. Environ. Biol. Fish. 77:317-325

Neer, J.A., J.K. Carlson, and B.A. Thompson (2006) Standard oxygen consumption of seasonally acclimatized cownose rays, Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill 1815), in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fish Physiol. Biochem. 32:67-71.

Siegfried, K.S. and B. Sansó (2006) Two Bayesian methods for estimating parameters of the von Bertalanffy growth equation. Environ. Biol. Fish. 77:301-308

2005

Burgess, G.H., L.R. Beerkircher, G.M. Cailliet, J.K. Carlson, E. Cortés, K.J. Goldman, R.D. Grubbs, J.A. Musick, M.K. Musyl, and C.A. Simpfendorfer (2005) Is the collapse of shark populations in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico real? Fisheries 2005:19-26.

Burgess, G.H., L.R. Beerkircher, G.M. Cailliet, J.K. Carlson, E. Cortés, E., K.J. Goldman, R.D. Grubbs, J.A. Musick, M.K. Musyl, and C.A. Simpfendorfer (2005) Reply to Robust estimates of decline for pelagic shark populations in the Northwest Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries 2005:30-31.

Carlson, J.K., I.E. Baremore (2005) Growth dynamics of the spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna) off the United States southeast and Gulf of Mexico coasts: a comparison of methods. Fish. Bull. 103: 280-291.

Gelsleichter, J., C.A. Manire, N.J. Szabo, E. Cortés, J. Carlson and L. Lombardi-Carlson (2005) Organochlorine concentrations in bonnethead sharks (Sphyrna tiburo) from four Florida estuaries. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48: 474-473

Neer, J.A. and B.A. Thompson (2005) Life history of the cownose ray, Rhinoptera bonasus, in the northern Gulf of Mexico, with comments on geographic variablity in life history traits. Env. Biol. Fish. 73: 321-331.

Neer, J.A., B.A. Thompson, and J.K. Carlson (2005) Age and growth of Carcharhinus leucas in the northern Gulf of Mexico: incorporating variability in size at birth. J. Fish. Biol. 67: 370-383.

2004

Beerkircher, L.R., E. Cortés, and M. Shivji (2004) Characterists of shark bycatch observed on pelagic longlines off the southeastern United States, 1992-2000. Mar. Fish. Rev. 64: 40-49.

Bethea, D.M., J.A. Buckel and J.K. Carlson (2004) Foraging ecology of the early life stages of four sympatric shark species. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 268: 245-264.

Neer, J.A. and B.A. Thompson (2004) Aspects of the biology of the finetooth shark, Carcharhinus isodon, in Louisiana waters. Gulf of Mexico Science. 2004(1):108-113.

2003

Beerkircher, L., M. Shivji, and E. Cortés (2003) A Monte Carlo demographic analysis of the silky shark (Carcharhinus faliciformis): implications of gear selectivity. Fish. Bull. (US) 101:168-174.

Carlson, J.K., I.E. Baremore (2003) Changes in the biological parameters of Atlantic sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovae in the Gulf of Mexico: evidence for density-dependent growth and maturity? Mar. Fresh. Res. 54:227-234.

Carlson, J.K. and E. Cortés (2003) Gillnet selectivity of small coastal sharks off the southeastern United States. Fish. Res. 60:405-414.

Carlson, J.K., E. Cortés, and D.M. Bethea (2003) Life history and population dynamics of the finetooth shark (Carcharhinus isodon) in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Fish. Bull. (US) 101:281-292.

Carlson, J.K. and G.R. Parsons (2003) Respiratory and hematological responses of the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, to acute changes in dissolved oxygen. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 294:15-26.

Lombardi-Carlson, L.A., E. Cortés, G.R. Parsons, and C.A. Manire (2003) Latitudinal variation in life-history traits of bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, (Carcharhiniformes:Sphyrnidae) from the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Mar. Fresh. Res. 54:875-883.

2002

Carlson, J.K., M.A. Grace, P.K. Lago (2002) An observation of juvenile tiger sharks feeding on clapper rails off the southeastern coast of the United States. Southeastern Natur. 1:307-310.

Cortés, E. (2002) Incorporating uncertainty into demographic modeling: application to shark populations and their conservation. Cons. Biol. 16:1048-1062.

2001

Carlson, J.K. and G.R. Parsons (2001) The effects of hypoxia on three sympatric shark species. Environ. Biol. Fish. 61:427-433.

Neer, J.A. and G.M. Cailliet (2001) Aspects of the life history of the Pacific electric ray, Torpedo californica. Copeia 2001:842-847.

2000

Cortés, E. (2000) Life-history patterns and correlations in sharks. Rev. Fish. Sci. 8:299-344.

1999

Carlson, J.K. (1999) Occurrence of neonate and juvenile sandbar sharks, Carcharhinus plumbeus, from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Fish. Bull. (US) 97:387-391.

Carlson, J.K. and J.H. Brusher (1999) An index of abundance for juvenile coastal species of sharks from the northeast Gulf of Mexico. Mar. Fish. Rev. 61:37-45.

Carlson, J.K., E. Cortés , and A.G. Johnson (1999) Age and growth of the blacknose shark, Carcharhinus acronotus, in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Copeia 1999:684-691.

Carlson, J.K., C.L. Palmer, and G.R. Parsons (1999) Oxygen consumption rate and swimming efficiency of the blacknose shark, Carcharhinus acronotus. Copeia 1999:34-39.

Cortés, E. (1999) Standardized diet compositions and trophic levels of sharks. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 56:707-717.

Cortés, E. (1999) A stochastic stage-based population model of the sandbar shark in the western North Atlantic. In: Ecology and Conservation of Long-Lived Marine Animals. J.A. Musick (Ed.) Amer. Fish. Soc. Symp. 23:115-136.

1998

Castillo, J.L., F. Márquez, M.C. Rodriguez de la Cruz, E. Cortés, and A. Cid (1998) The Mexican artisanal shark fishery in the Gulf of Mexico: toward a regulated fishery. Mar. Fresh. Res. 49:611-620.

Cortés, E. (1998) Methods of studying fish feeding: reply. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 55:2708.

Cortés, E. (1998) Demographic analysis as an aid in shark stock assessment and management. Fish. Res. 39:197-206.

Gelsleichter, J.G., E. Cortés, C.A. Manire, R.E. Hueter, and J.A. Musick (1998) Evaluation of toxicity of oxytetracycline on growth of captive nurse sharks, Ginglymostoma cirratum. Fish. Bull. (US) 96:624-627.

Parsons, G.R. and J.K. Carlson (1998) Physiological and behavioral responses to hypoxia in the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo: routine swimming and respiratory regulation. Fish Physiol. Biochem. 19:189-196.

1997

Carlson, J.K. and G.R. Parsons (1997) Age and growth of the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, with notes on clinal variation. Environ. Biol. Fish. 50:331-341.

Cortés, E. (1997) A critical review of methods of studying fish feeding based on analysis of stomach contents: application to elasmobranch fishes. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 54: 726-738.

Fierstine, H.L., G.M. Cailliet, and J.A. Neer (1997) Shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus, impaled by Blue Marlin, Makaira nigricans (Teleostei: Istiophoridae). Bull. Southern California Acad of Sci. 96(3):117-121.

Gelsleichter, J.G., E. Cortés, C.A. Manire, R.E. Hueter, and J.A. Musick (1997) Use of calcein as a fluorescent marker for elasmobranch vertebral cartilage. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 126:862-865.

Trent, L., D.E. Parshley, and J.K. Carlson (1997) Catch and bycatch in the shark drift gillnet fishery off the east coast of Florida and Georgia. Mar. Fish. Rev. 59:19-28.

1996

Cortés, E. and G.R. Parsons (1996) Comparative demography of two populations of the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 53:709-718.

Cortés, E., C.A. Manire, and R.E. Hueter (1996) Diet, feeding habits, and diel feeding chronology of the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, in southwest Florida. Bull. Mar. Sci. 58:353-367.

1995

Cortés, E. (1995) Demographic analysis of the Atlantic sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon terraenovae, in the Gulf of Mexico. Fish. Bull. (US) 93:57-66.

1994

Cortés, E. and S.H. Gruber (1994) Effect of ration size on growth and gross conversion efficiency of young lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. J. Fish Biol. 44:331-341.

1992

Cortés, E. and S.H. Gruber (1992) Gastric evacuation in the young lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris, under field conditions. Environ. Biol. Fish. 35:205-212.

1990

Cortés, E. and S.H. Gruber (1990) Diet, feeding habits and estimates of daily ration of young lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. Copeia 1990:204-218.

Wetherbee B., S.H. Gruber and E. Cortés (1990) Diet, feeding habits, digestion, and consumption in sharks, with special reference to the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. In: Elasmobranchs as living resources: advances in the biology, ecology, systematics and the status of the fisheries. NOAA Technical Report 90:29-47.