Vulnerability to climate change of United States marine mammal stocks in the western North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean

MD Lettrich, MJ Asaro, DL Borggaard, DM Dick… - Plos one, 2023‏ - journals.plos.org
Climate change and climate variability are affecting marine mammal species and these
impacts are projected to continue in the coming decades. Vulnerability assessments provide …

The bottlenose dolphin epigenetic aging tool (BEAT): A molecular age estimation tool for small cetaceans

AP Beal, JJ Kiszka, RS Wells… - Frontiers in marine …, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
Age constitutes a critical parameter for the study of animal populations, providing information
about development, environmental effects, survival, and reproduction. Unfortunately, age …

Assessing the viability of the Sarasota Bay community of bottlenose dolphins

RC Lacy, RS Wells, MD Scott, JB Allen… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Population models, such as those used for Population Viability Analysis (PVA), are valuable
for projecting trends, assessing threats, guiding environmental resource management, and …

The fitness consequences of human‐wildlife interactions on foraging common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida

KM DiMaggio, MA Acevedo, KA McHugh… - Marine mammal …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Human‐wildlife interactions (HI) are becoming more prevalent with increasing human
population. These interactions could have important eco‐evolutionary consequences that …

Anthropogenic injuries disrupt social associations of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida

MR Greenfield, KA McHugh, RS Wells… - Marine Mammal …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Social connectivity is important for measuring the fitness of common bottlenose dolphins
(Tursiops truncatus). While interactions in fission‐fusion societies vary between individuals …

Abundance and Residency Patterns of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Freshwater‐Influenced Estuaries of the Northern Gulf of Mexico

T Bouveroux, C Sinclair, K Barry… - Aquatic …, 2025‏ - Wiley Online Library
Multiple stressors are affecting common bottlenose dolphins in the northern Gulf of Mexico,
including two embayments in Alabama, Mobile Bay (MOB) and Perdido Bay (PER), where …

Temporal Trends of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Sarasota Bay Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

J Kucklick, A Boggs, K Huncik, A Moors… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were measured in blubber samples collected
from 196 common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from 2000 to 2016 in the …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal and Spatial Evaluation of Mono(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (MEHP) Detection in Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota Bay …

MK Dziobak, BC Balmer, RS Wells, EC Pisarski… - Oceans, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Phthalates are endocrine-disrupting chemicals added to plastics, personal care products,
cleaning solutions, and pesticides. Extensive use has led to its exposure to wildlife …

Robust design capture-recapture analysis of abundance and demographic parameters of Indian River Lagoon common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus …

WN Durden, ED Stolen, L Moreland, E Howells… - bioRxiv, 2020‏ - biorxiv.org
Accurate estimates of abundance are critical to species management and conservation.
Common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) inhabiting the Indian River …

Utility of Red Tide (Karenia brevis) Monitoring Data as a Predictive Tool to Estimate Brevetoxin Accumulation in Live, Free-Ranging Marine Mammals

SE Fire, GA Miller, ER Sabater… - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Exposure of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) to brevetoxins (PbTx)
produced by blooms of the toxic phytoplankton Karenia brevis frequently results in severe …