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Randall Wells
Senior ScientistChicago Zoological Society / Sarasota Dolphin Research Program
rwells@mote.org
Impacts of the 2010 Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill on Estuarine Bottlenose Dolphin Populations in the West Florida Panhandle
Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO)Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
Investigation of Mechanisms for Reproductive Failure in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill to Understand Population Recovery Scenarios for Cetaceans
RFP-VGulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
2016 common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) data to evaluate reproductive health among wild dolphins in Barataria Bay, Louisiana
Published On: May 09 2017 18:54 UTC
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2016 U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) reproductive health data
Published On: Feb 13 2018 17:50 UTC
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Evidence for stress steroid metabolism by marine mammal blubber
Published On: May 07 2018 20:43 UTC
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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)
Published On: May 11 2018 19:27 UTC
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Pregnancy profiles in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): clinical biochemical and hematological variations during healthy gestation and a successful outcome
Published On: Aug 30 2019 16:48 UTC
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Ultrasonographic findings associated with normal pregnancy and fetal well-being in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Published On: May 13 2019 19:32 UTC
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Ultrasonographic findings associated with failed pregnancy in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Published On: Oct 31 2019 14:27 UTC
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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
Published On: Sep 25 2019 22:00 UTC
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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
Published On: Sep 26 2019 09:46 UTC
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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
Published On: Sep 12 2019 21:39 UTC
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Gestational variation in blood profiles of failed common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) pregnancies
Published On: Oct 31 2019 09:46 UTC
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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
Published On: Oct 31 2019 15:12 UTC
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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
Published On: Oct 14 2019 22:05 UTC
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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
Published On: Sep 11 2019 11:44 UTC
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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
Published On: Oct 15 2019 14:48 UTC
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Neonatal histopathological findings enabling further understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of pregnancy failure in the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Published On: Oct 31 2019 15:16 UTC
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Immune function of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy pregnant bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Published On: Oct 31 2019 15:22 UTC
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Cardiac assessments of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) using auscultation, echocardiography, electrocardiography, and blood-based biomarkers
Published On: Jul 23 2020 16:54 UTC
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Grading of cardiac histologic lesions from dolphins stranding following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill compared to reference dolphins
Published On: Jul 02 2020 22:28 UTC
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Data from immunoloigcal laboratory technique development using common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) samples from the Sarasota Bay, Florida
Published On: Aug 08 2019 14:47 UTC
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Immune function of peripheral blood mononuclear cells exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil in laboratory experiments
Published On: Jul 03 2020 20:00 UTC
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Immune function of laboratory strain mice exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil
Published On: Jul 03 2020 17:02 UTC
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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
Published On: Jun 27 2019 18:53 UTC
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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
Published On: Aug 30 2021 18:38 UTC
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Environmental data sampled during dolphin health assessments in the Gulf of Mexico from 2018-06-11 to 2018-09-28
Published On: May 10 2019 19:12 UTC
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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
Published On: Jul 03 2020 16:26 UTC
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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
Published On: Mar 18 2020 14:21 UTC
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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
Published On: Jul 03 2020 20:41 UTC
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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
Published On: Jul 06 2020 16:07 UTC
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Statistical distributions of model parameters generated by expert elicitation to inform cetacean population recovery trajectory models
Published On: Dec 15 2020 21:40 UTC
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Updated northern Gulf of Mexico cetacean population recovery trajectories following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Published On: Oct 18 2022 15:14 UTC
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Reproductive success of laboratory strain mice exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil
Published On: Dec 01 2020 21:08 UTC
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Data from immunoloigcal testing of Barataria Bay, Louisiana, and Dauphin Island, Alabama common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Published On: Aug 23 2019 19:48 UTC
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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
Published On: Dec 08 2020 22:24 UTC
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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
Published On: Feb 01 2021 22:05 UTC
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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
Published On: Aug 04 2020 15:09 UTC
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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
Published On: Jun 23 2021 16:01 UTC
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Mouse histopathology following experimental oil exposure
Published On: Jan 11 2021 20:03 UTC
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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
Published On: Jan 11 2021 22:15 UTC
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Western Florida Panhandle Fish Collection Data 2010-11-23 to 2011-07-21
Published On: Jun 15 2014 21:57 UTC
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Western Florida Panhandle Fish Isotopes November 2010 to July 2011
Published On: Jun 15 2014 21:59 UTC
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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