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Explore Mote Marine Laboratory's latest marine science by searching and browsing our peer-reviewed scientific journal articles, books and chapters.

This page launched in 2024 and is continually adding new citations. Thanks for your patience as we continue to upload Mote's collection dating back to the 1930s. See all citations by year in our annual reports.

2025 Scientific Publications

Ochoa, G. M., Ramos, E. A., & Gonzalez-Socoloske, D. (2025). Predation of a Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) by Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in Guanaja, Honduras. Aquatic Mammals, 51(1), 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.51.1.2025.31
Humble, E., Boggio-Pasqua, A., Takoukam Kamla, A., Bassos-Hull, K., Bergacker, S., Gose, M., Hilbourne, S., Laglbauer, B., Martinez-Lopez, A., Fogwan, C., Biankeu, C. I., Stevens, G. M. W., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G. (2025). Genetic and Morphometric Support for the Atlantic Pygmy Devil Ray, Mobula hypostoma (Bancroft, 1831), in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. Aquatic conservation marine and freshwater ecosystems, 35(1), e70030. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70030
Cong Fei, Anne Booker, Sarah Klass, Nayani K. Vidyarathna, So Hyun Ahn, Amin R. Mohamed, Muhammad Arshad, Patricia M. Glibert, Cynthia A. Heil, Joaquín Martínez Martínez, Shady A. Amin (2025). Friends and foes: symbiotic and algicidal bacterial influence on Karenia brevis blooms. ISME Communications, 5(1), ycae164. https://doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycae164

2024 Scientific Publications

Philip W. Stevens, Kyle L. Williams, Meredith B. Pfennig, Ryan W. Schloesser, Alexis A. Trotter, Derek P. Crane (2024). Use of hatchery-raised fish in validation of daily age estimates for juvenile Common Snook. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 16(6), e10321. https://doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10321
Cong Fei; Anne Booker; Sarah Klass; Nayani K Vidyarathna; So Hyun Ahn; Amin R Mohamed; Muhammad Arshad; Patricia M Glibert; Cynthia A Heil; Joaquín M Martínez; Shady A Amin (2024). Friends and Foes: Symbiotic and Algicidal bacterial influence on Karenia brevis blooms. ISME Communications. https://doi.org/10.1093/ismeco/ycae164
Kathryn Flowers, Elizabeth Babcock, Demian Chapman, Norlan Lamb, Ashbert Miranda, Randolph Nunez, Megan Kelley, Yannis Papastamatiou (2024). Classifying southern stingray activity states across abiotic factors in Belize coral reef ecosystems. Canadian Journal of Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2024-0106
Smith, A. L., LaBadie, J., Busse, A., Solomon, E., Farrell, C, Holstein, D. M., Xue, Z., & Gravinese, P. M (2024). Will Climate Change Alter the Swimming Behavior of Larval Stone Crabs?: A Guided-Inquiry Lesson. Current: The Journal of Marine Education, 39(4), 3-12. https://doi.org/10.5334/cjme.117
Mark Ladd, Andrew Shantz, Cailin Harrell, Nicole Hayes, David Gilliam, Keri O'Neil, Brian Reckenbeil, Zachary Craig, Diego Lirman (2024). Acclimation and size influence predation, growth, and survival of sexually produced Diploria labyrinthiformis used in restoration. Scientific Reports, 14, 26362. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-73727-8
Ross Cunning, Shayle Matsuda, Erich Bartels, Martine D'Alessandro, Raine Detmer, Pierrick Harnay, Jessica Levy, Diego Lirman, Holly Moeller, Erinn Muller, Ken Nedimyer, Ferdinand Pfab, Hollie Putnam (2024). On the use of rapid acute heat tolerance assays to resolve ecologically relevant differences among corals. Coral Reefs, 43(5). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-024-02577-7
Dziobak, M. K., Fahlman, A., Wells, R. S., Takeshita, R., Smith, C., Gray, A., Weinstein, J., Hart, L. B. (2024). First evidence of microplastic inhalation among free-ranging small cetaceans. PLOS ONE, 19(10). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0309377
Kurtz, Bruce E., James E. Landmeyer, James K. Culter (2024). DELETE DUP – Detection of periodic peaks in Karenia brevis concentration consistent with the time-delay logistic equation. Science of The Total Environment, 946(10 October 2024), 174061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174061
Diego Cardeñosa, Elizabeth A. Babcock, Stanley K. Shea, Huarong Zhang, Kevin A. Feldheim, Stephan W. Gale, DeEtta Mills, Demian D. Chapman (2024). Small sharks, big problems. DNA analysis of small fins reveals trade regulation gaps and burgeoning trade in juvenile sharks. Science Advances, 10(42). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adq6214
John J. Langan, Jungyun Bae (2024). Advancements in the Programmable Hyperspectral Seawater Scanner Measurement Technology for Enhanced Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms. Journal of Marine Science Engineering, 12(10), 1746. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12101746
Womersley, F. C., Sousa, L. L., Humphries, N. E., Abrantes, K., Araujo, G., Bach, S. S., Barnett, A., Berumen, M. L., Bessudo Lion, S., Braun, C. D., Clingham, E., Cochran, J. E. M., de la Parra, R., Diamant, S., Dove, A. D. M., Duarte, C. M., Dudgeon, C. L., Erdmann, M. V., Espinoza, E., Ferreira, L. C., Fitzpatrick, R., González Cano, J., Green, J. R., Guzman, H. M., Hardenstine, R., Hasan, A., Hazin, F. H. V., Hearn, A. R., Hueter, R. E., Jaidah, M. Y., Labaja, J., Ladino, F., Macena, B. C. L., Meekan, M. G., Morris Jr., J. J., Norman, B. M., Peñaherrera-Palma, C. R., Pierce, S. J., Quintero, L. M., Ramírez-Macías, D., Reynolds, S. D., Robinson, D. P., Rohner, C. A., Rowat, D. R. L., Sequeira, A. M. M., Sheaves, M., Shivji, M. S., Sianipar, A. B., Skomal, G. B., Soler, G., Syakurachman, I., Thorrold, S. R., Thums, M., Tyminski, J. P., Webb, D. H., Wetherbee, B. M., Queiroz, N., and Sims, D. W. (2024). Climate-driven global redistribution of an ocean giant predicts increased threat from shipping. Nature Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02129-5
Ashley M. Carreiro, Ryan J. Eckert, Alexis B. Sturm, Thomas C. Ingalls, Ian R. Combs, Brian K. Walker, Joshua D. Voss (2024). Assessment of nutrient amendments on stony coral tissue loss disease in Southeast Florida. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, 1384534. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1384534
Bruce E. Kurtz, James E. Landmeyer, James K. Culter (2024). Detection of periodic peaks in Karenia brevis concentration consistent with the time-delay logistic equation. Science of The Total Environment, 946, 174061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174061
Jonathan P.A. Gardner, Barbara Lausche, Simon J. Pittman, Anna Metaxas (2024). Marine connectivity conservation: Guidance for MPA and MPA network design and management. Marine Policy, 167, 106250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106250
González-Gómez, R., Avendaño, O., Barriga-Sosa, I. A., Bastos, P., Caamal-Monsreal, C., Castillo-Estrada, G., Cedillo-Robles, C., Daw, A., Díaz-Santana-Iturrios, M., Galindo-Cortes, G., Guerrero-Kommritz, J., Haimovici, M., Ibáñez, C. M., Jiménez-Badillo, M. L., Larson, P., Leite, T., Lima, F. D., Markaida, U., Meiners-Mandujano, C., Morillo-Velarde, P. S., Ortiz, N., Pardo-Gandarillas, M. C., Pliego-Cárdenas, R., Ré, M. E., Siegel, B., Urbano, B., Vidal, E. A. G., Gleadall, I. G. (2024). Biodiversity of octopuses in the Americas. Marine Biology, 171(189). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-024-04489-0
Walsh, Catherine J; Rhody, Nicole; Main, Kevan L; Restivo, Jessica; Tarnecki, Andrea M (2024). Advances in development of long-term embryonic stem cell-like cultures from a marine fish, Sciaenops ocellatus. Current Research in Food Science , 9, 100841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crfs.2024.100841