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The following list of publications represent works conducted by faculty and students participating within our Florida Marine Mammal Health grant.
Published:2007-2008
1. Banyard AC, Grant RJ, Romero CH and Barrett T. 2008. Sequence of the nucleocapsid gene and genome and antigenome promoters for an isolate of porpoise morbillivirus. Virus Research 132:213-219.
2. Clifton KB, Reep RL and Mecholsky JJ. 2008. Quantitative fractography for estimating whole bone properties of manatee rib bones. Journal of Materials Science 43: 2026-2034.
3. Clifton KB, Yan J, Mecholsky JJ and Reep RL. 2008. Material properties of manatee rib bone. Journal of Zoology 274: 150-159.
4. Gur BM and Niezrecki C. 2007. Autocorrelation based denoising of manatee vocalizations using the undecimated discrete wavelet transform. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 122: 188-199.
5. Harr KE, Allison K, Bonde RK, Murphy D and Harvey JW. 2008. Comparison of blood aminotransferase methods for assessment of myopathy and hepatopathy in Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 39(2):180-187.
6. Hatfield JR, Samuelson, DA Lewis PA, Chisholm M. 2003. Structure and presumptive function of the iridocorneal angle of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), shortfinned pilot whale (Globicephela macrorhynchus), hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), and African elephant (Loxodonta africana). Veterinary Ophthalmology 6:35-43.
7. Larkin ILV, Fowler V and Reep RL. 2007. Digesta passage rates in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Zoo Biology 26: 503-515.
8. Marshall, C.D., S.D. Vaughn, D.K. Sarko, R.L. Reep. 2007. Topographical organization of the facial motor nucleus in Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Brain, Behavior and Evolution 70:164-173.
9. Muanke PB and Niezrecki C. 2007. Manatee position estimation by passive acoustic localization. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 121: 2049-2059.
10. Nollens HH, Green LG, Duke D, Walsh MT, Chittick B, Gearhart S, Klein PA and Jacobson ER. 2007. Development and validation of monoclonal and polyclonal reagents specific for IgG of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigations19:465-470.
11. Nollens HH, Gulland FMD, Jacobson ER, Hernandez JA, Klein PA, Walsh MT and Condit RC. 2008. In vitro susceptibility of sea lion poxvirus to cidofovir. Antiviral Research 80: 77-80.
12. Nollens HH, Wellehan JX, Saliki JT, Caseltine SL, Jensen ED, Van Bonn W and Venn-Watson S. 2007. Characterization of a parainfluenza virus isolated from a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Veterinary Microbiology 128: 231-242.
13. Pause KC, Nourisson C, Clark A, Kellogg ME, Bonde RK and McGuire PM. 2007.
Polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers for the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus
latirostris). Molecular Ecology Notes 7:1073-1076.
14. Phillips R. Niezrecki C and Beusse DO. 2006.* Theoretical Detection Ranges for Acoustic Based Manatee Avoidance Technology. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 120:153-163.
15. Sarko DK, Johnson JI, Switzer RC, Welker WI and Reep RL. 2007. Somatosensory nuclei of the Manatee brainstem and thalamus. Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology 290:1138-1165.
16. Sarko DK and Reep RL. 2007. Somatosensory areas of manatee cerebral cortex: histochemical characterization and functional implications. Brain, Behavior and Evolution 69: 20-36.
17. Sarko DK, Rice FL, Reep RL and Mazurkiewicz JE. 2007. Adaptations in the structure and innervation of follicle-sinus complexes to an aquatic environment as seen in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Journal of Comparative Neurology 504:217-237.
18. Stavros H-CW, Bonde RK and Fair PA. 2008. Concentrations of trace elements in blood and skin of Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Marine Pollution Bulletin 56:1221-1225.
19. Venn-Watson S, Rivera R, Smith CR, Saliki JT, Caseltine S, St. Leger J, Yochem P, Wells R and Nollens HH. 2007. Determining the relevance of a parainfluenza virus in bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) populations using a dolphin-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Emerging Infectious Diseases 14: 397-405.
20. Yan J, Clifton K, Mecholsky J, and Reep R. 2006.* Fracture toughness of manatee rib and bovine femur using a chevron-notched beam test. J. Biomechanics 39: 1066-1074.
21. Yan J, Clifton KB, Reep RL, and Mecholsky JJ. 2006.* Application of fracture mechanics to failure in manatee rib bone. J. Biomechanical Eng. 128:281-289.
22. Yan Z, Niezrecki C, Cattafesta L, and Beusse DO. 2006.* Background noise cancellation of manatee vocalizations using an adaptive line enhancer. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 120:145-152.
Published:2006-2007
1. Ambati BK, Nozaki M, Singh N, Takeda A, Jani PD, Suthar T, Albuquerque JC, Richter E, Sakurai E, Kleinman ME, Caldwell RB, Lin Q, Ogura Y, Orecchia A, Samuelson DA, Agnew DW, St. Leger J, Green WR, Mahasreshti PJ, Curie DT, Kwan D, Marsh H, Ikeda S, Leiper LJ, Collinson JM, Bogdanovich S, Khurana TS, Shibuya M, Baldwin ME, Ferrara N, Gerber H-., De Flaco S, Witta J, Baffi JZ, Raisler BJ, and Ambati J. 2006. Corneal avascularity is due to soluble VEGF receptor-1. Nature 443:993-997
2. Bledsoe EL, Harr KE, Cichra MF, Phlips EJ, Bonde RK and Lowe M. 2006 A comparison of algal mat communities associated with free-ranging and captive Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Marine Mammal Science 22:997-1003.
3. Harr KE, Harvey JW, Bonde RK, Murphy D, Lowe M, Menchaca M, Haubold EM and
Francis-Floyd R. 2006. Comparison of methods used to diagnose generalized inflammatory disease in manatees. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 37:151-159.
4. Harvey JW, Harr KE, Murphy D, Walsh MY,Chittick EJ, Bonde RK, Pate MG, Deutsch CJ, Edwards HH and Haubold EM. 2007. Clinical biochemistry in healthy manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 38:269-279.
5. Kellogg ME, Burkett S, Dennis TR, Stone G, Gray BA, McGuire PM, Zori RT and Stanyon R. 2007. Chromosome painting in the manatee supports Afrotheria and Paenungulata. BMC Evolutionary Biology 7:6.
6. Lightsey JD, Rommel SA, Costidis AM and Pitchford TD. 2006. Methods used during gross necropsy to determine watercraft-related mortality in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 37: 262-275.
7. Manire CA, Smolarek KA, Romero CH, Kinsel MJ, Clauss TM and Byrd L. 2006.
Proliferative dermatitis associated with a novel alphaherpesvirus in an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 37:174-181.
8. Nollens HH, Jacobson ER, Gulland FMD, Beusse DO, Bossart GD, Hernandez JA, Klein PA and Condit RC. 2006. Preliminary Characterization of a Parapoxvirus isolated from a California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42:23-32.
9. Nollens HH, Gulland FMD, Jacobson ER, Hernandez JA, Klein PA, Walsh M. and Condit RC. 2006.Parapoxviruses of seals and sea lions make up a distinct subclade within the genus Parapoxvirus. Virology 349:316-324.
10. Pardini AT,O'Brien PCM, Fu B, Bonde RK, Elder FFB, Ferguson-Smith MA, Yang F and Robinson TJ. 2007. Chromosome painting among Proboscidea, Hyracoidea and Sirenia: first molecular cytogenetic support for Paenungulata (Afrotheria, Mammalia). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 274: 1333-1340.
11. Pause KC, Nurisson C, Clark AM, Kellogg ME, Bonde RK and McGuire PM. Polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers for the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Molecular Ecology Notes. Published on line 4/13/07.
12. Reep RL and Bonde RK. 2006. The Florida Manatee: Biology and Conservation. University Press of Florida. 189pp.
13. Reep RL, Finlay B and Darlington R. 2007. The limbic system in mammalian brain
evolution. Brain, Behavior and Evolution 70: 57-70
14. Reep RL and Sarko DK. 2006. Somatosensory specializations in the nervous systems of manatees. In: Evolution of Nervous Systems, Volume 3 (Ed. J. H. Kaas), pp. 207-214. Elsevier, Oxford.
15. Sarko DK and Reep RL. 2007. Somatosensory areas of manatee cerebral cortex:
histochemical characterization and functional implications. Brain, Behavior and Evolution 69: 20-36.
16. Siegal-Willott J, Estrada A, Bonde R, Wong A, Estrada DJ and Harr K. 2006.
Electrocardiography in two subspecies of manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris and T. m. manatus). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 37(4):447-453.
17. Smolarek-Benson KA, Manire CA, Ewing RY,Saliki JT, Townsend FI, Ehlers B, Romero CH. 2006. Genetic characterization of alpha and gamma herpesviruses from cutaneous lesions of dolphins and whales. Journal of Virological Methods 136:261-266.
18. Vianna JA, Bonde RK, Caballero S, Giraldo JP, Lima RP, Clark A, Marmontel M, Morales- Vela B, de Sousa MJ, Parr L, Rodriguez-Lopez MA, Mignucci-Giannoni AA, Powell JA and Santos FR. 2006. Phylogeography, phylogeny and hybridization in trichechid sirenians: implications for manatee conservation. Molecular Ecology 15:433-447.
19. Yan J-H, Clifton K, Reep R and Mecholsky J. 2006. Fracture toughness of manatee rib and bovine femur using chevron-notched beam test. Journal of Biomechanics 39:1066-1074.
20. Yan J-H, Clifton K, Reep R and Mecholsky J. 2006. Application of fracture mechanics to failure in manatee rib bone. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 128:281-289.
Published:2003-2006
1. Bonde R.K, Aguirre AA and Powell J. 2004. Manatees as Sentinels of Marine Ecosystem Health: Are They the 2000-pound Canaries? EcoHealth 1:255-262.
2. Bossart GD, Meisner RA, Rommel SA, Lightsey JD, Varela RA and Defran RH. 2004.
Pathologic Findings in Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Aquatic Mammals. 30:434-440.
3. Bracht AJ, Brudek RL, Ewing RY, Manire CA, Burek KA, Rosa C, Beckmen KB, Maruanik JE and Romero CH. Genetic identification of novel poxviruses of cetaceans and pinnipeds. Archives of Virology 151(3): 423-438.
4. Burek KA, Beckmen K, Gelatt T, Fraser W, Bracht AJ, Smolarek KA and Romero CH. 2004. Poxvirus infection of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) in Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 41(4): 745-752.
5. Croft, LA, Graham, JP, Schaf, SA, Jacobson, ER. 2004 Evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging for detection of internal tumors in green turtles with cutaneous fibropapillomatosis. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 225(9):1428-1435
6. Fellner W, Odell K, Corwin A, Davis L, Goonen C, Larkin I and Stamper MA. 2006.
Response to conditioned stimuli of two released rehabilitated West Indian manatees
(Trichechus manatus latirostris). Aquatic Mammals 32 (1): 66-74
7. Flewelling LJ, Naar JP, Abbott JP, Baden DG, Barros NB, Bossart GD, Bottein M-Y,
Hammond DG, Haubold EM, Heil CA, Henry MS, Jacocks HM, Leighfield TA, Pierce RH,
Pitchford TD, Rommel SA, Scott PS, Steidinger KA, Truby EW, Van Dolah FM and
Landsberg JH. 2005. Red tides and marine mammal mortalities. Nature 435:755-756.
8. Harper JY, Samuelson,DA and Reep, RL. 2005. Corneal vascularization in the Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and three-dimensional reconstruction of vessels. Veterinary Ophthalmology 8(2): 89-99.
9. Larkin I, Gross T and Reep RL. 2005. A descriptive analysis of fecal testosterone
radioimmunoassay to monitor male Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris).
Aquatic Mammals 31(1): 52-61.
10. Mann DA, Colbert D, Gaspard J, Casper B, Cook M, Reep RL and Bauer G. 2005. Temporal resolution of the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) auditory system. Journal of Comparative Physiology 191:903-908.
11. Milnes MR, Bermudez D, Edwards T, Gunderson M, Larkin ILV, Moore B, and Guillette LJ. 2006. Contaminant-induced feminization and demasculinization of non-mammalian vertebrate males in aquatic environments. Environmental Science 100: 3-17.
12. Natiello N, Lewis P and Samuelson D. 2005. Comparative Anatomy of the Ciliary Body of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) and Selected Species. Veterinary Ophthalmology. Veterinary Ophthalmology 8:375-385.
13. Natiello, N and Samuelson, D. 2005. Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the
Angioarchitecture of the Ciliary Body of the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus). Veterinary Ophthalmology. Veterinary Ophthalmology. 8:367-373.
14. Niezrecki C, Phillips R, Meyer M Beusse DO. 2004. Acoustic Detection of Manatee
Vocalizations. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 114:1640-1647.
15. Nollens HH, Hernandez JA, Jacobson ER, Haulena M and Gulland FMD. 2005. Risk factors associated with poxvirus lesions in hospitalized California sea lions (Zalophus
californianus). Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 227:467-473.
16. Nollens HH, Gulland FMD, Hernandez JA, Condit RC, Klein PA, Walsh MT and Jacobson ER. 2006. Seroepidemiology of poxvirus infections in captive and free-ranging California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 69: 145-151.
17. Phillips R, Niezrecki C and Beusse DO. 2004. Determination of West Indian Manatee Vocalization Levels and Rate. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 115:422-428.
18. Saliki, JT, Cooper EJ, Rotstein DS, Caseltine SL, Pabst DA, McLellan WA, Govet P, Harms C, Smolarek KA, Romero CH. 2006. A novel gammaherpesvirus associated with genital lesions in a Blainville’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(1):142-148.
19. Sweat JM, Johnson CM and Gibbs EP. 2003. In vitro development and characterization of a manatee bronchial cell line. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal. 39:249-56.
20. Sweat, J.M., Johnson C.M., Marikar, Y. and Gibbs, E.P. 2005. Characterization of surface interleukin-2 receptor expression on gated populations of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from manatees, Trichechus manatus latirostris. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 108:269-283.
21. Woodruff RA, Bonde RK, Bonilla JA and Romero CH. 2005. Molecular identification of a papilloma virus from cutaneous lesions of captive and free-ranging Florida manatees. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 41(2): 437-441.
22. Yan Z, Niezrecki C and Beusse DO. Background noise cancellation for improved acoustic detection of manatee. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 117: 3566-3573.