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Wells, David Associate Professor
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- Associate Professor, Marine Biology (Galveston), Texas A&M University at Galveston
Biology and ecology of bony fishes, sharks, and rays. Research focus on life history, habitat use, movement, and feeding ecology of marine species throughout sub-tropical and temperate ecosystems.
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Stephens, S. A., Dance, M. A., Zapp Sluis, M., Kline, R. J., Streich, M. K., Stunz, G. W., ... Rooker, J. R.
(2024).
Spatial distribution and movement of Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE.
19(3), e0298394-e0298394.
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Spear, L. N., Kohin, S., Mohan, J. A., & Wells, R.
(2023).
Insights into vertebral band pair deposition rate in the juvenile common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus) in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology.
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Frazier, B. S., Vinyard, E. A., Fields, A. T., Driggers, W. B., Grubbs, R. D., Adams, D. H., ... Portnoy, D. S.
(2023).
Age, Growth and Maturity of the Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo in the US Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Biology of Fishes.
106(7), 1597-1617.
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Richards, T. M., Sutton, T. T., Woodstock, M. S., Judkins, H., & Wells, R.
(2023).
Body size, depth of occurrence, and local oceanography shape trophic structure in a diverse deep-pelagic micronekton assemblage. Progress in Oceanography.
213, 102998-102998.
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LaFreniere, B., Sosa-Nishizaki, O., Herzka, S., Snodgrass, O., Dewar, H., Miller, N., Wells, R., & Mohan, J.
(2023).
Vertebral Chemistry Distinguishes Nursery Habitats of Juvenile Shortfin Mako in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean. Marine and Coastal Fisheries.
15(2),
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Quigg, A., Wells, R., Rooker, J., Hill, R., Kitchens, L., Dance, M., ... Ferreira, B. P.
(2023).
Food Web Connectivity in a Mangrove-Seagrass-Patch Reef (MSP) Seascape: Lessons from a Tropical Back-Reef in Puerto Rico. Fishes.
8(1), 44-44.
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Mohan, J., Romo-Curiel, A., Herzka, S., Wells, R., Miller, N., Sosa-Nishizaki, O., & Garcia-Rodriguez, E.
(2023).
Inferring habitat use of the Pacific White Shark using vertebral chemistry. Frontiers in Marine Science.
9, 1082219.
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Gutierrez, E. M., Plumlee, J. D., Bolser, D. G., Erisman, B. E., & Wells, R.
(2023).
Regional Variation in Feeding Patterns of Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico. 8(4), 188-188.
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Gough, B., Prouse, A., Dance, M. A., Wells, R., & Rooker, J. R.
(2023).
Regional Variation in the Trophic Ecology of Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) in the Western Atlantic Ocean. 8(10), 519-519.
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Garner, S. B., Sluis, M. Z., Wells, R., Boswell, K. M., & Cowan Jr, J. H.
(2023).
Resource Partitioning of Sympatric Lutjanids in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Using Stable Isotope Analysis. Fishes.
8(5), 244-244.
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Binstock, A. L., Richards, T. M., Wells, R., Drymon, J. M., Gibson-Banks, K., Streich, M. K., ... Mohan, J. A.
(2023).
Variable post-release mortality in common shark species captured in Texas shore-based recreational fisheries. PLoS ONE.
18(2), e0281441-e0281441.
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Branham, C. C., Frazier, B. S., Strange, J. B., Galloway, A. S., Adams, D. H., Drymon, J. M., ... Sancho, G.
(2022).
Diet of the bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo) along the northern Gulf of Mexico and southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation.
45(2), 257-+.
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Andrzejaczek, S., Lucas, T., Goodman, M. C., Hussey, N. E., Armstrong, A. J., Carlisle, A., ... Curnick, D. J.
(2022).
Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology. Science Advances.
8(33), eabo1754.
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Anderson, T., Meese, E. N., Drymon, J. M., Stunz, G. W., Falterman, B., Menjivar, E., & Wells, R.
(2022).
Diel Vertical Habitat Use Observations of a Scalloped Hammerhead and a Bigeye Thresher in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Fishes.
7(4), 148-148.
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Mohan, J. A., Dewar, H., Snodgrass, O. E., Miller, N. R., Tanaka, Y., Ohshimo, S., ... Wells, R.
(2022).
Otolith geochemistry reflects life histories of Pacific bluefin tuna. 17(10), e0275899-e0275899.
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Plumlee, J. D., Hala, D. N., Rooker, J. R., Shipley, J. B., & Wells, R.
(2021).
Trophic ecology of fishes associated with artificial reefs assessed using multiple biomarkers. Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences.
848(18), 4347-4362.
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David Wells, R. J., Rooker, J. R., Addis, P., Arrizabalaga, H., Baptista, M., Bearzi, G., ... Villanueva, R.
(2021).
Regional patterns of δ 13 C and δ 15 N for European common cuttlefish ( Sepia officinalis ) throughout the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Royal Society Open Science.
8(9), 210345-210345.
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Wells, R., Quesnell, V. A., Humphreys, R. L., Dewar, H., Rooker, J. R., Alvarado Bremer, J., & Snodgrass, O. E.
(2021).
Nursery origin and population connectivity of swordfish Xiphias gladius in the North Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology.
99(2), 354-363.
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Livernois, M. C., Mohan, J. A., TinHan, T. C., Richards, T. M., Falterman, B. J., Miller, N. R., & Wells, R.
(2021).
Ontogenetic Patterns of Elemental Tracers in the Vertebrae Cartilage of Coastal and Oceanic Sharks. Frontiers in Marine Science.
8, 704134.
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Rooker, J. R., Wells, R., Block, B. A., Liu, H., Baumann, H., Chiang, W., ... Shiao, J.
(2021).
Natal origin and age-specific egress of Pacific bluefin tuna from coastal nurseries revealed with geochemical markers. Scientific Reports.
11(1), 14216.
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TinHan, T. C., & Wells, R.
(2021).
Spatial and Ontogenetic Patterns in the Trophic Ecology of Juvenile Bull Sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) From the Northwest Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Marine Science.
8, 664316.
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Dance, M. A., Rooker, J. R., Kline, R. J., Quigg, A., Stunz, G. R., Wells, R., ... Suarez, B.
(2021).
Importance of low‐relief nursery habitat for reef fishes. Ecosphere.
12(6),
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Livernois, M. C., Fujiwara, M., Fisher, M., & Wells, R.
(2021).
Seasonal patterns of habitat suitability and spatiotemporal overlap within an assemblage of estuarine predators and prey. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
668, 39-55.
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Cook, A. B., Bernard, A. M., Boswell, K. M., Bracken-Grissom, H., D’Elia, M., deRada, S., ... Sutton, T. T.
(2020).
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Investigate Deep-Pelagic Ecosystem Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico Following Deepwater Horizon. Frontiers in Marine Science.
7, 548880.
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Richards, T. M., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R.
(2020).
Trophic Structure and Sources of Variation Influencing the Stable Isotope Signatures of Meso- and Bathypelagic Micronekton Fishes. Frontiers in Marine Science.
7, 507992.
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Plumlee, J. D., Dance, K. M., Dance, M. A., Rooker, J. R., TinHan, T. C., Shipley, J. B., & Wells, R.
(2020).
Fish assemblages associated with artificial reefs assessed using multiple gear types in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE.
96(4), 655-677.
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Rooker, J. R., Wells, R., Addis, P., Arrizabalaga, H., Baptista, M., Bearzi, G., ... Villanueva, R.
(2020).
Natural geochemical markers reveal environmental history and population connectivity of common cuttlefish in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Journal of the Royal Society Interface.
17(168), 20200309-20200309.
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TinHan, T. C., O'Leary, S. J., Portnoy, D. S., Rooker, J. R., Gelpi, C. G., & Wells, R.
(2020).
Natural tags identify nursery origin of a coastal elasmobranch Carcharhinus leucas. Journal of Applied Ecology.
57(7), 1222-1232.
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Wells, R., Mohan, J. A., Dewar, H., Rooker, J. R., Tanaka, Y., Snodgrass, O. E., ... Ohshimo, S.
(2020).
Natal origin of Pacific bluefin tuna from the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem. Biology Letters.
16(2), 20190878-20190878.
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Boswell, K. M., D'Elia, M., Johnston, M. W., Mohan, J. A., Warren, J. D., Wells, R., & Sutton, T. T.
(2020).
Oceanographic Structure and Light Levels Drive Patterns of Sound Scattering Layers in a Low-Latitude Oceanic System. Frontiers in Marine Science.
7, 51.
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Mohan, J. A., Jones, E. R., Hendon, J. M., Falterman, B., Boswell, K. M., Hoffmayer, E. R., & Wells, R.
(2020).
Capture stress and post-release mortality of blacktip sharks in recreational charter fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico. Conservation Physiology.
8(1), coaa041.
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Alewijnse, S. R., & Wells, R.
(2020).
DIET OF THE BLACKTIP SHARK (CARCHARHINUS LIMBATUS) IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. Gulf and Caribbean Research.
31(1), SC25-SC30.
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Matich, P., Nowicki, R. J., Davis, J., Mohan, J. A., Plumlee, J. D., Strickland, B. A., ... Fisher, M.
(2020).
Does proximity to freshwater refuge affect the size structure of an estuarine predator (Carcharhinus leucas) in the north-western Gulf of Mexico?. Marine and Freshwater Research.
71(11), 1501-1516.
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Ajemian, M. J., Drymon, J. M., Hammerschlag, N., Wells, R., Street, G., Falterman, B., ... Stunz, G. W.
(2020).
Movement patterns and habitat use of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) across ontogeny in the Gulf of Mexico. 15(7), e0234868-e0234868.
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Fujiwara, M., Martinez-Andrade, F., Wells, R., Fisher, M., Pawluk, M., & Livernois, M. C.
(2019).
Climate-related factors cause changes in the diversity of fish and invertebrates in subtropical coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Communications Biology.
2(1), 403.
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Richards, T. M., Gipson, E. E., Cook, A., Sutton, T. T., & Wells, R.
(2019).
Trophic ecology of meso- and bathypelagic predatory fishes in the Gulf of Mexico. ICES Journal of Marine Science: journal du conseil.
76(3), 662-672.
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Rooker, J. R., Dance, M. A., Wells, R., Ajemian, M. J., Block, B. A., Castleton, M. R., ... Walter, J. F.
(2019).
Population connectivity of pelagic megafauna in the Cuba-Mexico-United States triangle. Scientific Reports.
9(1), 1663.
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Fujiwara, M., Martinez-Andrade, F., Wells, R., Fisher, M., Pawluk, M., & Livernois, M. C.
(2019).
Climate-related factors cause changes in the diversity of fish and invertebrates in subtropical coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Communications Biology.
2(1), 403.
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Mohan, J. A., Miller, N. R., Herzka, S. Z., Sosa-Nishizaki, O., Kohin, S., Dewar, H., ... Wells, R.
(2018).
Elements of time and place: manganese and barium in shark vertebrae reflect age and upwelling histories. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
285(1890), 20181760-20181760.
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Milligan, R. J., Bernard, A. M., Boswell, K. M., Bracken-Grissom, H. D., D'Elia, M. A., deRada, S., ... Sutton, T. T.
(2018).
The Application of Novel Research Technologies by the Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND) Consortium. Marine Technology Society Journal.
52(6), 81-86.
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Dance, K. M., Rooker, J. R., Shipley, J. B., Dance, M. A., & Wells, R.
(2018).
Feeding ecology of fishes associated with artificial reefs in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE.
13(10), e0203873-e0203873.
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TinHan, T. C., Mohan, J. A., Dumesnil, M., DeAngelis, B. M., & Wells, R.
(2018).
Linking Habitat Use and Trophic Ecology of Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) on a Restored Oyster Reef in a Subtropical Estuary. Estuaries and Coasts.
41(6), 1793-1805.
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Wells, R., TinHan, T. C., Dance, M. A., Drymon, J. M., Falterman, B., Ajemian, M. J., ... McKinney, J. A.
(2018).
Movement, Behavior, and Habitat Use of a Marine Apex Predator, the Scalloped Hammerhead. Frontiers in Marine Science.
5(SEP), 321.
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Plumlee, J. D., Dance, K. M., Matich, P., Mohan, J. A., Richards, T. M., TinHan, T. C., Fisher, M. R., & Wells, R.
(2018).
Community structure of elasmobranchs in estuaries along the northwest Gulf of Mexico. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.
204, 103-113.
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Sequeira, A., Rodrguez, J. P., Eguluz, V. M., Harcourt, R., Hindell, M., Sims, D. W., ... Thums, M.
(2018).
Convergence of marine megafauna movement patterns in coastal and open oceans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
115(12), 3072-3077.
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Bird, C. S., Verssimo, A., Magozzi, S., Abrantes, K. G., Aguilar, A., Al-Reasi, H., ... Trueman, C. N.
(2018).
A global perspective on the trophic geography of sharks. Nature Ecology and Evolution.
2(2), 299-305.
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Rooker, J. R., Dance, M. A., Wells, R., Quigg, A., Hill, R. L., Appeldoorn, R. S., ... Aschenbrenner, A.
(2018).
Seascape connectivity and the influence of predation risk on the movement of fishes inhabiting a back-reef ecosystem. Ecosphere.
9(4),
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Drymon, J. M., & Wells, R.
(2017).
Double tagging clarifies post-release fate of great hammerheads (Sphyrna mokarran). Animal Biotelemetry.
5(1), 28.
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Mohan, J. A., TinHan, T. C., Miller, N. R., & David Wells, R. J.
(2017).
Effects of sample cleaning and storage on the elemental composition of shark vertebrae. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry.
31(24), 2073-2080.
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Mohan, J. A., Sutton, T. T., Cook, A. B., Boswell, K. M., & Wells, R.
(2017).
Influence of oceanographic conditions on abundance and distribution of post-larval and juvenile carangid fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Oceanography.
26(5), 526-541.
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Matich, P., Mohan, J. A., Plumlee, J. D., TinHan, T., Wells, R., & Fisher, M.
(2017).
Factors shaping the co-occurrence of two juvenile shark species along the Texas Gulf Coast. Marine Biology.
164(6), 141.
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Wells, R., Rooker, J. R., Quigg, A., & Wissel, B.
(2017).
Influence of mesoscale oceanographic features on pelagic food webs in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biology.
164(4), 92.
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Churnside, J. H., Wells, R., Boswell, K. M., Quinlan, J. A., Marchbanks, R. D., McCarty, B. J., & Sutton, T. T.
(2017).
Surveying the distribution and abundance of flying fishes and other epipelagics in the northern Gulf of Mexico using airborne lidar. BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE.
93(2), 591-609.
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Wells, R., Spear, N., & Kohin, S.
(2017).
Age validation of the blue shark (Prionace glauca) in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Marine and Freshwater Research.
68(6), 1130-1136.
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Kinney, M. J., Wells, R., & Kohin, S.
(2016).
Oxytetracycline age validation of an adult shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus after 6years at liberty. Journal of Fish Biology.
89(3), 1828-1833.
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Xu, Y. i., Teo, S., Piner, K. R., Chen, K., & Wells, R.
(2016).
Using an approximate length-conditional approach to estimate von Bertalanffy growth parameters of North Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga). Fisheries Research.
180, 138-146.
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Plumlee, J. D., & Wells, R.
(2016).
Feeding ecology of three coastal shark species in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
550, 163-174.
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Rooker, J. R., Wells, R., Itano, D. G., Thorrold, S. R., & Lee, J. M.
(2016).
Natal origin and population connectivity of bigeye and yellowfin tuna in the Pacific Ocean. Fisheries Oceanography.
25(3), 277-291.
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Churnside, J. H., Marchbanks, R. D., Donaghay, P. L., Sullivan, J. M., Graham, W. M., & Wells, R.
(2016).
Hollow aggregations of moon jellyfish (Aurelia spp.). JOURNAL OF PLANKTON RESEARCH.
38(1), 122-130.
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Fraile, I., Arrizabalaga, H., Santiago, J., Goni, N., Arregi, I., Madinabeitia, S., Wells, R., & Rooker, J. R.
(2016).
Otolith chemistry as an indicator of movements of albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the North Atlantic Ocean. Marine and Freshwater Research.
67(7), 1002-1013.
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Lyons, K., Preti, A., Madigan, D. J., Wells, R., Blasius, M. E., Snodgrass, O. E., ... Lowe, C. G.
(2015).
Insights into the life history and ecology of a large shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus captured in southern California. Journal of Fish Biology.
87(1), 200-211.
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Timm, L. L., Carter, J. E., Frey, J., Prappas, J., & Wells, R.
(2014).
Birth of common shovelnose rays (Glaucostegus typus) under captive conditions. Zoo Biology.
33(4), 357-359.
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Renck, C. L., Talley, D. M., Wells, R., & Dewar, H.
(2014).
REGIONAL GROWTH PATTERNS OF JUVENILE ALBACORE (THUNNUS ALALUNGA) IN THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Report.
55(1), 135-143.
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Hoolihan, J. P., Wells, R., Luo, J., Falterman, B., Prince, E. D., & Rooker, J. R.
(2014).
Vertical and Horizontal Movements of Yellowfin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine and Coastal Fisheries.
6(1), 211-222.
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Wells, R., Kohin, S., Teo, S., Snodgrass, O. E., & Uosaki, K.
(2013).
Age and growth of North Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga): Implications for stock assessment. Fisheries Research.
147, 55-62.
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Rooker, J. R., Kitchens, L. L., Dance, M. A., Wells, R., Falterman, B., & Cornic, M.
(2013).
Spatial, temporal, and habitat-related variation in abundance of pelagic fishes in the Gulf of Mexico: potential implications of the deepwater horizon oil spill. PLoS ONE.
8(10), e76080-e76080.
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Wells, R., Smith, S. E., Kohin, S., Freund, E., Spear, N., & Ramon, D. A.
(2013).
Age validation of juvenile Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) tagged and marked with oxytetracycline off southern California. FISHERY BULLETIN.
111(2), 147-160.
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Zapp Sluis, M., Boswell, K. M., Chumchal, M. M., Wells, R., Soulen, B., & Cowan, J. H.
(2013).
Regional variation in mercury and stable isotopes of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
32(2), 434-441.
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Grabowski, T. B., Boswell, K. M., McAdam, B. J., Wells, R., & Marteinsdttir, G.
(2012).
Characterization of Atlantic cod spawning habitat and behavior in Icelandic coastal waters. PLoS ONE.
7(12), e51321-e51321.
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Preti, A., Soykan, C. U., Dewar, H., Wells, R., Spear, N., & Kohin, S.
(2012).
Comparative feeding ecology of shortfin mako, blue and thresher sharks in the California Current. Environmental Biology of Fishes.
95(1), 127-146.
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Wells, R., Rooker, J. R., & Itano, D. G.
(2012).
Nursery origin of yellowfin tuna in the Hawaiian Islands. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
461, 187-196.
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Rooker, J. R., Simms, J. R., Wells, R., Holt, S. A., Holt, G. J., Graves, J. E., & Furey, N. B.
(2012).
Distribution and habitat associations of billfish and swordfish larvae across mesoscale features in the Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE.
7(4), e34180-e34180.
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Kraus, R. T., Wells, R., & Rooker, J. R.
(2011).
Horizontal movements of Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biology.
158(3), 699-713.
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Wells, R., Rooker, J. R., & Prince, E. D.
(2010).
Regional variation in the otolith chemistry of blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) and white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) from the western North Atlantic Ocean. Fisheries Research.
106(3), 430-435.
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Boswell, K. M., Wells, R., Cowan, J., & Wilson, C. A.
(2010).
BIOMASS, DENSITY, AND SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS OF FISHES ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE-SCALE ARTIFICIAL REEF COMPLEX IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE.
86(4), 879-889.
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Wells, R., Steneck, R. S., & Palma, A. T.
(2010).
Three-dimensional resource partitioning between American lobster (Homarus americanus) and rock crab (Cancer irroratus) in a subtidal kelp forest. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.
384(1-2), 1-6.
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Wells, R., & Rooker, J. R.
(2009).
Feeding ecology of pelagic fish larvae and juveniles in slope waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Fish Biology.
75(7), 1719-1732.
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Wells, R., Harper, J. O., Rooker, J. R., Landry, A., & Dellapenna, T. M.
(2009).
Fish assemblage structure on a drowned barrier island in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. 625(1), 207-221.
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Wells, R., Cowan, J. H., & Patterson, W. F.
(2008).
Habitat use and the effect of shrimp trawling on fish and invertebrate communities over the northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf. ICES Journal of Marine Science: journal du conseil.
65(9), 1610-1619.
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Wells, R., Chumchal, M. M., & Cowan, J.
(2008).
Effect of Trawling and Habitat on Mercury Concentration in Juvenile Red Snapper from the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.
137(6), 1839-1850.
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Wells, R., Cowan, J., Patterson, W., & Walters, C. J.
(2008).
Effect of trawling on juvenile red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) habitat selection and life history parameters. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES.
65(11), 2399-2411.
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Wells, R., Cowan, J., & Fry, B.
(2008).
Feeding ecology of red snapper Lutjanus campechanus in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
361, 213-225.
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Wells, R., Boswell, K. A., Cowan, J., & Patterson, W.
(2008).
Size selectivity of sampling gears targeting red snapper in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Research.
89(3), 294-299.
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Manriquez, K. C., Pardo, L. M., Wells, R., & Palma, A. T.
(2008).
Crypsis in Paraxanthus barbiger (Decapoda : Brachyura): Mechanisms against visual predators. Journal of Crustacean Biology.
28(3), 473-479.
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Wells, R., & Rooker, J. R.
(2004).
Distribution, age, and growth of young-of-the-year greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) associated with pelagic Sargassum. FISHERY BULLETIN.
102(3), 545-554.
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Wells, R., & Rooker, J. R.
(2004).
Spatial and temporal patterns of habitat use by fishes associated with Sargassum mats in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE.
74(1), 81-99.
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Wells, R.
(1997).
The birth, life, and death of the photosynthetic factory or the top ten reasons why: cotton photosynthesizes like it does and why we love it so!. 1347-1350.
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Stephens, S. A., Dance, M. A., Zapp Sluis, M., Kline, R. J., Streich, M. K., Stunz, G. W., ... Rooker, J. R.
(2024).
Spatial distribution and movement of Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE.
19(3), e0298394-e0298394.
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chapter
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Shimose, T., & Wells, R.
(2015).
Feeding ecology of bluefin tunas. Biology and Ecology of Bluefin Tuna.
(pp. 78-97).
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Shimose, T., & Wells, R.
(2015).
Feeding ecology of bluefin tunas. Biology and Ecology of Bluefin Tuna.
(pp. 78-97).
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conference paper
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Atkins, E. L., Tinhan, T. C., Wells, R., & Alvarado-Bremer, J. R.
(2019).
Estimating levels of gene flow of a large coastal shark, Carcharhinus leucas, in the Gulf of Mexico. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY.
E268-E268.
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Cullen, J. A., Plumlee, J. D., Tinhan, T., Wells, R., & Marshall, C. D.
(2016).
Impact of Allometry and Feeding Biomechanics on Ontogenetic Dietary Shifts in Three Coastal Sharks. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY.
E46-E46.
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Baumann, H., Wells, R., Rooker, J. R., Zhang, S., Baumann, Z., Madigan, D. J., ... Fisher, N. S.
(2015).
Combining otolith microstructure and trace elemental analyses to infer the arrival of juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna in the California current ecosystem. ICES Journal of Marine Science: journal du conseil.
2128-2138.
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Wells, R., Kinney, M. J., Kohin, S., Dewar, H., Rooker, J. R., & Snodgrass, O. E.
(2015).
Natural tracers reveal population structure of albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the eastern North Pacific. ICES Journal of Marine Science: journal du conseil.
2118-2127.
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Wells, R., & Cowan, J.
(2007).
Video estimates of red snapper and associated fish assemblages on sand, shell, and natural reef habitats in the north-central Gulf of Mexico. American Fisheries Society Symposium.
39-57.
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Wells, R., & Rooker, J. R.
(2003).
Distribution and abundance of fishes associated with Sargassum mats in the NW Gulf of Mexico. 609-621.
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Atkins, E. L., Tinhan, T. C., Wells, R., & Alvarado-Bremer, J. R.
(2019).
Estimating levels of gene flow of a large coastal shark, Carcharhinus leucas, in the Gulf of Mexico. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY.
E268-E268.
Research
principal investigator on
- Estimating natal origin and migration dynamics of Pacific bluefin tuna using natural tags awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2020
- Ocean basin connectivity of Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis), linking natal origin and trans-Pacific movements into population dynamics awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2017 - 2020
- Capture mortality and post-release survival of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) in the Gulf of Mexico recreational fishery awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2015 - 2018
- Ocean basin connectivity of Pacific Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus orientalis) awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2015 - 2017
- CONTRACT TO OVERSEE AND CONDUCT ANALYSES OF MICROCHEMISTRY AND AGE AND-GROWTH IN HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES OTOLITHS AND VERTEBRAE AS STATED IN THE STATEMENT-OF WORK. awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2014 - 2015
co-principal investigator on
- Life history and age validation of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) in the Gulf of Mexico with implications for stock assessment models awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2020 - 2021
- Post-release mortality and behavior of sharks in shore-based recreational fisheries using citizen scientists and low-cost tags awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2020
Teaching
teaching activities
- MARB311 Ichthyology Instructor
- MARB312 Field Ichthyology Instructor
- MARB320 Fisheries Techniques Instructor
- MARB407 Res And Conserv Greece Instructor
- MARB484 Internship Instructor
- MARB491 Hnr: Research Instructor
- MARB607 Res And Conserv Greece Instructor
- MARB684 Internship Instructor
- MARB685 Directed Studies Instructor
- MARB689 Sptp: Ecology Of Marine Fishe Instructor
- MARB689 Sptp: Ecology Of Marine Fishes Instructor
- MARB691 Research Instructor
- WFSC691 Research - Gv Instructor
- WFSC691 Research-gv Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Dere, Ruhee J. (2006-08). The molecular mechanisms involved in the genetic instability of the CCTG. CAGG repeats associated with myotonic dystrophy type 2.
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St. Clair, Katherine I (2014-07). Stable Isotope Dynamics in Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) within the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
Background
education and training
awards and honors
Contact
first name
- David
has last name
- Wells
Other
- wellsr@tamu.edu