REFEREED ARTICLES

Motta, P.J. and C.D. Wilga. 1995. Anatomy of the feeding apparatus of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. J. Morphol., 226:309-329.

Wilga, C.D. 1997. Evolution Of Feeding Mechanisms In Elasmobranchs: A Functional Morphological Approach. PhD. Thesis, University of South Florida.

Wilga, C.D. and P.J. Motta. 1998. The feeding mechanism of the Atlantic guitarfish Rhinobatos lentiginosus: Modulation of kinematic and motor activity. J. Exp. Biol., 201: 3167-3183.

Wilga, C.D. and P.J. Motta. 1998.  Conservation and variation in the feeding mechanism of the spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias. J. Exp. Biol., 201:1345-1358.

Motta, P.J. and C.D. Wilga. 1999. Anatomy of the feeding apparatus of the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum. J. Morphol., 241:33-60.

Wilga, C.D. and G.V. Lauder. 1999. Locomotion in sturgeon: Function of the pectoral fins. J. Exp. Biol., 202: 2413-2432.

Wilga, C.D., P.C. Wainwright, and P.J. Motta. 2000. Evolution of jaw depression mechanics in aquatic vertebrates: Insights from Chondrichthyes. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 71:165-185.  

Wilga, C.D. and P.J. Motta. 2000. Durophagy in sharks: feeding mechanics of hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna tiburo. J. Exp. Biol., 203: 2781-2796.

Wilga, C.D. and G.V. Lauder. 2000. Three-dimensional kinematics and wake structure of the pectoral fins during locomotion in the leopard shark, Triakis semifasciata. J. Exp. Biol., 203: 2261-2278.

Wilga, C.D. and G.V. Lauder. 2001. Fluid dynamics and pectoral fin function in the bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium plagiosum. J. Morphol., 249:195-209.

Motta, P.J. and C.D. Wilga. 2001. Advances in the study of feeding mechanisms, mechanics, and behaviors of sharks. In The Behavior and Sensory Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. An Anthology in memory of Donald Richard Nelson (S. Gruber and T. Tri cas, eds). Env. Biol. Fish. 60:131-156.

Wilga, C.D. and G.V. Lauder. 2002. Function of the heterocercal tail in sharks: quantitative wake dynamics during steady horizontal swimming and vertical maneuvering. J. Exp. Biol., 205: 2365-2374.

Wilga, C.D. 2002. A functional analysis of jaw suspension in elasmobranchs. Biol. J. Linn. Soc., 75: 483-502.

Wilga, C.D., R.E. Hueter, P.C. Wainwright and P.J. Motta. 2002. Evolution of upper jaw protrusion mechanisms in elasmobranchs. Am. Zool., 41:1248-1257.

Lauder, G. V., E. G. Drucker, J. Nauen and C. D. Wilga. 2003. Experimental hydrodynamics and evolution: caudal fin locomotion in fishes. In Vertebrate Biomechanics and Evolution I: Theory and Aquatic Animals (eds. V.L. Bels, A. Casinos, J.P. Gasc). BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd: Oxford. Contains new data.

Wilga, C.D. and G.V. Lauder. 2004.  Hydrodynamic function of the shark’s tail. Nature, 430: 850.

Wilga, C.D. and G.V. Lauder. 2004. Locomotion in Sharks, Skates and Rays. In Biology of Sharks and their Relatives (eds. J.C. Carrier, J. Musick, and M. Heithaus). CRC Press: Boca Raton. Selected by the ALA for a Choice Award 2005.

Wilga, C.D. 2005. Morphology and evolution of the jaw suspension in lamniform sharks. Journal of Morph. 265: 102-119. Dean, M.N., Wilga, C.D. and Summers, A.P. 2005. Eating without hands or tongue - specialization, elaboration and the evolution of prey processing mechanisms in cartilaginous fishes. Biology Letters. 1(3): 357-361.

Nauwelaerts, S., Wilga, C.D., Sanford C.P. and G.V. Lauder. 2007. Substrate passively improves suction feeding in benthic sharks. Published online Nov. 28, 2006. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 2:341-345.

Ramsay, J.B. and C.D. Wilga. 2007. Morphology and Mechanics of the Teeth and Jaws of White-spotted Bamboo Sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum). Journal of Morphology. 268:664-682.

Wilga, C.D., Motta, P.J., Sanford, C.P. Evolution and ecology of feeding in elasmobranchs.  Int. Comp. Biol.  47: 55-69.

Aronson, R.B., S. Thatje, A. Clarke, L.S. Peck, D.B. Blake, C.D. Wilga and B.A. Seibel. 2007. Climate change and invasibility of the Antarctic benthos. Ann. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst. 38: 129-154.

Wilga, C.D. 2008. Evolutionary divergence in the feeding mechanism of fishes. Acta Geologica Polonica. 58: 113-120.

Gerry, S.P., J.R. Ramsay, M. Dean, and C.D. Wilga. 2008. Evolution of asynchronous motor activity in paired muscles: effects of ecology, morphology and phylogeny. Int. Comp. Biol.,48:272-282.

Wilga, C.D. and C.P. Sanford. 2008. Suction generation in white-spotted bamboo sharks Chiloscyllium plagiosum. J. Exp. Biol. 211:3128-3138.

Nauwelaerts, S., Wilga, C.D., G.V. Lauder and C.P. Sanford. 2008. Fluid dynamics of feeding behavior in white spotted bamboo sharks. J. Exp. Biol., 211: 3095-3102.

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

Wilga, C.D., 2009. Hyoid and Pharyngeal Arch Function during Ventilation and Feeding in Elasmobranchs: conservation and modification in function, J. App. Ichthy., In Press.

PUBLICATIONS BY GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS SUPPORTED BY MY RESEARCH PROGRAM ON WHICH I AM NOT AN AUTHOR 

Anthony D. Wood. 2005. Using bone measurements to estimate the original sizes of bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix) from digested remains. Fish. Bull. 103:461-466.

Anthony D. Wood. 2005. Using bone measurements to estimate the original sizes of bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix) from digested remains. Fish. Bull. 103:461-466.

Ramsay, J.B. and C.D. Wilga.2007.  Morpology and mechanics of the teeth and jaws in white-spotted bamboo sharks, Chiloscyllium plagiosum. Journal of Morphology. 268:684-682.

Nauwelaerts, S., Ramsay, J.B. and P. Aerts.  2007. Morphological correlates of aquatic and terrestrial locomotion in a semi-aquatic frog, Rana esculenta: no evidence for a design conflict.  Journal of Anatomy. 210:304-317.

Dean, M.N., Ramsay, J.B. and J.T. Schaefer. 2008. Tooth reorientation affects tooth function during prey processing and tooth ontogeny in the lesser electric ray, Narcine brasiliensis. Zoology. 111:123-134.

Konow, N. and Gerry, S. P. 2008. Electromyography interpretation and limitations in functional analyses of musculoskeletal systems. Integ. Comp. Biol. 48: 241-245. .

Gerry, S.P and A.J. Scott. 2009. Foraging behavior and prey selection in a trophic generalist and a specialist shark species. In press for Current Zoology.

PUBLISHED INTERVIEWS 

New theory emerges on how sharks swim by Nancy Rowell. Published article featured research of Cheryl Wilga and George Lauder. 2001. Biophotonics International. July/August, 22-23.

Resolving Forces by Kathryn Phillips. Published article featured research of Cheryl Wilga and George Lauder. 2002. Journal of Experimental Biology. 205:1601.

Dual Function Shark Teeth by Elizabeth Pennisci. Published article featuring the research of Jason Ramsay and Cheryl Wilga. 2004. Science. 303:950.

When the Shark Bites by Adam Summers. Published article featuring the research of Jason Ramsay and Cheryl Wilga. Natural History, March 2006.

TELEVISION PROGRAMS

Shark Swimming Strokes. Canadian Discovery Channel Television Broadcast Feature. Program premiered on December 3, 2001. Television segment featured my research on swimming in sharks at the University of Rhode Island.

Eating Machines. Canadian Discovery Channel Television Broadcast Feature. Program premiered on November 30, 2001. Television segment featuring my research on feeding in sharks at the University of Rhode Island.

Locomotion in Vertebrates. British Broadcasting Service. 2000. Video production featuring postdoctoral research on shark locomotion with George Lauder at Harvard University.

Sharks And Shipwrecks In Southern New England. Timelines Television Broadcast Program. NBC. Program premiered on August 28^th 2003. Television segment featured my research on feeding in sharks at the University of Rhode Island.

Jaws. Episode #3 In History Channel series "Evolve". Program premiered on August 12^th 2008. Television segment featured my research on feeding in sharks at the University of Rhode Island.