Browsing by Author "Rooker, Jay R."
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Wei, Chih-Lin (Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)Macrobenthos of the deep, northern Gulf of Mexico have been sampled with large box cores along multiple cross-depth transects extending from depths of 200 m out to 3700 m. Four major depth zones have been identified based ...
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Lu, Ching-Ping (2014-08-06)Swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.) and istiophorid billfish fisheries in all ocean basins are important commercially and recreationally. Proper assessments of these fisheries are hampered by species misidentification, unknown ...
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Cai, Yan (Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)Total mercury (Hg) levels were determined in the tissues of ten taxa of pelagic fishes, with a special emphasis on apex predators (large vertebrates). Highest Hg levels were observed in blue marlin (Makaira nigricans), ...
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Brankovits, David (2017-11-14)Subterranean estuaries extend into carbonate platforms where extensive cave networks influence the hydrology and biogeochemistry of the coastal aquifer. How complex biological communities thrive in this globally-distributed, ...
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Williams, Alicia K.; McInnes, Allison S.; Rooker, Jay R.; Quigg, Antonietta; Paranhos, Rodolfo (PloS One, 2015)
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Dorado, Samuel (2012-07-16)Upwelling, atmospheric nitrogen (N2) fixation by cyanobacteria, and freshwater inputs from the Mississippi River system have been shown to stimulate new production by alleviating nitrogen (N) limitation in the northern ...
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Beck, Jessica Louise (2009-05-15)Post-release survival of hatchery fishes is imperative to the success of any supplemental stocking program. The purpose of this research was to identify differences between hatchery and wild red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) ...
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Rooker, Jay R.; Simms, Jeff R.; Wells, R. J. David; Holt, Scott A.; Holt, G. Joan; Graves, John E.; Furey, Nathan B.; Browman, Howard (PloS One, 2012)
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Glass, Lindsay Ann (Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)Several flatfish species including southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma) recruit to estuaries during early life. Therefore, the evaluation of estuarine sites and habitats that serve as nurseries is critical to ...
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Simms, Jeffrey R. (2010-07-14)Sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus, are commonly taken by the recreational and commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) and larvae are frequently reported in the region, indicating the Gulf's potential role as ...
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Chapa, Christopher (2012-07-16)The resurgence of Texas' snook (Family Centropomidae) recreational fishery is coupled with an uncertainty as to what species occur in State waters, a limited understanding of life history, and habitat needs of its constituents. ...
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Case, Janelle Elaine (2009-05-15)Juvenile red snapper are attracted to structure and settle onto low profile reefs, which serve as nursery grounds. Little is known about their life history during this time. However, recent studies from a shell bank in the ...
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Gorga, Catherine Concetta Theresa (2011-10-21)The green turtle, Chelonia mydas, is a circumglobal species that exhibits several important developmental or ontogenetic shifts throughout its life history. The first major shift occurs when juvenile turtles migrate from ...
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Mikulas, Joseph John (2009-05-15)Three low-relief banks (Heald Bank, Sabine Bank, Freeport Rocks) in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico were evaluated as lane snapper (Lutjanus synagris Linnaeus, 1758) nursery habitat. Trawl surveys were conducted in three ...
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Saxton, Brandon L. (2010-01-16)Little is known about the population structure and genetic variability of blackfin tuna despite catch increases over the past 25 years. In this thesis, levels of genetic variation contained in 323bp of the mitochondrial ...
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Bi, Rujia (2016-03-01)Understanding how biological components respond to environmental changes could be insightful to predict ecosystem trajectories under different climate scenarios. Zooplankton are key components of marine ecosystems and ...
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Hoopes, Lisa Ann (2009-05-15)Maintaining thermal balance is essential for all homeotherms but can be especially challenging for pinnipeds which must regulate over a variety of ambient temperatures and habitats as part of their life history. Young ...
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Majzlik, Edward James (Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)Matagorda Peninsula is located along an interfluvial region of the central Texas coast in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. The Pleistocene Beaumont Clay underlies the coastal plain and inner continental shelf and controls ...
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Schloesser, Ryan Walter (2009-05-15)Increased knowledge of stock mixing and migration patterns of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) is required to appropriately manage and conserve declining populations. The nursery origin of giant bluefin tuna present ...
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Luo, Jiangang; Ault, Jerald S.; Shay, Lynn K.; Hoolihan, John P.; Prince, Eric D.; Brown, Craig A.; Rooker, Jay R.; Klimley, A. Peter (PloS One, 2015)