Publications | Jay R. Rooker: Fisheries Ecology and Ecosystem Research Lab

*Graduate student; Rooker Lab members underlined

(128) Stephens SA*, Dance MA, Kline RJ, Zapp Sluis M, Stunz GW, Adams AA, Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2024) Spatial distribution and movement of Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE 19(3): e0298394. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298394

(127) 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. doi.org/10.3389/frish.2024.1448809

(126) 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. /doi.org/10.3354/meps14656

(125) 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.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2024.102501

(124) 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. doi.org/10.1111/mec.17188

(123) 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 14:8256. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58613-7

(122) Steffen C*, Stephens SA*, Dance MA, Lippi DL, Jensen 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

(121) 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. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43163-1

(120) 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 14:7379. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41930-2

(119) 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. doi.org/10.5243/bms.2022.0014

(118) 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 2023, 8, 519. doi.org/10.3390/fishes8100519

(117) 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 

(116) Mohan JA, Dewar H, Snodgrass OE, Miller NR, Tanaka Y, Ohshimo S, Rooker JR, Francis M, Wells RJD (2022) Otolith geochemistry reflects life histories of Pacific bluefin tuna PLoS ONE 7(10): e0275899. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275899

(115) 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. doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2021-0295

(114) 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. doi.org/10.3354/meps14020.

(113) 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.

(112) 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 14:2. doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10199

(111) Blakeway RD*, Fogg AQ, Johnston MA, Rooker JR, Jones GA (2022) Population and demographic parameters of lionfish in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Marine Science. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.774407

(110) 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. doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2021.106097

(109) Wells RJD, Rooker JR, Addis P, Arrizabalaga H, Baptista M, Bearzi G, Fraile I, Lacoue-Labarthe T, Megalofonou P, Rosa R, Sobrino I, Sykes A, Villanueva R (2021) Regional patterns δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N for the European common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) throughout the Northeast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Royal Society Open Science 8: (2021) 210345. doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210345

(108) 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

(107) 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:10.1007/s10750-021-04647-1

(106) Zapp Sluis, M, Judkins H, Dance M, Vecchoine M, Cornic M*, Sutton T, Rooker JR (2021) Taxonomic composition, abundance and habitat associations of squid paralarvae in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Deep-Sea Research I 174: 103572.  doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103572

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

(104) Wells RJD, Quesnell VA*, Humphreys RL, 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 2021: 1-10. doi:10.1111/jfb.14723

(103) 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

(102) Traina A, Quinci E, Fraile I, Oray I, Arrizabalaga H, 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. doi:10.1111/jai.14174

(101) Sanchez PJ*, Rooker JR, Zapp Sluis M, Pinsky J*, Dance MA, Falterman B, Allman RJ  (2020) Application of otolith chemistry at multiple life stages to assess population structure of Warsaw Grouper in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series 651: 111-123. doi:10.3354/meps13457

(100) 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

(99) 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

(98) 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

(97) 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

(96) 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 96. doi:10.5343/bms.2019.0091

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

(94) 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

(93) 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

(92) Sanchez PJ*, Pinsky J*, Rooker JR (2019) Bomb radiocarbon age validation of warsaw grouper and snowy grouper. Fisheries 44(11): 524-533. doi:10.1002/fsh.10291

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

(90) 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

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

(88) 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. doi:10.3354/meps12676

(87) 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

(86) 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. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0203873

(85) 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 JM, 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(3): 620-638. doi:10.1111/1755-0998.12764

(84) 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. doi:10.1007/s10750-017-3330-0

(83) 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. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2017.12.015

(82) 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(2): 892-902. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsx047

(81) 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 164:92. doi:10.1007/s00227-017-3122-0

(80) 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. doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1417-1

(79) 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. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2016.09.016

(78) Moulton DL*, Dance MA*, Williams JA, Zapp Sluis M, Stunz GW, Rooker JR (2017) Habitat partitioning and movement of red drum and spotted seatrout. Estuaries and Coasts 40: 905-916. doi: 10.1007/s12237-016-0189-7

(77) 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. doi:10.3354/meps11878

(76) 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. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2016.05.009

(75) 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

(74) 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(7): 1002-1013. doi:10.1071/MF15097

(73) Aschenbrenner A*, Ferreira BP, 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(1): 753-769. doi:10.1111/jfb.13003

(72) 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. doi:10.1016/j.margen.2015.12.002

(71) 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. doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2015.12.012

(70) 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 10(9): e0138230. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138230

(69) 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. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2015.10.025

(68) 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

(67) 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(7): 2128-2138. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsv062

(66) Wells RJD, Kinney MJ, Kohin S, Dewer 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(7): 2118-2127. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsv051

(65) 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. doi:10.1007/s10750-014-2151-7

(64) 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. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsu156

(63) 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(2): 400-408. doi:10.1111/cobi.12392

(62) Kitchens LL*, Rooker JR (2014) Habitat associations of dolphinfish in the Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Oceanography 23(6): 460-471. doi:10.1111/fog.12081

(61) 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

(60) 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(1): 211-222. doi:10.1080/19425120.2014.935900

(59) 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. doi:10.1007/s00227-013-2346-x

(58) 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. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0076080

(57) 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. doi:10.1111/jfb.12074

(56) 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. doi:10.1016/j.seares.2012.08.007

(55) Dorado S*, Rooker JR, Wissel B, Quigg A (2012) Isotope baseline shifts in pelagic food webs of the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series 464: 37-49. doi:10.3354/meps09854

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

(53) 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

(52) 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. doi:10.1007/s10641-011-9912-1

(51) 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(5): 880-889. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsr024

(50) 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. doi:10.1007/s00227-010-1593-3

(49) 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: 430-436. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2010.09.017

(48) 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(4): 478-490.

(47) 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. doi:10.3354/meps08605

(46) 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. doi:10.1139/F10-005

(45) 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(5): 1665–1668. doi:10.4319/lo.2009.54.5.1665

(44) 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. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02424.x

(43) 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. doi:10.1007/s10750-009-9709-9

(42) 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

(41) 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. doi:10.3354/meps07602

(40) 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. doi:10.1016/j.seares.2008.02.006

(39) 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. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2008.02.012

(38) Beck JL*, Rooker JR (2008) The effect of habitat exposure and ontogeny on the survival skills of hatchery red drum. North American Journal of Aquaculture 70: 399-409. doi:10.1577/A07-087.1

(37) 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.

(36) 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. doi:10.1080/10641260701484135

(35) Cai Y*, Rooker JR, Gill G, Turner JP* (2007) Bioaccumulation of mercury in pelagic fishes from the Gulf of Mexico. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64: 458-469. doi:10.1139/F07-017

(34) Shaw RF, Cope JS, Holt GJ, Ropke A, Thorrold SR, Ditty JG, Farooqi TW, Rooker JR (2007) Comparison of plankton catch by three light-trap designs in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico Science 25: 109-118. doi:10.18785/goms.2502.02

(33) 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(2): 89-97. doi:10.18785/gcr.1902.11

(32) Turner JP*, Rooker JR (2006) Fatty acid composition of flora and fauna associated with Sargassum mats in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biology 149(5): 1025-1036. doi:10.1007/s00227-006-0269-5

(31) 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. doi:10.3354/meps313249

(30) 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. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2005.00816.x

(29) 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. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2005.01.014

(28) 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.

(27) Secor DH, Rooker JR (2005) Connectivity in the life histories of fishes that use estuaries. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 64(1): 1-3. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2005.02.001

(26) 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(2): 334-441. doi:10.1007/BF02803389

(25) 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. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2003.11.009

(24) 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.

(23) 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(1): 81-99.

(22) 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(2): 75-84. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2419.2003.00223.x

(21) 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. doi:10.1006/jmsc.2002.1311

(20) 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 (Sciaenops ocellatus). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 274(2): 141-157. doi:10.1016/S0022-0981(02)00203-4

(19) 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. doi:10.3354/meps218275

(18) Rooker JR, Zdanowicz VS, Secor DH (2001) Chemistry of tuna otoliths: assessment of base composition and postmortem handling effects. Marine Biology 139: 35-43. doi:10.1007/s002270100568

(17) 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. doi:10.3354/meps211245

(16) Geary BW*, Rooker JR, Webb JW (2001) Utilization of salt marsh shorelines by newly settled sciaenids in a Texas estuary.  Gulf and Caribbean Research 13: 29-41. doi:10.18785/gcr.1301.03

(15) Secor DH, Rooker JR (2000) Is otolith strontium a useful scalar of life-cycles in estuarine fishes?  Fisheries Research 46: 359-371. doi:10.1016/s0165-7836(00)00159-4

(14) 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, in a subtropical estuary. Fishery Bulletin 97(3): 581-590.

(13) Rooker JR, Holt SA, Soto MA, Holt GJ (1998) Post-settlement patterns of habitat use by sciaenid fishes in subtropical seagrass meadows. Estuaries 21(2): 318-327. doi:10.2307/1352478

(12) 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. doi:10.1007/s002270050305

(11) 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. doi:10.18785/grr.1001.05

(10) 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. doi:10.3354/meps158139

(9) 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. doi:10.1007/s002270050025

(8) 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. doi:10.1007/s003380050062

(7) 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. doi:10.1071/mf9960283

(6) 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. doi:10.1016/0165-7836(95)00407-6

(5) Rooker JR (1995) Feeding ecology of the schoolmaster snapper, Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum), from southwestern Puerto Rico. Bulletin of Marine Science 56(3): 881-894.

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

(3) Rooker JR, Read NR, Smith ME, Leach SC (1994) A whole-person sampler for assessing numbers of host-seeking adult mosquitoes. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 10: 127-130,

(2) 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.

(1) Rooker JR, Dennis GD (1991) Diel, lunar, and seasonal changes in a mangrove fish assemblage off southwestern Puerto Rico. Bulletin of Marine Science 49(3): 684-698.