Scientific Publications

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AND FIELD REPORTS BY SRI RESEARCHERS.


2021

FIRST DOCUMENTED RECORD OF THE LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE (DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA) FROM DJIBOUTI WATERS

(2021) Ginevra Boldrocchi, Jennifer V Schmidt, David P Robinson. Marine Biodiversity Records, 14:3. DOI:10.1186/s41200-021-00200-0

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2018

Mating scars among sharks: evidence of coercive mating?

(2018) Erich K Ritter, Raid W Amin. acta ethologica, 22(1):9-16. DOI:10.1007/s10211-018-0301-z

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2017

UNDERSEA CONSTELLATIONS: THE GLOBAL BIOLOGY OF AN ENDANGERED MARINE MEGAVERTEBRATE FURTHER INFORMED THROUGH CITIZEN SCIENCE

(2017) Bradley M Norman, Jason A Holmberg, Zaven Arzoumanian, Samantha D Reynolds, Rory P Wilson, Dani Rob, Simon J Pierce, Adrian C Gleiss, Rafael De la Parra, Beatriz Galvan, Deni Ramirez-Macias, David Robinson, Steve Fox, Rachel Graham, David Rowat, Matthew Potenski, Marie Levine, Jennifer A McKinney, Eric Hoffmayer, Alistair DM Dove, Robert Hueter, Alessandro Ponzo, Gonzalo Araujo, Elson Aca, David David, Richard Rees, Alan Duncan, Christoph A Rohner, Clare EM Prebble, Alex Hearn, David Acuna, Michael L Berumen, Abraham Vázquez, Jonathan Green, Steffen S Bach, Jennifer V Schmidt, Stephen J Beatty, David L Morgan. BioScience, bix127, DOI:10.1093/biosci/bix127

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2014

SHARK COGNITION AND A HUMAN MEDIATED DRIVER OF A SPATE OF SHARK ATTACKS

(2014) Marie Levine, Ralph S Collier, Erich Ritter, Moustafa Fouda, Vincent Canabal. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 4:263-269. DOI:10.4236/ojas.2014.45033

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2013

Are Caribbean reef sharks - Carcharhinus perezi, able to perceive human body orientation?

(2013) Erich K Ritter, Raid Amin. Animal Cognition, 17:745–753. DOI:10.1007/s10071-013-0706-z

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2012

A Rare Use of a Shark’s Fin? Pectoral Fin Scooping of a Sharksucker from The Flank Area of a Female Blacktip Shark.

(2012) Erich K. Ritter. The Open Fish Science Journal, 5:57-59. DOI: 10.2174/1874401X01205010057

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Effect of human body position on the swimming behavior of bull sharks.

(2012) Raid Amin, Erich Ritter. Society & Animals, 20(3):225-235. DOI: 10.1163/15685306-12341235

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A geospatial analysis of shark attack rates for the east coast of Florida 1994-2009.

(2012) Raid Amin, Erich Ritter, Peter Kennedy. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 45(3):185-198. DOI: 10.1080/10236244.2012.715742

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A geospatial analysis of shark attack rates for the coast of California: 1994-2010.

(2012) Raid Amin, Erich Ritter, Lauren Cossette. Journal of Environment and Ecology, 3(1): 246-255. DOI: 10.5296/jee.v3i1.2700

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2010

Paternity analysis in a litter of whale shark embryos.

(2010) Jennifer V Schmidt, Chien-Chi Chen, Saad I Sheikh, Mark G Meekan, Bradley L Norman, Shoou-Jeng Joung. Endangered Species Research, 12(2):117-124. DOI: 10.3354/esr00300

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2009

Low genetic differentiation across three major ocean populations of the whale shark, Rhincodon typus.

(2009) Jennifer V Schmidt, Claudia L Schmidt, Fusun Ozer, Robin E Ernst, Kevin A Feldheim, Mary V Ashley, Marie Levine. PLoS ONE 4(4):e4988. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0004988

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2008

Whale sharks of Donsol.

(2008) Marie Levine. Report to The Explorers Club.

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Mafia Island, Tanzania, Report of field research & supplemental work: November 2007 to March 2008.

(2008) Matthew Potenski.

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2007

Mafia Island, Tanzania, Field season 1: November 2006 to March 2007, Preliminary tagging report.

(2007) Matthew Potenski.

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Satellite tracking of whale sharks using tethered tags.

(2007) Andrew Gifford, Leonard JV Compagno, Marie Levine, Alex Antoniou. Fisheries Research, 84(1):17-24. DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2006.11.011

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Aerial surveys of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) off the east coast of Southern Africa.

(2007) Andrew Gifford, Leonard JV Compagno, Marie Levine. In: TR Irvine and JK Keesing (Eds.) Proceedings of the First International Whale Shark Conference, 9-12 May 2005 Australia.

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Preliminary Results: Census of sharks of the National Marine Park at Cocos Island: July 2005 to May 2007.

Randall Arauz, Alex Antoniou, Ilena Zanela, Leonard JV Compagno, Marie Levine.

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2006

Exercise Jurassic shark, Cocos Island July 2 – 15, 2006.

(2006) Randall Arauz, Alex Antoniou.

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Preliminary Results: Movements of scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) tagged in Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica, 2005.

Memoria: Primer Seminario Taller Sobre el Estado del Conocimiento de la Condrictio fauna de Costa Rica. 8-9 (Spanish).

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2005

Bite motivation of sharks reflected by the wound structure on humans.

(2005) Erich K Ritter, Marie Levine. American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 26(2):136-140. DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000164231.99750.2b

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2004

Manta Ecuador, Expedition report.

(2004) Matthew Potenski.

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Whale shark project India: Feasibility study.

(2004) Arun Patil. SRI India.

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Use of forensic analysis to better understand shark attack behaviour.

(2004) Erich Ritter, Marie Levine. The Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology, 22(2):40-46.

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2002

Archival pop-up satellite tagging of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in Honduras and the Galapagos Islands.

(2003) Alex Antoniou, Marie Levine.

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Whale shark project India: Post-ban.

(2002) Arun Patil. SRI India.

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2001

Whale shark project India: Assessment of whale shark fishery.

(2001) Arun Patil. SRI India

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1999

Consolidated summary of the fieldwork studies done on the whale sharks off the east coast of Southern Africa from the period 1993 to 1998.

(1999) Andrew Gifford.

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1998

Report on the fifth whale shark tagging and survey program for the period May 1, 1997 to April 30, 1998.

(1998) Andrew Gifford. SRI South Africa.

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1997

Report on the fifth whale shark tagging and survey program for the period May 1, 1997 to April 30, 1998.

(1998) Andrew Gifford. SRI South Africa.

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1996

Unprovoked Attacks by White Sharks Off the South African Coast.

(1996) Marie Levine. Ch 40. In: The biology of Carcharodon carcharias. AP Klimley, DG Ainley, Editors. San Diego, Academic Press: 435-448

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1994

Preliminary whale shark tagging & survey program for the period December 1, 1993 to April 30, 1994.

(1994) Andrew Gifford. SRI South Africa.

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