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- Associate Professor, Marine Biology, 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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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. AFS Transactions.
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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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 B: 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: the international, interdisciplinary society devoted to ocean and marine engineering, science and policy.
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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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 USA.
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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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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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: international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters.
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: international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters.
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. AFS Transactions.
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: international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters.
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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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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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 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