Publications    

  1. Rooker JR, Kaiser K, Wells RJD, Zapp-Sluis M, Gahn MB, Prouse A, Acosta A, Addis P, Chiang WC, Dance MA, Ferreira BP, Gazo M, Holmes B, Jaquemet S, Joung SJ, Karakulak S, Lippi DL, Randall LL, Sanchez PJ, Smith BL, Snodgrass O, Tharp RM, Traina A, Yu CJ (2026) Ocean predators as indicators of nano- and microplastic prevalence in pelagic food webs. Scientific Reports

  2. Dance MA, Rooker JR, Wells RJD, Winton MV, Randall LL, Nuttall M, Krebs B, Brahnam C, Sweezey B, Drymon M, Lowerre-Barbieri S, Kline R, Falterman B, Leller J, Skomal G (2026) White shark occurrence in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary revealed from large-scale acoustic telemetry array in an offshore MPA. Frontiers in Marine Science, 13:1872662. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2026.1872662

  3.  Nuttall M, Rooker JR, Dance MA, Holstein D (2026) Exploiting network connectivity to enhance management of invasive species: A case study on lionfish in a marine protected area. Scientific Reports

  4. Rooker JR, Wells RJD, Artetxe-Arrata I, Arrizabalaga H, Fraile I, Dance MA, Lastra-Luque P, Munoz-Abril L, Prouse A, Stephens SA, Windels N, Zapp-Sluis M (2026) Otolith geochemistry of tropical and temperate tunas in the ocean. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 23, 20250814

  5. Sweezey BB, Rooker JR, Dance MA, Hoffmayer E, Driggers WB, Drymon JM, Nuttall MF, Krebs BM, Branham CC, Randall L, Lowerrre-Barbieri SK, Cantrell S, Falterman BJ, Wells RJD (2026) Spatiotemporal patterns and habitat use of silky and sandbar sharks at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Frontiers in Marine Science 13: 1858874

  6. Moe LA, Turner JP, Rooker JR, Wells RDJ, Colbert SL (2026) Spatial and Temporal Use of a Tropical Nursery Habitat by Juvenile Blacktip Sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) Frontiers in Marine Science 13: 1800482

  7. Rein-Loring PD, Drymon JM, Fisher M, Martinez-Andrade F, Driggers WB, Rooker JR, Fujiwara M, Wells RJD (2026) Tracking sharks through time: Long-term trends along the Texas coast. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 2026, 110088

  8. Fontaine P, Jensen CC, Matich P, Rooker JR, Wells RJD (2026) Spatial dynamics of three estuarine predatory fishes in a subtropical estuary. Marine Biology (2026) 173:178

  9. Wells RJD, Richards TM, Zapp Sluis M, Rooker JR, Mohan JA, Liu H, Dewar H, Snodgrass OW, Erisman BE, Miller NR, Tanaka H, Tanaka (2026) Nursery-specific contribution estimates of bluefin tuna to the eastern North Pacific Ocean. Marine and Coastal Fisheries (2026) 18: 1–11

  10. Mikles SC, Pagniello C, Bigal E, Moran BM, Rooker JR, Ortega A, de la Gandara F, Maxwell H, Schallert R, Castleton MR, Schumer M, Stokesbury MJW, Block BA (2026) Ecological and evolutionary insights into the diversification of Atlantic bluefin tuna. Current Biology 36: 2518-2536

  11. Fontaine P, Bury SH, Francis M, Graham B, Finucci B, Matich P, Rooker JR, Wells RJD (2026) Trophic ecology and stable isotope niche space of tunas, billfishes, and sharks in New Zealand waters Marine and Freshwater Research 2026, MF25056

  12. Gaona-Hernandez A, Pollack JB, Jensen CC, Rooker JR, Quigg A. (2026) Salinity and climate variability drive the distribution of Perkinsus marinus in eastern oysters across Texas estuaries.  Estuaries and Coasts 49,65 (2026)

  13. Fontaine P, Jensen CC, Livernois MC, Matich P, Rooker JR, Wells RJD (2026) Trophic ecology of three estuarine predatory fishes revealed through a multi-method approach Marine Ecology Progress Series 78meps15051, 2026

  14. Meese EN, Shipley ON, Williams J, Stunz GW, Rooker JR, Wells RJD (2025) Combining acoustic telemetry with biochemical tracers reveals habitat use of a demersal mesopredator (Hypanus sabinus) Marine Ecology Progress Series 760: 117-134

  15.  Zapp Sluis M, Lippi DL, Sanchez P, Miller N, Stephens SA, Ferreira B, Rooker JR (2025)Assessment of laser ablation and solution-based ICP-MS applications commonly used in otolith geochemical analysis of marine teleosts. Frontiers in Marine Science 12:1531755

  16. Stephens SA, Dance MA, Zapp Sluis M, Kline RJ, Streich MK, Stunz GW, Adams AJ, Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2024)Spatial distribution and movement of Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. PLOS ONE 19:3. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298394

  17. Fontain P, Jensen CC, Matich P, Rooker JR, Wells RJD (2024) Predicting habitat suitability for the co-occurrence of three estuarine predatory fishes. Frontiers in Fish Science 2:1443923

  18. Uematsu Y, Ishihara T, Shimose T, Chen K-S, Mohan JA, Rooker JR, Wells RJD, Snodgrass O, Dewar H, Ohshimo S, Tanaka Y (2024). Distinct natal origins based on vertebral ring analysis reveal migration pattern of Pacific bluefin tuna in the North Pacific Ocean Marine Ecology Progress Series 743: 65-74

  19. Annandale SF, Turner JT, Lippi DL, Dance MA, Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2024) Habitat use and movements of parrotfishes in a Hawaiian coral reef seascape. Frontiers in Fish Science 2:1448809

  20. Liu H, Kobari T, Rooker JR, Bi H, Quigg A (2024) Dynamic oceanographic influences on zooplankton communities over the northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf.  Journal of Sea Research 199(4): 102501

  21. Diaz-Arce N, Gagnaire PA, Richardson D, Walter J, Arnaud-Haond,..Rooker JR et al. (2024). Unidirectional trans-Atlantic gene flow and a mixed spawning area shape the genetic connectivity of Atlantic bluefin tuna. Molecular Ecology 3(1):e17188

  22. Ramirez-Mendoza Z, Sosa-Nishizaki O, Pardo MA, Herzka SZ, Wells RJD, Rooker JR, Falterman BJ, Dreyfus-Leon M (2024). Mesoscale activity drives the habitat suitability of yellowfin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico: Seasonal and interannual predictions. Scientific Reports (2024) 14:8256

  23. Steffen C, Stephens S, Dance MA, Lippi DL, Jense CC, Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2023) Estuarine-coastal connectivity and partial migration of southern flounder in the Gulf of Mexico. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 294: 108545 doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108545

  24. Rooker JR, Zapp Sluis M, Kitchens LL, Dance MA, Falterman B, Lee JM, Liu H, Miller N, Murua H, Rooker AM, Saillant E, Walter J, Wells RJD (2023) Nursery origin of yellowfin tuna in the western Atlantic Ocean: significance of Caribbean Sea and trans-Atlantic migrants. Scientific Reports 13, 16277 (2023)

  25. Trueman CN, Artetxe-Arrate I, Kerr LA, Meijers A, Rooker JR et al. (2023). Thermal sensitivity of field metabolic rate predicts differential futures for bluefin tuna juveniles across the Atlantic Ocean. Nature Communications (2023) 14:7379 

  26. Sanchez PJ, Dance MA, Kraus RT, Hill RL, Rooker JR (2023) Fish community characterization of mid-shelf and shelf-edge mesophotic coral ecosystems in the expanded Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Bulletin of Marine Science 99, 41-49.

  27. Gough B, Prouse A, Dance MA, Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2023)
    Regional Variation in the Trophic Ecology of Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) in the Western Atlantic Ocean Fishes. 8: 519. doi.org/10.3390/fishes8100519

  28. Quigg A, Wells RJD, Rooker JR, Hill RL, Kitchens LL, Dance MA, Moulton DL, Sanchez PJ, Ferreira BP (2023) Food web connectivity in a mangrove-seagrass-patch reef (MSP) seascape: lessons from a tropical back-reef in Puerto Rico. Fishes 2023, 8(1) 44  https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8010044 

  29. Mohan JA, Dewar H, Snodgrass O, Miller NR, Tanaka Y, Ohshimo S, Rooker JR, Francis M, Wells RJD (2022) Otolith geochemistry reflects life histories of Pacific bluefin tuna. PLoS ONE 17(10):e0275899. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275899

  30. Li C, Ciannelli L, Bancroft M, Rooker JR, Ryer C, Liu H (2022) Interplay of temperature and hypoxia in habitat quality for juvenile demersal fish off the Oregon coast, USA. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 79(10): 1667-1680

  31. Lippi DL, Coxey MS, Rooker JR, Rezende SM, Gaspar ALB, Maida M, Ferreira BP (2022) Use of acoustic telemetry to evaluate fish movement, habitat use, and protection effectiveness of a coral reef no-take zone in Brazil.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 688:113-131 

  32. Sutton TS, Milligan RJ, Boswell KM, Cook AB, Cornic M, Daly K, Frank T, Frasier K, Hahn D, Hernandez F, Hildebrand J, Hu C, Johnston M, Joye SB, Judkins H, Moore JA, Murawski SA, Pruzinsky NN, Quinlan JA, Remsen A, Robinson K, Romero I, Rooker JR, Vecchione M, Wells RJD (2022) The open-ocean Gulf of Mexico after Deepwater Horizon: Synthesis of a decade of research. Frontiers in Marine Science 9:2022.753391 doi:10.3389/fmars.2022.753391

  33. Sanchez PJ, Zapp Sluis M, Pinsky J, Rooker JR (2022) Population structure and regional connectivity of snowy grouper Hyporthodus niveatus in the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic Ocean. Marine and Coastal Fisheries 14e:10199 doi:10.1002/mcf2.10199

  34. Blakeway RD, Fogg AQ, Johnston MA, Rooker JR, Jones GA (2022) Key life history attributes and removal efforts of invasive lionfish in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Marine Science 9: 2022.774407 DOI=10.3389/fmars.2022.774407  

  35. Sanchez PJ, Rooker JR (2021) Age, growth, and mortality of threatened Warsaw grouper, Hyporthodus nigritus, in the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Research 243: (2021) 106097

  36. Wells RJD, Rooker JR, Addis P, Arrizabalaga H, Baptista M, Bearzi G, Fraile I, Lacoue-Labarthe T, Meese EN, Megalofonou P, Rosa R, Sobrino I, Sykes AV, Villanueva R (2021) Regional patterns of d13C and d15N for the European common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) throughout the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Royal Society Open Science 8: 210345. doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210345

  37. Rooker JR, Wells RJD, Block BA, Liu H, Baumann H, Chiang WC, Zapp Sluis M, Miller NR, Mohan JA, Ohshimo S, Tanaka Y, Dance MA, Dewar H, Snodgrass OE, Shiao JC (2021) Natal origin and age-specific egress of Pacific bluefin tuna from coastal nurseries revealed with geochemical markers. Scientific Reports 11: 14216. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-93298-2

  38. Zapp Sluis M, Judkins H, Dance MA, Vecchione M, Cornic M, Sutton T, Rooker JR (2021) Family composition, abundance and habitat associations of squid paralarvae in the northern Gulf of Mexico Deep Sea Research Part 1 174: (2021) 103572

  39. Cornic M , Rooker JR (2021) Temporal shifts in the abundance and preferred habitats of yellowfin and bigeye tuna larvae in the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Marine Systems 217. doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2021.103524

  40. Plumlee JD, Hala DN, Rooker JR, Shipley JB, Wells RJD (2021) Trophic ecology of fishes associated with artificial reefs assessed using multiple biomarkers. Hydrobiologia doi.org/10.1007/s10750-021-04647-1)

  41. Wells RJD, Quesnell VA, Humphreys RL Jr, Dewar H, Rooker JR, Alvarado Bremer J, Snodgrass OE (2021) Nursery origin and population connectivity of swordfish Xiphias gladius in the North Pacific Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology doi: 10.1111/jfb.14723

  42. Dance MA, Rooker JR, Kline RJ, Quigg A, Stunz GR, Wells RJD, Lara K, Lee JM, Suarez R (2021) Importance of low-relief nursery habitat for reef fishes. Ecosphere 12(6): e03542. 10.1002/ecs2.3542

  43. Traina A, Quinci E, Fraile I, Oray I, Arrizabalaga H, Karakulak F, Rooker JR (2021) Regional variation in the otolith chemistry of age-0 Atlantic bluefin tuna from nurseries in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 37: 318–325

  44. Livernois MC, Mohan JA, TinHan TC, Richards TM, Falterman BJ, Miller NR, Wells RJD (2021) Ontogenetic patterns of elemental tracers in the vertebrae cartilage of coastal and oceanic sharks. Frontiers in Marine Science doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.704134

  45. Sanchez PJ, Zapp-Sluis M, Dance MA, Falterman B, Allman R, Rooker JR (2020)Application of otolith chemistry at multiple life stages to assess the population structure of Warsaw Grouper. Marine Ecology Progress Series 651: 111-123

  46. Rooker JR, Wells RJD, Addis P, Arrizabalaga H, Baptista M, Bearzi G, Dance MA, Fraile I, Lacoue-Labarthe T, Lee JM, Megalofonou P, Rosa R, Sobrino I, Sykes AV, 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: 20200309. doi:10.1098/rsif.2020.0309 

  47. Meinert CR, Clausen-Sparks C, Cornic M, Sutton TT, Rooker JR (2020) Taxonomic richness and diversity of larval fish assemblages in the oceanic Gulf of Mexico: links to oceanographic conditions. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:579. doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.00579

  48. TinHan T, O'Leary S, Portnoy D, Rooker JR, Gelpi C, Wells RJD (2020) Natural tags identify nursery origin of a coastal elasmobranch (Carcharhinus leucas). Journal of Applied Ecology doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13627

  49. Wetmore L, Dance MA, Hill R, Rooker JR (2020). Community dynamics of fish assemblages on mid and outer shelf coral reefs in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:152. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00152

  50. Plumlee JD, Dance KM, Dance MA, Rooker JR, TinHan TC, Shipley JB, Wells RJD (2020) Fish assemblages associated with artificial reefs assessed using multiple gear types in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science 6(4):655–677

  51. Wells RJD, Mohan JA, Dewar H, Rooker JR, Tanaka Y, Snodgrass O, Kohin S, Miller NR, Ohshimo S (2020) Natal origin of Pacific bluefin tuna from the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem. Biology Letters 16:20190878 doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0878

  52. Rooker JR, Dance MA, Wells RJD, Ajemian MJ, Block BA, Castelton MR, Drymon JM, Falterman BJ, Franks JS, Hammerschlag N, Hendon JM, Hoffmayer ER, Kraus RT, McKinney JA, Secor DH, Stunz GW, Walter JF (2019) Population connectivity of pelagic megafauna in the Cuba-Mexico-United States triangle. Scientific Reports 9:1663. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-38144-8

  53. Sanchez PJ, Pinsky J, Rooker JR (2019) Bomb Radiocarbon Age Validation of Warsaw Grouper and Snowy Grouper Journal. Fisheries 44: 524-533 doi: 10.1002/fsh.10291

  54. Rooker JR, Fraile I, Liu H, Abid N, Dance MA, Itoh T, Kimoto A, Tsukahara Y, Rodriguez-Marin E, Arrizabalaga H (2019) Wide-ranging temporal variation in transoceanic movement and population mixing of bluefin tuna in the North Atlantic Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science 6:398. doi:10.3389/fmars.2019.00398

  55. Rodríguez-Ezpeleta N, Díaz-Arce N, Walter III JF, Richardson DE, Rooker JR et al. (2019) Genetic assignment of Atlantic bluefin tuna natal origin: a new tool for improved management. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 17(8): 439-444. doi.org/10.1002/fee.2090

  56. Rooker JR, Secor DH (2019) Otolith microchemistry: migration and ecology of Atlantic bluefin tuna. In: The Future of Bluefin Tuna: Ecology, Fisheries Management, and Conservation, Block BA (ed.), Johns Hopkins University Press pp. 45-66

  57. Dance MA, Rooker JR (2019) Cross-shelf habitat shifts by red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) in the Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE 14(3): e0213506. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213506

  58. Kitchens LL, Rooker JR, Reynal L, Falterman BJ, Saillant E, Murua H (2018) Discriminating among yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares nursery areas in the Atlantic Ocean using otolith chemistry Marine Ecology Progress Series 603: 201-213

  59. Wells RJD, TinHan TC, Dance MA, Drymon JM, Falterman B, Ajemian MJ, Stunz GW, Mohan JA, Hoffmayer ER, Driggers WB III, McKinney JA (2018) Movement, behavior, and habitat use of a marine apex predator, the Scalloped Hammerhead. Frontiers in Marine Science 5:321. doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00321

  60. Rooker JR, Dance MA, Wells RJD, Quigg A, Hill RL, Appeldoorn RS, Ferreira BD, Boswell KM, Sanchez PJ, Moulton DL, Kitchens LL, Rooker GJ, Aschenbrenner A (2018) Seascape connectivity and the influence of predation risk on the movement of fishes inhabiting a back-reef ecosystem.Ecosphere 9(4): e02200. doi:10.1002/ecs2.2200

  61. Dance KM, Rooker JR, Shipley JB, Dance MA, Wells RJD (2018) Feeding ecology of fishes associated with artificial reefs in the northwest Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE 13(10)e0203873

  62. Puncher GN, Cariani A, Maes GE, Van Houdt J, Herten K, Cannas R, Rodriquez-Expeleta N, Albaina A, Estonba MA, Lutcavage M, Hanke A, Rooker JR, Franks, JS, Quaattro, et al. (2018). Spatial dynamics and mixing of bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea revealed using next generation sequencing.  Molecular Ecology Resources 18: 620-638

  63. Cornic M, Smith BL, Kitchens LL, Alvarado Bremer JR, Rooker JR (2018) Abundance and habitat associations of tuna larvae in the surface water of the Gulf of Mexico. Hydrobiologia 806: 29-46

  64. Cornic M, Rooker JR (2018) Influence of oceanographic conditions on the distribution and abundance of blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus) larvae in the Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Research 201:1-10

  65. Mamoozadeh NR, McDowell JR, Rooker JR, Graves JE (2017) Genetic evaluation of population structure in white marlin (Kajikia albida): the importance of statistical power. ICES Journal of Marine Science 75: 892-902

  66. Wells RJD, Rooker JR, Quigg A, Wissel B (2017) Influence of mesoscale oceanographic features on pelagic food webs in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biology doi:10.1007/s00227-017-3122-0

  67. Kitchens LL, Paris CB, Vaz AC, Ditty JG, Cornic M, Cowan JH, Rooker JR (2017) Occurrence of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) larvae in the northern Gulf of Mexico: characterization of dispersal pathways and spawning areas. Biological Invasions 19:1971-1979

  68. Luque PL, Zhang S, Rooker JR, Bidegain G, Rodriquez-Marin E (2017) Dorsal fine spines as a non-invasive alternative calcified structure for microelemental studies in Atlantic bluefin tuna. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 486: 127-133

  69. Moulton DL, Dance M, Williams JA, Sluis MZ, Stunz GW, Rooker JR (2017) Habitat partitioning and movement of red drum and spotted seatrout. Estuaries and Coasts 40: 905-916

  70. Dance MA, Rooker JR (2016) Stage-specific variability in habitat associations of juvenile red drum across a latitudinal gradient. Marine Ecology Progress Series 557: 221-235

  71. Dance MA, Moulton DL, Furey NB, Rooker JR (2016) Does transmitter placement or species affect detection efficiency of tagged animals in biotelemetry research. Fisheries Research 183: 80-85

  72. Rooker JR, Wells RJD, Itano DG, Thorrold SR, Lee JM (2016) Natal origin and population connectivity of bigeye and yellowfin tuna in the Pacific Ocean. Fisheries Oceanography 25(3): 277-291. doi:10.1111/fog.12154

  73. Fraile I, Arrizabalaga H, Santiago J, Goñi N, Arregi I, Madinabeitia S, Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2016) Otolith chemistry as an indicator of movements of albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the North Atlantic Ocean.  Marine and Freshwater Research 67: 1002-1013

  74. Aschenbrenner A, Padovani Ferreira B, Rooker JR (2016) Spatial and temporal variability in the otolith chemistry of the Brazilian snapper (Lutjanus alexandrei) from estuarine and coastal environments. Journal of Fish Biology 89: 753-769

  75. Pecoraro C, Babbucci M, Villamor A, Franch R, Papetti C, Leroy B, Ortega-Garcia S, Muir J, Rooker JR, Arocha F, Murua H, Zudaire I, Chassot E, Bodin N, Tinti F, Bargelloni L, Cariani A (2016) Methodological assessment of 2b-RAD genotyping technique for population structure inferences in yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares). Marine Genomics 25: 43-48

  76. Fraile I, Arrizabalaga H, Groeneveld J, Köllin M, Neves Santos M, Macías D, Addis P, Dettman DL, Karakulak S, Deguara S, Rooker JR (2016) The imprint of anthropogenic CO2 emission on Atlantic bluefin tuna otoliths. Journal of Marine Systems 158: 26–33

  77. Williams AK, McInnes AS, Rooker JR, Quigg A (2015) Changes in microbial plankton assemblages induced by mesoscale oceanographic features in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138230

  78. Dance MA, Rooker JR (2015) Habitat- and bay-scale connectivity of sympatric fishes in an estuarine nursery. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 167: 447-457

  79. Luo J, Ault JS, Shay LK, Hoolihan JP, Prince ED, Brown CA, Rooker JR (2015) Ocean heat contents reveals secrets of fish migrations. PLoS ONE 10(10) e0141101. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0141101

  80. Randall LL, Smith BL, Cowan JH, Rooker JR (2015) Habitat characteristics of bluntnose flyingfish Prognichthys occidentalis (Actinopeterygii, Exocoetidae), across mesoscale features in the Gulf of Mexico. Hydrobiologia 749: 97–111

  81. Wells RJD, Kinney MJ, Kohin S, Dewar H, Rooker JR, Snodgrass OE (2015) Natural tracers reveal population structure of albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the eastern North Pacific Ocean. ICES Journal of Marine Science 72: 2118-2127

  82. Baumann H, Wells RJD, Rooker JR, Baumann ZA, Madigan DJ, Dewar H, Snodgrass OE, Fisher NS (2015) Combining otolith microstructure and trace elemental analyses to infer the arrival of Pacific bluefin tuna juveniles in the California Current Ecosystem. ICES Journal of Marine Science 72: 2128-2138

  83. Secor DH, Rooker JR, Gahagan B, Siskey M, Wingate R (2015) Depressed resilience of bluefin tuna in the western Atlantic Ocean associated with age truncation. Conservation Biology 29: 400-408

  84. Fraile I, Arrizabalaga H, Rooker JR (2015) Origin of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the Bay of Biscay. ICES Journal of Marine Science 72 (2): 625-634

  85. Kitchens LL, Rooker JR (2014) Habitat associations of dolphinfish in the Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Oceanography 23: 460-471

  86. Rooker JR, Arrizabalaga H, Fraile I, Secor DH, Dettman DL, Abid N, Addis P, Deguara S, Karakulak FS, Kimoto A, Sakai O, Macías D, Santos MN (2014) Crossing the line: migratory and homing behaviors of Atlantic bluefin tuna. Marine Ecology Progress Series 504: 265-276. doi:10.3354/meps10781

  87. Hoolihan JP, Wells RJD, Luo J, Falterman, B, Prince ED, Rooker JR (2014) Vertical and horizontal movements of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine and Coastal Fisheries 6: 211-222

  88. Dance MA, Bello G, Furey NB, Rooker JR (2014) Species-specific variation in cuttlebone d13C and d18O for three species of Mediterranean cuttlefish. Marine Biology 161:489-494

  89. Rooker JR, Kitchens LL, Dance MA, Wells RJD, Falterman B, Cornic M (2013) Spatial, temporal, and habitat-related variation in abundance of pelagic fishes in the Gulf of Mexico: potential implications of Deepwater Horizon oil spill. PLoS ONE 8(10): E76080.

  90. Furey NB, Dance MA, Rooker JR (2013) Fine-scale movements and habitat use of young-of-the-year southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) in an estuarine seascape. Journal of Fish Biology 82 (5): 1469-1483

  91. Furey NB, Rooker JR (2013) Spatial and temporal shifts in suitable habitat of juvenile southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma). Journal of Sea Research 76: 161-169

  92. Rooker JR, Simms JR, Wells RJD, Holt SA, Holt GJ, Graves JE, Furey NB (2012) Distribution and habitat associations of billfish and swordfish larvae across mesoscale features in the Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE 7(4): e34180. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034180

  93. Dorado S, Rooker JR, Wissel B, Quigg A (2012) Shifting isotopic baselines in pelagic food webs of the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series 464: 37-49

  94. Wells RJD, Rooker JR, Itano D (2012). Nursery origin of yellowfin tuna in the Hawaiian Islands. Marine Ecology Progress Series 461: 187-196. doi: 10.3354/meps09833

  95. Beck JL, Rooker JR (2012) Effect of predator exposure on the performance and survival of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Environmental Biology of Fishes 93:267–276

  96. Hoolihan JP, Luo J, Abascal FJ, Campana SE, De Metrio G, Dewar H, Domeier ML, Howey LA, Lutcavage ME, Musyl MK, Neilson JD, Orbesen ES, Prince ED, Rooker JR (2011) Evaluating post-release behaviour modification in large pelagic fishes deployed with pop-up satellite archival tags. ICES Journal of Marine Science 68: 880-889

  97. Kraus RT, Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2011) Horizontal movement of Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biology 158: 699-713

  98. Rooker JR, Stunz GS, Holt SA, Minello TJ (2010) Population connectivity of red drum in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series 407: 187-196

  99. Wells RJD, Rooker JR, Prince ED (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: 430-435. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2010.09.017

  100. Simms JR, Rooker JR, Holt SA, Holt GJ (2010) Distribution, growth, and mortality of sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus, larvae in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fishery Bulletin 108:478-490

  101. Schloesser RW, Neilson JD, Secor DH, Rooker JR (2010) Natal origin of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) from the Gulf of St. Lawrence based on δ13C and δ18O in otoliths. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67: 563-569

  102. Schloesser RW, Rooker JR, Louchouarn P, Neilson JD, Secor DH (2009) Interdecadal variation in seawater δ13C and δ18O recorded in fish otoliths. Limnology and Oceanography 54: 1665–1668

  103. Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2009) Feeding ecology of pelagic fish larvae and juveniles in slope waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Fish Biology 75: 1719–1732

  104. Wells RJD, Harper JO*, Rooker JR, Landry AM, Dellapenna TM (2009) Fish assemblage structure on a drowned barrier island in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Hydrobiologia 625:207–221

  105. Rooker JR, Secor DH, DeMetrio G, Schloesser R, Block BA, Neilson JD (2008) Natal homing and connectivity in Atlantic bluefin tuna populations. Science 322: 742-744. doi:10.1126/science.1161473

  106. Mikulas JJ, Rooker JR (2008) Habitat use, growth, and mortality of post-settlement lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris) on natural banks in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Research 93: 77-84

  107. Rooker JR, Secor DH, DeMetrio G, Kaufman, JA, Belmonte Rios A, Ticina A (2008) Evidence of trans-Atlantic mixing and natal homing of bluefin tuna. Marine Ecology Progress Series 368: 231-239

  108. Beck JL, Rooker JR (2008) The impact of habitat exposure and ontogeny on the survival skills of hatchery red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus (Linnaeus), North American Journal of Aquaculture 70: 399-409.

  109. Glass LA, Rooker JR, Kraus RT, Holt GJ (2008) Distribution, condition, and growth of newly settled southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) in the Galveston Bay Estuary, Texas.  Journal of Sea Research 59: 259-268

  110. Rooker JR, Alvarado Bremer JR, Block BA, Dewar H, De Metrio G, Kraus RT, Prince ED, Rodriquez-Marin E, Secor DH (2007) Life history and stock structure of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus).  Reviews in Fisheries Science 15(4):265-310

  111. Cai Y, Rooker JR, Gill G, Turner JP (2007) Bioaccumulation of mercury in pelagic fishes from the Gulf of Mexico: evaluating links to dietary history and trophic position using stable isotopes and fatty acids. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64: 458-469

  112. Shaw RF, Cope JS, Holt GJ, Ropke A, Thorrold SR, Ditty JG, Farooqi TW, Rooker JR (2007) Comparison of plankton catches by three light-trap designs in the northern Gulf of Mexico.  Gulf of Mexico Science 25: 109-118

  113. Geary BW, Mikulas JJ, Rooker JR, Landry AM (2007) Patterns of habitat use by newly settled red snapper in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. In Patterson WF, Cowan, JH, Fitzhugh GR, Nieland DL (eds.). Red Snapper Ecology and Fisheries in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 60: 25-38

  114. Kraus RT, Rooker JR (2007) Patterns of vertical habitat use by Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) in the Gulf of Mexico.  Gulf and Caribbean Research 19: 89-97

  115. Turner JP, Rooker JR (2006) Fatty acid composition of flora and fauna associated with Sargassum mats in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biology 149: 1025-1036

  116. Rooker JR, Turner JP, Holt SA (2006) Trophic ecology of Sargassum-associated fishes in the Gulf of Mexico determined from stable isotope and fatty acid analysis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 313: 249-259

  117. Turner JP, Rooker JR (2005) Effect of diet on fatty acid signatures and turnover rates in an estuarine-dependent fish. Journal of Fish Biology 67: 1119-1138

  118. Turner JP, Rooker JR (2005) Effect of dietary fatty acids on the body tissues of larval and juvenile cobia and their prey.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 322: 13-27

  119. Rooker JR, Secor DH (eds.) (2005) Connectivity in the life cycles of fishes and invertebrates that use estuaries. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 64: 1-148

  120. Secor DH, Rooker JR (2005) Connectivity in the life histories of fishes that use estuaries. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 64: 1-3

  121. Rooker JR, Kraus RT, Secor DH (2004) Dispersive behaviors of black drum and red drum: is otolith Sr:Ca a reliable indicator of salinity history?  Estuaries 27: 334-441

  122. Rooker JR, Landry AM, Geary BW, Harper JA (2004) Assessment of a bathymetric high and associated habitat as nursery grounds of postsettlement red snapper. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 59: 653-661

  123. Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2004) Distribution, age, and growth of young-of-the year greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili, associated with pelagic Sargassum. Fishery Bulletin 102:545-554

  124. Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2004) Spatial and temporal habitat use by fishes associated with Sargassum mats in the NW Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science 74: 81-99

  125. Rooker JR, Secor DH, Zdanowicz VS, DeMetrio G, Relini LO (2003) Identification of Atlantic bluefin tuna stocks from putative nurseries using otolith chemistry. Fisheries Oceanography 12: 75-84

  126. Secor DH, Campana SE, Zdanowicz VS, Lam JWH, McLaren JW, Rooker JR (2002) Inter-laboratory comparison of Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna otolith microconstituents. ICES Journal of Marine Science 59:1294-1304

  127. Johnson MW, Rooker, JR, Holt GJ, Gatlin D (2002) Effects of variable ration levels on direct and indirect measures of growth in juvenile red drum. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 274: 141-157

  128. Rooker JR, Secor DH, Zdanowicz VS, Itoh T (2001) Discrimination of northern bluefin tuna from nursery areas in the Pacific Ocean using otolith chemistry. Marine Ecology Progress Series 218: 275-282

  129. Rooker JR, Zdanowicz VS, Secor DH (2001) Otolith chemistry of tunas: assessment of base composition and post-mortem handling effects. Marine Biology 139: 35-43

  130. Secor DH, Rooker JR, Zlokovitz E, Zdanowicz VS (2001) Identification of riverine, estuarine, and coastal contingents of Hudson River striped bass based upon otolith elemental fingerprints. Marine Ecology Progress Series 211: 245-253

  131. Geary BW, Rooker JR, Webb JW (2001) Utilization of salt marsh shorelines by newly settled scieanids in a Texas estuary.  Gulf and Caribbean Research 13: 37-49

  132. Secor DH, Rooker JR (2000) Is otolith strontium a useful scalar of life-cycles in estuarine fishes?  Fisheries Research 1032: 1-14

  133. Rooker JR, Holt GJ, Holt SA, Fuiman LA (1999) Spatial and temporal variability in growth, mortality, and recruitment potential of post-settlement red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Fishery Bulletin 97: 581-590

  134. Rooker JR, Holt SA, Soto MA, Holt GJ (1998) Post-settlement patterns of habitat use by sciaenid fishes in subtropical seagrass meadows. Estuaries 21: 315-324

  135. Rooker JR, Holt GJ, Holt SA (1998) Vulnerability of newly settled red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) to predatory fish: is early-life survival enhanced by seagrass meadows?  Marine Biology 131: 145-151

  136. Soto MA, Holt GJ, Holt SA, Rooker JR (1998) Food habits and dietary overlap of newly settled red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus). Gulf Research Reports 10: 41-56

  137. Rooker JR, Holt SA (1997) Utilization of subtropical seagrass meadows by newly settled red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus): patterns of distribution and growth. Marine Ecology Progress Series 158: 139-149

  138. Rooker JR, Holt GJ, Holt SA (1997) Condition of larval and juvenile red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) from estuarine nursery habitats. Marine Biology 127: 387-394

  139. Rooker JR, Dokken QR, Pattengill CV, Holt GJ (1997) Fish assemblages on artificial and natural reefs in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, U.S.A. Coral Reefs 16: 83-92

  140. Rooker JR, Holt GJ (1996) Application of RNA:DNA ratios to evaluate the condition and growth of larval and early juvenile red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Marine and Freshwater Research 47: 283-290

  141. Rooker JR, Dennis GD, Goulet D (1996) Sampling larval fishes with a nightlight lift-net device in tropical inshore waters. Fisheries Research 26: 1-15

  142. Rooker JR (1995) Feeding ecology of the schoolmaster snapper, Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum), from southwestern Puerto Rico. Bulletin of Marine Science 56: 886-899

  143. Read NR, Rooker JR, Gathman JR (1994) Public perception of mosquito annoyance: results of a survey and simultaneous mosquito sampling. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 10: 79-87

  144. Rooker JR, Read NR, Smith ME, Leach SC (1994) A quantitative drop-net method for assessing numbers of host-seeking adult mosquitoes. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 10: 127-130

  145. Dennis GD, Goulet D, Rooker JR (1991) Ichthyoplankton assemblages sampled by night lighting in nearshore habitats of southwestern Puerto Rico. In Larval fish recruitment and research in the Americas (R.D. Hoyt, ed). NOAA Technical Report NMFS 95: 89-97

  146. Rooker JR, Dennis GD (1991) Diel, lunar, and seasonal changes in a mangrove fish assemblage off southwestern Puerto Rico. Bulletin of Marine Science 49: 684-698