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Dr. Brad Wetherbee - Peer-reviewed Publications

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Corcoran, M.J, .M.D. Potenski, M.S. Shivji, B.M. Wetherbee, G.M. Harvey, D.D. Chapman. Submitted. Effects of supplemental feeding on the movements of the southern stingray Dasyatis americana at Stingray City Sandbar, Cayman Islands. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

Papastamatiou, Y., B.M. Wetherbee and S.M. Kajiura. Submitted. Lantern sharks (Genus Etmopterus) from Hawaiian waters. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. UK .

Rechisky, E.L., B.M. Wetherbee, N.E. Kohler, C. Recksiek & H.L. Pratt. Accepted. Movement patterns of juvenile sandbar sharks are dictated by tidal currents.  Mar. Bio.

Wood, A.D., B.M. Wetherbee, N.E. Kohler, C. Wilga and F. Juanes. 2009. Recalculated diet and daily ration of the shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus), with a focus on quantifying predation on bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) in the northwest Atlantic Ocean.  Fish. Bull. 107:76-88.

Freitas, R.H.A., R.S. Rosa, B.M. Wetherbee  and S.H. Gruber.  2009. Population size and survivorship for juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) on their nursery grounds at a marine protected area in Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology 7(2):205-212.

Wetherbee, B.M., S.H. Gruber, and R. Rosa. 2007. Movement patterns and habitat use of juvenile lemon sharks at an atypical nursery – Atol das Rocas , Brazil . Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 343:283-293.

Lowe, C.G., B.M. Wetherbee and C.G. Meyer. 2006. Using acoustic telemetry monitoring techniques to quantify movement patterns and site fidelity of sharks and giant trevally around French Frigate Shoals and Midway Atoll. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 281-303.

Garla, R.C., D.D. Chapman, M. Shivji, B.M. Wetherbee & A.F. Amorim. 2006. Habitat of juvenile Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, at two oceanic insular marine protected areas in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean : Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Atol das Rocas, Brazil . Fish Res. 81:236-241.

Papastamatiou, Y., B. M. Wetherbee, G.L. Crow and C.G. Lowe. 2006. Dietary and spatial overlap of four large coastal sharks in Hawaiian waters: evidence of niche separation.  Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 320:239-251.

McElroy, W.D., B.M. Wetherbee, C.S. Mostello, C.G. Lowe, G.L. Crow and R. Wass. 2006. Food habits and ontogenetic changes in the diet of the sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) in Hawaii Env. Biol. Fish. 76(1):81-92.

Freitas, R.H.A., R.S. Rosa, S.H. Gruber and B.M. Wetherbee. 2006. Early growth and juvenile population structure of lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris in the Atol das Rocas Biological Reserve, off northeast Brazil. J. Fish Biol. 68:1319-1332.

Garla, R.C., D.D. Chapman, B.M. Wetherbee, M., Shivji. 2006. Movement patterns of young Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil : the potential of marine protected areas for conservation of a nursery ground. Mar. Bio. 149(2):189-199.

Wetherbee, B.M., K.H. Holland, C.G. Meyer and C.G. Lowe. 2004. Use of a marine reserve in Kaneohe Bay , Hawaii by the giant trevally, Caranx ignobilisFish. Res. 67:253-263.

Wetherbee, B.M. and E. Cortes.  2004. Food consumption and feeding habits.  pp. 223-244 in: Biology of sharks and their relatives.  Musick, J.A., J.C. Carrier and M. Heithaus, eds. CRC Press, Boca Raton , FL.

Rechisky, E.L. and B.M. Wetherbee. 2003.  Short-term movements of juvenile and neonate sandbar sharks, Carcharhinus plumbeus on their nursery grounds in Delaware Bay . Env. Biol. Fish. 68:113-128.

Cartimal, D., J. Vaudo, C.G. Lowe, B.M. Wetherbee and K.N. Holland.  2003.  Diel movement patterns of the Hawaiian stingray Dasyatis lata: implications for ecological interactions between elasmobranch species.  Mar. Biol. 142:841-847.

Holland, K.N., A. Bush, S.M. Kajiura, C.G. Meyer, B.M. Wetherbee and C.G. Lowe. 2001. Five tags applied to a single species in a single location: The tiger shark experience.  p. 230-245 In: Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries. Vol. 1. J. Sibert and J. Nielson, eds., Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht , the Netherlands .

Wetherbee, B.M., E. L. Rechisky, H.L. Pratt Jr., and C.T. McCandless. 2001. Use of telemetry for fishery management: sandbar sharks in Delaware Bay . P. 249-262 In: Electronic tagging and tracking in marine fisheries. Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries. Vol. 1. J. Sibert and J. Nielson, eds., Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht , the Netherlands .

Meyer, C.G., K.N. Holland, B.M. Wetherbee and C.G. Lowe. 2001. Diet, resource partitioning and capture vulnerability of Hawaiian jacks captured in fishing tournaments. Fish. Res. 53:105-113.

Meyer, C.G., K.N. Holland, B.M. Wetherbee and C.G. Lowe. 2000. Movement patterns, habitat utilization, home range size and site fidelity of whitesaddle goatfish (Parupeneus porphyreus), in a marine reserve. Env. Biol. Fish. 59:235-242.

Wetherbee, B.M. and S.M. Kajiura. 2000. Occurrence of a rare squaloid shark, Trigonognathus kabeyai, from the Hawaiian Islands . Pac. Sci. 54(4):389-394.

Wetherbee, B.M. and P.N. Nichols. 2000. Lipid composition of the liver oil of deep-sea sharks from the Chatham Rise, New Zealand . Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 125(B):511-521.

Wetherbee, B.M. 2000. Assemblage of deep-sea sharks on the Chatham Rise, New Zealand . U.S. Fish. Bull. 98:189-198.

Holland, K.N., B.M. Wetherbee, C.G. Lowe and C. Meyer. 1999. Movements of tiger sharks along shorelines of Oahu , Hawaii . Mar. Biol. 134:665-673.

Wetherbee, B.M., C.G. Lowe and G.L. Crow. 1997. Distribution, reproduction and diet of the gray reef shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos in Hawaii . Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 151:181-189.

Wetherbee, B.M. 1996. Distribution and reproduction of the southern lanternshark Etmopterus granulosus from New Zealand . J. Fish Biol. 49:1186-1196.

Wetherbee, B.M. and G.L. Crow. 1996. First record of the squaloid shark Scymnodon squamulosus from the Hawaiian Islands . Ichthyol. Res. 43:334-339.

Wetherbee, B.M., G.L. Crow and C.G. Lowe. 1996. Biology of the Galapagos shark Carcharhinus galapagensis in Hawaii . Env. Biol. Fish. 45:299-310.

Crow, G.L., C.G. Lowe and B.M. Wetherbee. 1996. Shark records from longline fishing programs in Hawaii with comments on Pacific Ocean distributions. Pac. Sci. 50:382-392.

Holland, K.N., C.G. Lowe and B.M. Wetherbee. 1996. Movements and dispersal patterns of blue trevally (Caranx melampygus) in a fisheries conservation zone. Fish. Res. 25:279-292.

Lowe, C.G., B.M. Wetherbee and G.L. Crow. 1996. Ontogenetic dietary shifts and feeding behavior of the tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier in Hawaii . Env. Biol. Fish. 45:203-211.

Wetherbee, B.M., C.G. Lowe and G.L. Crow. 1994. A review of shark control in Hawaii with recommendations for future research. Pac. Sci. 48:95-115.

Wetherbee, B.M and S.H. Gruber. 1993. Absorption efficiency of the lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris at varying rates of energy intake. Copeia 1993:416-425.

Wetherbee, B.M. and S.H. Gruber. 1993. Use of acid-insoluble ash as a marker in absorption efficiency studies with the lemon shark. Prog. Fish-Cult. 55:270-274.

Holland, K.N., J.D. Peterson Jr., C.G. Lowe and B.M. Wetherbee. 1993. Movements and growth rates of the white goatfish Mulloides flavolineatus in a fisheries conservation zone. Bull. Mar. Sci. 52:982-992.

Holland, K.N., B.M. Wetherbee, J.D. Peterson Jr. and C.G. Lowe. 1993. Movements and distribution of hammerhead shark pups on their natal grounds. Copeia 1193:495-502.

Wetherbee, B.M. and S.H. Gruber. 1990. The effects of ration level on food retention time in juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris. Env. Biol. Fish. 29:59-65.

Wetherbee, B.M., S.H. Gruber and E. Cortes. 1990. Diet, feeding habits, digestion and consumption in sharks, with special reference to the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. pp. 29-47 In: Elasmobranchs as living resources: advances in the biology, ecology, systematics, and the status of the fisheries. H.L. Pratt Jr., S.H. Gruber and T. Taniuchi eds. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS 90.

Wetherbee, B.M., S.H. Gruber and A.L. Ramsey. 1987. X-radiographic observations of food passage through the digestive tracts of lemon sharks. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 116:763-767.