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Milton Levin


University of Connecticut / Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science
milton.levin@uconn.edu

Investigation of Mechanisms for Reproductive Failure in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill to Understand Population Recovery Scenarios for Cetaceans

RFP-V
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)

Consortium for Advanced Research on Marine Mammal Health Assessment (CARMMHA)

RFP-VI
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
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2016 common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) data to evaluate reproductive health among wild dolphins in Barataria Bay, Louisiana

Authors: Cynthia Smith, Stephanie Venn-Watson, Lori Schwacke, Teri Rowles
Published On: May 09 2017 18:54 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/N7H41PTV
UDI: R5.x274.000:0001
File Size: 77.77 KB
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2016 U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) reproductive health data

Authors: Smith, Cynthia R. and Venn-Watson, Stephanie
Published On: Feb 13 2018 17:50 UTC
File Format: xls, xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/N7TH8K3F
UDI: R5.x274.000:0002
File Size: 361.18 KB
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Evidence for stress steroid metabolism by marine mammal blubber

Authors: Galligan, Thomas
Published On: May 07 2018 20:43 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/N74B2ZSR
UDI: R5.x274.000:0003
File Size: 10.57 KB
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Dataset for: Characterization of Circulating Steroid Hormone Profiles in the Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Authors: Thomas Galligan, Lori Schwacke
Published On: May 11 2018 19:27 UTC
File Format: xlxs
DOI: 10.7266/N7GF0S16
UDI: R5.x274.000:0004
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Pregnancy profiles in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): clinical biochemical and hematological variations during healthy gestation and a successful outcome

Authors: Ashley Barratclough, Forrest M. Gomez, Jeanine Morey, Alissa Deming, Celeste Parry, Jennifer M. Meegan, Kevin Carlin, Lori Schwacke, Stephanie Venn-Watson, Eric D. Jensen, Cynthia R. Smith.
Published On: Aug 30 2019 16:48 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-y1wm-t595
UDI: R5.x274.000:0005
File Size: 222.36 KB
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Ultrasonographic findings associated with normal pregnancy and fetal well-being in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Authors: Marina Ivančić, Forrest M. Gomez, Whitney B. Musser, Ashley Barratclough, Jennifer M. Meegan, Sophie M. Waitt, Abraham Cárdenas Llerenas, Eric D. Jensen, Cynthia R. Smith
Published On: May 13 2019 19:32 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-eydg-cy02
UDI: R5.x274.000:0006
File Size: 460.02 KB
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Ultrasonographic findings associated with failed pregnancy in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Authors: Forrest M. Gomez, Whitney B. Musser, Jennifer M. Meegan, Abraham Cárdenas Llerenas, Eric D. Jensen, Cynthia R. Smith
Published On: Oct 31 2019 14:27 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-zsd3-he25
UDI: R5.x274.000:0007
File Size: 525.87 KB
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Ultrasonographic findings associated with pregnancy or fetal well-being in the bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) during health assessments conducted in Barataria Bay, Louisiana from 2011-08-03 to 2018-07-19

Authors: Forrest M. Gomez, Whitney B. Musser, Jennifer M. Meegan, Cynthia R. Smith
Published On: Sep 25 2019 22:00 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-63bk-a322
UDI: R5.x274.000:0008
File Size: 334.82 KB
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Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) data to evaluate reproductive health among wild dolphins in Barataria Bay, Louisiana from 2017-09-18 to 2017-09-21

Authors: Cynthia Smith, Lori Schwacke, Teri Rowles
Published On: Sep 26 2019 09:46 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-76aj-rp39
UDI: R5.x274.000:0009
File Size: 117.88 KB
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Reproductive outcome survey data for common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Barataria Bay from 2016-07-11 to 2018-07-09

Authors: Brian Quigley, Todd Speakman, and Lori Schwacke
Published On: Sep 12 2019 21:39 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-0vt6-ax64
UDI: R5.x274.000:0010
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Gestational variation in blood profiles of failed common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) pregnancies

Authors: Ashley Barratclough, Forrest M. Gomez, Jeanine Morey, Celeste Parry, Jennifer M. Meegan, Lori Schwacke, Abraham Cárdenas Llerenas, Eric D. Jensen, Cynthia R. Smith
Published On: Oct 31 2019 09:46 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/4W777CR4
UDI: R5.x274.000:0011
File Size: 180.72 KB
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Using blood gas analysis and capnography to determine oxygenation status in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Authors: Sarah M. Sharp, Mark Baird, Veronica Cendejas, Forrest M. Gomez, Jenny M. Meegan, Forrest Townsend, Eric Jensen, Miranda Schwacke, Stephanie Venn-Watson, Teresa K. Rowles, Lori H. Schwacke, Cynthia R. Smith
Published On: Oct 31 2019 15:12 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/F4HGMXD5
UDI: R5.x274.000:0012
File Size: 69.61 KB
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Morbillivirus serology results in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Barataria Bay, Louisiana from 2016-07-11 to 2017-09-21

Authors: Cynthia Smith, Teresa Rowles, Lori Schwacke, Katie Colegrove, and Forrest Gomez
Published On: Oct 14 2019 22:05 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/Z2BCWAJH
UDI: R5.x274.000:0013
File Size: 15.07 KB
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Radiographic assessment of pectoral fin bone maturation in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), as a novel technique to accurately estimate chronological age

Authors: Barratclough, Ashley, Roberto Sanz-Requena, Luis Marti-Bonmati, Todd L. Schmitt, Eric Jensen and Daniel García-Párraga
Published On: Sep 11 2019 11:44 UTC
File Format: xlsx, pdf
DOI: 10.7266/B35TPMPA
UDI: R5.x274.000:0014
File Size: 7.52 MB
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Histopathological findings for tissues collected from common bottlenose dolphins stranded in Barataria Bay, Louisiana from 2016-05-07 to 2017-05-14

Authors: Kathleen Colegrove, Forrest Gomez and Cynthia Smith
Published On: Oct 15 2019 14:48 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/TWVYGWJ7
UDI: R5.x274.000:0015
File Size: 14.23 KB
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Neonatal histopathological findings enabling further understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of pregnancy failure in the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Authors: Kathleen Colegrove, Forrest M. Gomez and Cynthia R. Smith
Published On: Oct 31 2019 15:16 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/4VP4K5NA
UDI: R5.x274.000:0016
File Size: 15.91 KB
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Immune function of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy pregnant bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Authors: Sylvain De Guise, Milton Levin, Ashley Barratclough, Forrest Gomez and Cynthia R. Smith
Published On: Oct 31 2019 15:22 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/BJP66F7R
UDI: R5.x274.000:0017
File Size: 28.76 KB
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Cardiac assessments of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) using auscultation, echocardiography, electrocardiography, and blood-based biomarkers

Authors: Linnehan, Barbara K., Forrest M. Gomez, Sharon M. Huston, Adonia Hsu, Ryan Takeshita, Kathleen M. Colegrove, Teri K. Rowles, Craig A. Harms, Whitney B. Musser, Ashley Barratclough, Eric S. Zolman, Brian C. Balmer, Forrest I. Townsend, Carolyn Cray, Jeanine S. Morey, Randall S. Wells, Eric D. Jensen, Lori H. Schwacke, and Cynthia R. Smith
Published On: Jul 23 2020 16:54 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-b2h2-sm08
UDI: R6.x809.000:0001
File Size: 1.33 MB
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Grading of cardiac histologic lesions from dolphins stranding following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill compared to reference dolphins

Authors: Kathleen Colegrove, Forrest Gomez, and Cynthia Smith
Published On: Jul 02 2020 22:28 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-jvr9-jh10
UDI: R6.x809.000:0002
File Size: 25.03 KB
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Data from immunoloigcal laboratory technique development using common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) samples from the Sarasota Bay, Florida

Authors: Sylvain De Guise, Milton Levin, Lindsay Jasperse, Guillermo Risatti, and Randall S. Wells
Published On: Aug 08 2019 14:47 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-2wtd-hz89
UDI: R6.x809.000:0003
File Size: 58.71 KB
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Immune function of peripheral blood mononuclear cells exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil in laboratory experiments

Authors: Sylvain De Guise, Milton Levin, and Lindsay Jasperse
Published On: Jul 03 2020 20:00 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-vjnn-yz30
UDI: R6.x809.000:0004
File Size: 44.5 KB
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Immune function of laboratory strain mice exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil

Authors: Sylvain De Guise, Milton Levin, and Lindsay Jasperse
Published On: Jul 03 2020 17:02 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-qf5g-zv19
UDI: R6.x809.000:0005
File Size: 41.8 KB
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Environmental sampling data collected during prey trawling efforts targeting fish and crustaceans in the Gulf of Mexico from 2018-07-06 to 2018-10-12

Authors: Cloyed, Carl
Published On: Jun 27 2019 18:53 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-b52q-aj98
UDI: R6.x809.000:0006
File Size: 12.35 KB
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Stable isotope mixing model estimates of common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) diets in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2011 to 2018

Authors: Cloyed, Carl and Ruth Carmichael
Published On: Aug 30 2021 18:38 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-4knr-kj95
UDI: R6.x809.000:0007
File Size: 19.48 KB
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Environmental data sampled during dolphin health assessments in the Gulf of Mexico from 2018-06-11 to 2018-09-28

Authors: Rowles, T.K., Wells, R.S., Balmer, B.C., and L.H. Schwacke
Published On: May 10 2019 19:12 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-ep1s-a359
UDI: R6.x809.000:0008
File Size: 15.54 KB
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Field and laboratory measurements: Health assessment data from the northern Gulf of Mexico common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), 2018-06-11 to 2018-09-28

Authors: Lori Schwacke, Cynthia Smith, Teri Rowles, Brian Balmer, Eric Zolman, Randall Wells, Whitney Musser, Brian Quigley, Jeanine Morey, Ryan Takeshita
Published On: Jul 03 2020 16:26 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-sv57-1h12
UDI: R6.x809.000:0009
File Size: 110.21 KB
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Environmental sampling data associated with CARMMHA 2018 remote biopsy efforts targeting coastal common bottlenose dolphins from 2018-09-19 to 2018-10-31

Authors: Keith Mullin, Errol Ronje, Kevin Barry, Michael Hendon, and Mark Grace.
Published On: Mar 18 2020 14:21 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-6r50-7852
UDI: R6.x809.000:0010
File Size: 14.04 KB
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Satellite telemetry of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) captured, tagged, and released in Barataria Bay, Louisiana and near Dauphin Island, Alabama from 2018-07-10 to 2019-04-10

Authors: Brian Balmer, Aaron Barleycorn, Teresa Rowles, Cynthia Smith, Eric Zolman, and Lori Schwacke
Published On: Jul 03 2020 20:41 UTC
File Format: csv, xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-15s1-9j90
UDI: R6.x809.000:0011
File Size: 3.33 MB
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Microsatellite genotyping and mitochondrial control region sequencing of skin samples from common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) during remote biopsy surveys near Mississippi Sound, Mississippi from 2018-09-19 to 2018-10-31 and health assessments near Dauphin Island, Alabama from 2018-09-20 to 2018-09-28

Authors: Nicole Vollmer, Patricia Rosel, Keith Mullin, Lori Schwacke, Brian Balmer, Kevin Barry, Anthony Martinez, Brian Quigley, Carrie Sinclair, Todd Speakman, Jesse Wicker, Lynsey Wilcox, Eric Zolman
Published On: Jul 06 2020 16:07 UTC
DOI: 10.7266/n7-b3k5-zb33
UDI: R6.x809.000:0012
File Size: 127.67 KB
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Statistical distributions of model parameters generated by expert elicitation to inform cetacean population recovery trajectory models

Authors: Booth, Cormac, Tiago Marques, Lori Schwacke and Len Thomas
Published On: Dec 15 2020 21:40 UTC
File Format: xlsx, pdf, rmd
DOI: 10.7266/n7-9hsz-sn16
UDI: R6.x809.000:0013
File Size: 42.2 MB
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Updated northern Gulf of Mexico cetacean population recovery trajectories following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Authors: Marques, Tiago
Published On: Oct 18 2022 15:14 UTC
File Format: html, pdf, Rmd, aux, txt, R, md, Rproj, JPG, png, pptx, R, csv, img, docx, xlsx, rtf
DOI: 10.7266/n7-rmv4-qx46
UDI: R6.x809.000:0014
File Size: 82.34 MB
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Reproductive success of laboratory strain mice exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil

Authors: De Guise, Sylvain, Milton Levin, and Lindsay Jasperse
Published On: Dec 01 2020 21:08 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-np2g-r569
UDI: R6.x809.000:0015
File Size: 19.3 KB
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Data from immunoloigcal testing of Barataria Bay, Louisiana, and Dauphin Island, Alabama common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Authors: Sylvain De Guise, Milton Levin, Lindsay Jasperse, Guillermo Risatti
Published On: Aug 23 2019 19:48 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-ymp8-x712
UDI: R6.x809.000:0018
File Size: 54.2 KB
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Fatty acid profile data by gas chromatography mass spectrometry for blood serum of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from Barataria Bay, Louisiana, 2011– 2018, following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Authors: Napolitano, Michael P. and Maggie Broadwater
Published On: Dec 08 2020 22:24 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-8q28-za97
UDI: R6.x809.000:0019
File Size: 368.39 KB
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Stable isotope ratios from northern Gulf of Mexico bottlenose dolphins (stranded and capture-release animals) and their prey (fish and crustaceans) from 2011-2018

Authors: Carl Cloyed, Brian Balmer, Lori Schwacke, Teresa Rowles, Randall Wells, Cynthia Smith, Mandy Tumlin, Eric Zolman, and Ruth Carmichael
Published On: Feb 01 2021 22:05 UTC
DOI: 10.7266/n7-e5ry-ck72
UDI: R6.x809.000:0020
File Size: 80.68 KB
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Nontargeted Lipidomics by Ultra-High Pressure Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Tandem Gas Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC/HRMS/MS) for Blood Serum of the Bottlenose Dolphin from Barataria Bay, Louisiana following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, 2011-08-04 to 2018-07-19

Authors: Napolitano, Michael P. and Maggie Broadwater
Published On: Aug 04 2020 15:09 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/n7-hb8a-r002
UDI: R6.x809.000:0022
File Size: 9.85 MB
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RNA-seq analysis of archived blood and skin from common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) health assessments in the northern Gulf of Mexico, 2013-06-17 to 2018-07-20

Authors: Morey, Jeanine, Randall Wells, Teresa Rowles, Cynthia Smith, Eric Zolman, Ryan Takeshita, Brian Balmer and Lori Schwacke
Published On: Jun 23 2021 16:01 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/JYNCX7RQ
UDI: R6.x809.000:0023
File Size: 105.34 KB
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Mouse histopathology following experimental oil exposure

Authors: De Guise, Sylvain, Kathleen Colegrove, Milton Levin, and Lindsay Jasperse
Published On: Jan 11 2021 20:03 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/PE35B262
UDI: R6.x809.000:0024
File Size: 19.19 KB
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Dental radiography analysis of common bottlenose dolphins from strandings and health assessments in the northern Gulf of Mexico, 2011-01-25 to 2018-07-20

Authors: Herrman, Jean M., Jeanine Morey, Ryan Takeshita, Sylvain De Guise, Randall S. Wells, Wayne McFee, Todd Speakman, Cynthia Smith, Teresa Rowles, and Lori Schwacke
Published On: Jan 11 2021 22:15 UTC
File Format: xlsx
DOI: 10.7266/ABXDG4P5
UDI: R6.x809.000:0025
File Size: 28.56 KB

Barratclough, A., Gomez, F. M., Morey, J. S., Deming, A., Parry, C., Meegan, J. M., … Smith, C. R. (2020). Pregnancy profiles in the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): Clinical biochemical and hematological variations during healthy gestation and a successful outcome. Theriogenology, 142, 92–103. doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.09.028

Barratclough, A., Sanz-Requena, R., Marti-Bonmati, L., Schmitt, T. L., Jensen, E., & García-Párraga, D. (2019). Radiographic assessment of pectoral flipper bone maturation in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), as a novel technique to accurately estimate chronological age. PLOS ONE, 14(9), e0222722. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0222722

Cloyed, C. S., Balmer, B. C., Schwacke, L. H., Takeshita, R., Hohn, A., Wells, R. S., … Carmichael, R. H. (2021). Linking morbillivirus exposure to individual habitat use of common bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) between geographically different sites. Journal of Animal Ecology, 90(5), 1191–1204. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13446

De Guise, S., Levin, M., Jasperse, L., Risatti, G., & Wells, R. S. (2019). T Helper Cell Subsets and Their Functions in Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Frontiers in Immunology, 10. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2019.01578

Galligan, T. M., Schwacke, L. H., Houser, D. S., Wells, R. S., Rowles, T., & Boggs, A. S. P. (2018). Characterization of circulating steroid hormone profiles in the bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus ) by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 263, 80–91. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.04.003

Galligan, T. M., Schwacke, L. H., McFee, W. E., & Boggs, A. S. P. (2018). Evidence for cortisol–cortisone metabolism by marine mammal blubber. Marine Biology, 165(7). doi:10.1007/s00227-018-3373-4

Herrman, J. M., Morey, J. S., Takeshita, R., De Guise, S., Wells, R. S., McFee, W., … Schwacke, L. (2020). Age determination of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) using dental radiography pulp:tooth area ratio measurements. PLOS ONE, 15(11), e0242273. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0242273

Linnehan, B. K., Gomez, F. M., Huston, S. M., Hsu, A., Takeshita, R., Colegrove, K. M., Harms, C. A., Barratclough, A., Deming, A. C., Rowles, T. K., Musser, W. B., Zolman, E. S., Wells, R. S., Jensen, E. D., Schwacke, L. H., & Smith, C. R. (2021). Cardiac assessments of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico following exposure to Deepwater Horizon oil. PLOS ONE, 16(12), e0261112. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261112

Linnehan, B. K., Hsu, A., Gomez, F. M., Huston, S. M., Takeshita, R., Colegrove, K. M., … Smith, C. R. (2020). Standardization of Dolphin Cardiac Auscultation and Characterization of Heart Murmurs in Managed and Free-Ranging Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7. doi:10.3389/fvets.2020.570055

Schwacke, L. H., Marques, T. A., Thomas, L., Booth, C. G., Balmer, B. C., Barratclough, A., Colegrove, K., De Guise, S., Garrison, L. P., Gomez, F. M., Morey, J. S., Mullin, K. D., Quigley, B. M., Rosel, P. E., Rowles, T. K., Takeshita, R., Townsend, F. I., Speakman, T. R., Wells, R. S., … Smith, C. R. (2022). Modeling population effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on a long‐lived species. Conservation Biology, 36(4). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13878

Smith, C. R., Rowles, T. K., Gomez, F. M., Ivančić, M., Colegrove, K. M., Takeshita, R., Townsend, F. I., Zolman, E. S., Morey, J. S., Cendejas, V., Meegan, J. M., Musser, W., Speakman, T. R., Barratclough, A., Wells, R. S., & Schwacke, L. H. (2022). Poor pulmonary health in Barataria Bay dolphins in the eight years following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.975006

Thomas, L., Marques, T. A., Booth, C., Takeshita, R., & Schwacke, L. H. (2022). Model predicts catastrophic decline of common bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus ) population under proposed land restoration project in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, <scp>USA</scp>. Marine Mammal Science, 38(4), 1654–1664. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12930