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Landrau-Giovannetti, N., Rogers, J., Murray, R., Reichley, S. R., Moore, D., Madrigal, T., … Solangi, M. & Kaplan, B. L. (2024). Determination of PCB and PAH tissue levels in bottlenose dolphins that stranded in the Mississippi sound before and after the unusual mortality event in 2019. Science of The Total Environment, 176747.

Samuelson, M. M., Fujiwara, M., Pulis, E. E., Pitchford, J. L., Howard, V. A., & Solangi, M. (2021). A comprehensive evaluation of survival and population growth estimates for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops tuncatus) in the Mississippi Sound, USA, following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Southeastern Naturalist.

Post, J., Samuelson, M.M., Moore, D.P., & Solangi, M. (2021). Brachygnathia superior observed in a juvenile common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). Aquatic Mammals.

Fitzpatrick-Wacker, E. M., Samuelson, M. M., Moore, D. P., & Solangi, M. (2020). Injury to the melon of a Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) calf in the Mississippi Sound. Journal of Marine Animals and Their Ecology, 12(1), 4-9.

Samuelson, M. M., Ambert Millan, A., Díaz Clark, C., & Solangi, M. (2020). Description of a unique solitary feeding behavior observed in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Biloxi Marsh, Louisiana. Animal Behavior and Cognition, 7(4), 505-513.

Samuelson, M. M. Pulis, E. E., Ray, C., Arias, C. R., Samuelson, D. R., Mattson, E. E., & Solangi, M. (2020). Analysis of the fecal microbiome in Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) undergoing rehabilitation. Endangered Species Research.

Curran, S. S., Pulis, E. E., Andres, M. J., & Overstreet, R. M. (2018). Two New Species of Saccocoelioides (Digenea: Haploporidae) with Phylogenetic Analysis of the Family, Including Species of Saccocoelioides from North, Middle, and South America. Journal of Parasitology, 104(3), 221–239. https://doi.org/10.1645/17-189

Pitchford, J. L., Garcia, M., Pulis, E. E., Ambert, A. M., Heaton, J., & Solangi, M. (2018). Gauging the influence of increased search effort on reporting rates of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) strandings following the deepwater horizon oil spill. PLoS ONE, 13(6), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199214

Pulis, E. E., Wells, R. S., Schorr, G. S., Douglas, D. C., Samuelson, M. M., & Solangi, M. (2018). Movements and Dive Patterns of Pygmy Killer Whales (Feresa attenuata) Released in the Gulf of Mexico Following Rehabilitation. Aquatic Mammals, 43(5), 555–567. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.44.5.2018.555

Ambert, A. M., Samuelson, M. M., Pitchford, J. L., & Solangi, M. (2017). Visually detectable vertebral malformations of a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Mississippi sound. Aquatic Mammals, 43(4), 447–452. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.43.4.2017.447

Coleman, A. T., Pitchford, J. L., Bailey, H., & Solangi, M. (2017). Seasonal movements of immature Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) in the northern gulf of Mexico. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 27(1), 253–267. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2656

Fauquier, D. A., Litz, J., Sanchez, S., Colegrove, K., Schwacke, L. H., Hart, L., … Rowles, T. K. (2017). Evaluation of morbillivirus exposure in cetaceans from the northern Gulf of Mexico 2010-2014. Endangered Species Research, 33(1), 211–220. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00772

Hoffland, T., Yeater, D. B., Kuczaj II, S. A., & Solangi, M. (2017). Importance of Social Relationships in a Group of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) During a Natural Disaster. Aquatic Mammals, 43(4), 391–397. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.43.4.2017.391

Kudlai, O., Kostadinova, A., Pulis, E. E., & Tkach, V. V. (2017). The Psilostomidae Looss, 1900 (sensu stricto) (Digenea: Echinostomatoidea): description of three new genera and a key to the genera of the family. Systematic Parasitology, 94(1), 21–33.

Pack, A. A., Herman, E. Y. K., Scott Baker, C., Bauer, G. B., Clapham, P. J., Connor, R. C., … Wolz, J. P. (2017). Louis M. Herman 1930-2016. Marine Mammal Science, 33(1), 389–406. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12387

Samuelson, M. M., Lauderdale, L. K., Pulis, K., Solangi, M., Hoffland, T., & Lyn, H. (2017). Olfactory Enrichment in California Sea Lions ( Zalophus californianus ): An Effective Tool for Captive Welfare? Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 20(1), 75–85. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2016.1246362

Walker, R. T., Miller, L. J., Kuczaj, S. A., & Solangi, M. (2017). Seasonal, Diel, and Age Differences in Activity Budgets of a Group of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Under Professional Care. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 30, 1–12. Retrieved from http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3qc0z4dq

Zapetis, M. E., Samuelson, M. M., Botero-Acosta, N., & Kuczaj, S. A. (2017). Evaluation of a Developing Ecotourism Industry: Whale Watching in the Gulf of Tribugá, Colombia. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 30(August), 16.

Coleman, A. T., Pulis, E. E., Pitchford, J. L., Crocker, K., Heaton, A. J., Carron, A. M., … Solangi, M. (2016). Population ecology and rehabilitation of incidentally captured kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) in the Mississippi sound, USA. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 11(1), 253–264.

Andres, M. J., Pulis, E. E., & Overstreet, R. M. (2016). Description of three species of Isorchis (Digenea: Atractotrematidae) from Australia. Acta Parasitologica, 61(3), 590–601. https://doi.org/10.1515/ap-2016-0079

Colegrove, K. M., Venn-Watson, S., Litz, J., Kinsel, M. J., Terio, K. A., Fougeres, E., … Rowles, T. K. (2016). Fetal distress and in utero pneumonia in perinatal dolphins during the Northern Gulf of Mexico unusual mortality event. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 119(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02969

Gallaway, B. J., Gazey, W. J., Caillouet, C. W., Plotkin, P. T., Grobois, F. A. A., Amos, A. F., … Najera, B. M. Z. (2016). Development of a Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Stock Assessment Model. Gulf of Mexico Science, 2016(2), 138–157.

Heaton, A. J., Pulis, E. E., Pitchford, J. L., Hatchett, W. L., Carron, A. M., & Solangi, M. (2016). Prevalence and Transience of Ingested Fishing Hooks in Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 15(2), 257–264. https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1227.1

Pitchford, J. L., Howard, V. A., Shelley, J. K., Serafin, B. J. S., Coleman, A. T., & Solangi, M. (2016). Predictive spatial modelling of seasonal bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) distributions in the Mississippi Sound. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 26(2), 289–306. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2547

Pitchford, J. L., Pulis, E. E., Evans, K., Shelley, J. K., Serafin, B. J. S., & Solangi, M. (2016). Seasonal Density Estimates of Tursiops truncatus (Bottlenose Dolphin) in the Mississippi Sound from 2011 to 2013. Southeastern Naturalist, 15(2), 188–206. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.015.0201

Andres, M. J., Curran, S. S., Fayton, T. J., Pulis, E. E., & Overstreet, R. M. (2015). An additional genus and two additional species of forticulcitinae (Digenea: Haploporidae). Folia Parasitologica, 62, 25. https://doi.org/10.14411/fp.2015.025

Hildebrand, J., Pulis, E. E., & Tkach, V. V. (2015). Redescription and phylogenetic relationships of the rare Lyperosomum sarothrurae Baer, 1959 (Digenea: Dicrocoeliidae). Acta Parasitologica, 60(3). https://doi.org/10.1515/ap-2015-0052

Kudlai, O., Kostadinova, A., Pulis, E. E., & Tkach, V. V. (2015). A new species of Drepanocephalus Dietz, 1909 (Digenea: Echinostomatidae) from the double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus (Lesson) (Aves: Phalacrocoracidae) in North America. Systematic Parasitology, 90(3), 221–230. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-015-9550-7

Kudlai, O., Tkach, V. V., Pulis, E. E., & Kostadinova, A. (2015). Redescription and phylogenetic relationships of Euparyphium capitaneum Dietz, 1909, the type-species of Euparyphium Dietz, 1909 (Digenea: Echinostomatidae). Systematic Parasitology, 90(1), 53–65.

Venn-Watson, S., Colegrove, K. M., Litz, J., Kinsel, M., Terio, K., Saliki, J., … Rowles, T. (2015). Adrenal gland and lung lesions in Gulf of Mexico common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) found dead following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. PLoS ONE, 10(5), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126538

Venn-Watson, S., Garrison, L., Litz, J., Fougeres, E., Mase, B., Rappucci, G., … Rowles, T. (2015). Demographic clusters identified within the northern Gulf of Mexico common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncates) unusual mortality event: January 2010 – June 2013. PLoS ONE, 10(2), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117248

Andres, M. J., Pulis, E. E., Cribb, T. H., & Overstreet, R. M. (2014). Erection of the haploporid genus Litosaccus n. g. and its phylogenetic relationship within the Haploporidae Nicoll, 1914. Systematic Parasitology, 89(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-014-9521-4

Litz, J. A., Baran, M. A., Bowen-Stevens, S. R., Carmichael, R. H., Colegrove, K. M., Garrison, L. P., … Rowles, T. K. (2014). Review of historical unusual mortality events (UMEs) in the Gulf of Mexico (1990-2009): Providing context for the multi-year northern Gulf of Mexico cetacean UME declared in 2010. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 112(2), 161–175. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02807

Coleman, A. T. (2013). Evidence of Long Distance Homing in a Displaced Juvenile Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii). Marine Turtle Newsletter, 137, 10–12.

Miller, L. J., Mackey, A. D., Solangi, M., & Kuczaj, S. A. (2013). Population abundance and habitat utilization of bottlenose dolphins in the Mississippi Sound. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 23(1), 145–151. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2278

Nero, R. W., Cook, M., Coleman, A. T., Solangi, M., & Hardy, R. (2013). Using an ocean model to predict likely drift tracks of sea turtle carcasses in the north central Gulf of Mexico. Endangered Species Research, 21(3), 191–203. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00516

Pitchford, J. L., Serafin, B. J. S., Shannon, D., Coleman, A. T., & Solangi, M. (2013). An analysis of historical bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) strandings in the Mississippi sound, USA using classification and regression trees (CART). Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 13(3), 201–209.

Smith, C., Hurley, B., Toms, C., Mackey, A., Solangi, M., & Kuczaj II, S. (2013). Hurricane impacts on the foraging patterns of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in Mississippi Sound. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 487, 231–244. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10372

Jochens, A. E., Howard, M. K., Campbell, L., Mullins-Perry, R., Kirkpatrick, G., Kirkpatrick, B., … Wolfe, S. H. (2012). Integrating Observing Systems to benefit stakeholders: A case study in the Gulf of Mexico. OCEANS 2012 MTS/IEEE: Harnessing the Power of the Ocean, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS.2012.6405030

Lyn, H., Coleman, A., Broadway, M., Klaus, J., Finerty, S., Shannon, D., & Solangi, M. (2012). Displacement and Site Fidelity of Rehabilitated Immature Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles (Lepidochelys kempii). Marine Turtle Newsletter, 135, 10–13.

Perry, R. L. M., Simoniello, C., Jochens, A. E., Howard, M. K., & Wolfe, S. (2012). From rivers to the coastal ocean: A model for integrating observing systems on the west Florida shelf. In 2012 Oceans (pp. 1–4). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS.2012.6404945

Simoniello, C., Walker, S., Myers, R., & McDonnell, J. (2012). Creating education and outreach opportunities for the U.S. IOOS.

Hernandez, E. N., Solangi, M., & Kuczaj, S. A. (2010). Time and frequency parameters of bottlenose dolphin whistles as predictors of surface behavior in the Mississippi Sound. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 127(5), 3232–3238. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3365254

Miller, L. J., Mackey, A. D., Hoffland, T., Solangi, M., & Kuczaj, S. A. (2010). Potential effects of a major hurricane on Atlantic bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus ) reproduction in the Mississippi Sound. Marine Mammal Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00371.x

Miller, L. J., Solangi, M., & Kuczaj II, S. A. (2010). Seasonal and Diurnal Patterns of Behavior Exhibited by Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) in the Mississippi Sound. Ethology, 116(12), 1127–1137. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01824.x

Ridgway, S., & Venn-Watson, S. (2010). Effects of fresh and seawater ingestion on osmoregulation in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 180(4), 563–576. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-009-0439-0

Simoniello, C., Spence, L., Deans, N., & McDonnell, J. (2010). Developing an Education and Outreach Program for the U.S. IOOS®: Eyes on the Ocean, Hands-On Learning. Marine Technology Society Journal, 44(6), 176–184. https://doi.org/10.4031/MTSJ.44.6.19

Simoniello, C., Tissot, P., McKee, D., Adams, J., Ball, R., & Butler, R. (2010). A Cooperative Approach to Resource Management: Texas Game Fish Win. Marine Technology Society Journal, 44(5), 5–9. https://doi.org/10.4031/MTSJ.44.5.5

Stanic, S., Brown, B., Kennedy, E., Solangi, M., Vanderpool, D., & Hoffland, T. (2009). Correlation of the broadband spectral characteristics of Bottlenose dolphin signatures with dolphin behavior in the Mississippi Sound. OCEANS 2009, MTS/IEEE Biloxi – Marine Technology for Our Future: Global and Local Challenges, 1–10.

Harms, C. A., Maggi, R. G., Breitschwerdt, E. B., Clemons-Chevis, C. L., Solangi, M., Rotstein, D. S., … Wells, R. S. (2008). Bartonella species detection in captive, stranded and free-ranging cetaceans. Veterinary Research, 39(6), 59. https://doi.org/10.1051/vetres:2008036

Kuczaj, S., Solangi, M., Hoffland, T., & Romagnoli, M. (2008). Recognition and Discrimination of Human Actions Across the Senses of Echolocation and Vision in the Bottlenose Dolphin: Evidence for Dolphin Cross-modal Integration of Dynamic Information. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 21, 84–95.

Miller, L. J., Solangi, M., & Kuczaj, S. A. (2008). Immediate response of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins to high-speed personal watercraft in the Mississippi Sound. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 88(6), 1139–1143. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315408000908

Mitchell, M. A., Solangi, M. A., Clemons-Chevis, C. L., Vanderpool, D., Romagnoli, M., Hoffland, T., & Jowett, P. (2008). Relationship between plasma iron concentration and gastric pH in captive adult bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ). American Journal of Veterinary Research, 69(7), 900–903. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.69.7.900

Newcomb, J. J., Stanic, S., Cranford, A., Vanderpool, D., & Solangi, M. A. (2008). Ambient Noise Measurements in the Mississippi Sound. NRL/MR/7185–08-9117. Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-5004.

Clemons-Chevis, C. L. (2007). A Preliminary Study on the Transposition of Meridians and Acupuncture Points from the Canine and Equine Species to the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus. American Journal of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, 2(1), 23–32.

Hill, H., Greer, T., Solangi, M., & Kucjaz, S. A. (2007). All mothers are not the same: Maternal styles in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). International Journal of …, 20(1), 35–54. Retrieved from http://escholarship.org/uc/item/0390q1j9.pdf

Stanic, S., Brown, R. A., Kennedy, E. T., Malley, D. A., & Solangi, M. A. (2007). Ambient Noise Measurements in and Around the Gulfport Mississippi Harbor and Its Potential Influence on Marine Mammals. NRL/MR/7184–07-9049. Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-5004.

Buddington, K. K., Holmes, W. E., Clemons-Chevis, C. L., Solangi, M. A., Vanderpool, D., & Buddington, R. K. (2006). Oral administration of sucrose solutions and measurement of serum sucrose concentrations to evaluate gastric permeability in adult bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ). American Journal of Veterinary Research, 67(6), 931–935. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.67.6.931

Ma, H., Overstreet, R. M., Sniezek, J. H., Solangi, M., & Wayne Coats, D. (2006). Two New Species of Symbiotic Ciliates from the Respiratory Tract of Cetaceans with Establishment of the New Genus Planilamina n. gen. (Dysteriida, Kyaroikeidae). The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, 53(6), 407–419. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00124.x

Hernandez, E. N., Kuczaj, S., & Solangi, M. (2005). Whistle repertoire of bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) in the Mississippi Sound. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 118(3), 2000–2000. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4785663

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Kuczaj, S., Lacinak, T., Otto, F., Trone, M., Solangi, M., & Ramos, J. (2002). Keeping environmental enrichment enriching. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 15(2), 127–137.

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