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Teri Rowles

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Project List:

Consortium for Advanced Research on Marine Mammal Health Assessment (CARMMHA)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Lead, Task Co-Lead, Task Co-Lead

Investigation of Mechanisms for Reproductive Failure in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill to Understand Population Recovery Scenarios for Cetaceans

Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 7

2021

Cloyed, C. S., Balmer, B. C., Schwacke, L. H., Takeshita, R., Hohn, A., Wells, R. S., et al. (2021). Linking morbillivirus exposure to individual habitat use of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) between geographically different sites. J Anim Ecol, 90(5), 1191–1204.
Takeshita, R., Bursian, S. J., Colegrove, K. M., Collier, T. K., Deak, K., Dean, K. M., et al. (2021). A review of the toxicology of oil in vertebrates: what we have learned following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, 24(8), 355–394.

2020

Herrman, J. M., Morey, J. S., Takeshita, R., De Guise, S., Wells, R. S., McFee, W., et al. (2020). Age determination of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) using dental radiography pulp:tooth area ratio measurements. PLoS ONE, 15(11), e0242273.
Linnehan, B. K., Hsu, A., Gomez, F. M., Huston, S. M., Takeshita, R., Colegrove, K. M., et al. (2020). Standardization of Dolphin Cardiac Auscultation and Characterization of Heart Murmurs in Managed and Free-Ranging Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Front. Vet. Sci., 7.
Sandifer, P., Knapp, L., Lichtveld, M., Manley, R., Abramson, D., Caffey, R., et al. (2020). Framework for a Community Health Observing System for the Gulf of Mexico Region: Preparing for Future Disasters. Front. Public Health, 8.

2019

Barratclough, A., Wells, R. S., Schwacke, L. H., Rowles, T. K., Gomez, F. M., Fauquier, D. A., et al. (2019). Health Assessments of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Past, Present, and Potential Conservation Applications. Front. Vet. Sci., 6.

2018

Galligan, T. M., Schwacke, L. H., Houser, D. S., Wells, R. S., Rowles, T., & Boggs, A. S. P. (2018). Characterization of circulating steroid hormone profiles in the bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus ) by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 263, 80–91.

Conference Presentations - 23

2020

Cloyed, C., Balmer, B., Tumlin, M., Zolman, E., Barleycorn, A., Rowles, T., et al. (2020). Spatial, Temporal, and Individual-Level Variation in Northern Gulf of Mexico Common Bottlenose Dolphin Diet. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Gomez, F., Colegrove, K., Huston, S., Hsu, A., Linnehan, B., Takeshita, R., et al. (2020). Assessment of Sublethal Cardiac Injury in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Gulf of Mexico Following Exposure to Deepwater Horizon Oil-Associated Chemicals. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Morey, J. S., Balmer, B. C., Zolman, E. S., Takeshita, R., Rowles, T. K., Smith, C. R., et al. (2020). Transcriptomic Analyses of Bottlenose Dolphin Blood and Skin to Identify Additional Biomarkers and Pathways to Inform Cetacean Health Assessment. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.
Schwacke, L. H., Smith, C., Gomez, F., Rowles, T., Wells, R., Zolman, E., et al. (2020). Health Trends of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the eight years following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Evidence for lack of resilience. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Smith, C., Gomez, F., Colegrove, K. M., Rowles, T., Zolman, E., Speakman, T., et al. (2020). Sustained Maternal Illness and Low Reproductive Success Rate in Barataria Bay Bottlenose Dolphins Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20.
Takeshita, R., Rowles, T. K., Balmer, B. C., Zolman, E. S., Thomas, L., Wells, R., et al. (2020). Health and Behavioral Responses of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Low Salinity Waters Within the Barataria Basin in Louisiana. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster.

2019

Balmer, B., Watwood, S., Speakman, T., Quigley, B., Bolton, J., Rowles, T., et al. (2019). Combining methods to assess exposure of the Northern Coastal Stock of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) to multiple environmental stressors. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Cloyed, C., Balmer, B., Zolman, E., Tumlin, M., Barleycorn, A., Rowles, T., et al. (2019). Spatial, temporal, and individual-level variation in northern Gulf of Mexico common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) diet. In 25th Biennial CERF Conference. Mobile, AL : 11/03/19-11/07/19: Poster.
Cloyed, C., Balmer, B., Zolman, E., Tumlin, M., Barleycorn, A., Rowles, T., et al. (2019). Spatial, temporal, and individual-level variation in northern Gulf of Mexico common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) diet. In World Marine Mammal Conference 2019. Barcelona, Spain : 12/09/19-12/12/19: Poster.
Cloyed, C., Tumlin, M., Rowles, T., Schwacke, L., Smith, C., Balmer, B., et al. (2019). The Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Bottlenose Dolphin Diets. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
De Guise, S., Levin, M., Jasperse, L., Gebhard, E., Herrmann, J., Smith, C., et al. (2019). Recurrence of Bottlenose Dolphin Immune Function Changes Associated With the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Gomez, F., Colegrove, K., Huston, S., Hsu, A., Linnehan, B., Takeshita, R., et al. (2019). Assessment of sublethal cardiac injury in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Gulf of Mexico following exposure to Deepwater Horizon oil associated chemicals. In World Marine Mammal Conference 2019. Barcelona, Spain : 12/09/19-12/12/19.
Napolitano, M., Broadwater, M., Schock, T. B., Takeshita, R., Rowles, T. K., & Schwacke, L. H. (2019). LIpidomics of Dolphin Serum to Assess Physiological and Ecological Changes Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In 67th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics. Atlanta, GA : 06/02/19-06/06/19: Poster.
Napolitano, M., Broadwater, M., Schock, T. B., Takeshita, R., Rowles, T. K., & Schwacke, L. H. (2019). LIpidomics of Dolphin Serum to Assess Physiological and Ecological Changes Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In 20th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses In Marine Organisms (PRIMO20). Charleston, SC : 05/19/19-05/22/19: Poster.
Schwacke, L. H., Thomas, L., Smith, C., Bossart, G., Burt, L., De Guise, S., et al. (2019). Veterinary Expert System for Outcome Prediction (VESOP): A Bayesian model to predict changes in cetacean population vital rates from measures of individual health. In World Marine Mammal Conference 2019. Barcelona, Spain : 12/09/19-12/12/19.
Smith, C., Gomez, F., Colegrove, C., Rowles, T., Balmer, B., Takeshita, R., et al. (2019). The Long-Term Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Bottlenose Dolphins and the Development of Advanced Diagnostic Tools to Better Characterize Injury and Recovery. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Smith, C., Gomez, F., Ivancic, M., Musser, W., Barratclough, A., Meegan, J., et al. (2019). New diagnostic techniques to characterize fetal, placental, and maternal health in bottlenose dolphins following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In World Marine Mammal Conference 2019. Barcelona, Spain : 12/09/19-12/12/19.
Takeshita, R., Balmer, B., Zolman, E., Thomas, L., Wells, R., Rowles, T., et al. (2019). Behavioral responses of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) to changes in salinity within the Barataria Basin in Louisiana. In World Marine Mammal Conference 2019. Barcelona, Spain : 12/09/19-12/12/19.

2018

Schwacke, L., Smith, C., & Rowles, T. (2018). What we've learned about the health of Gulf of Mexico marine mammals: A retrospective. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Quigley, B., Schwacke, L., McFee, W., Balmer, B., Speakman, T., Zolman, E., et al. (2017). Growth rate of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Barataria Bay, Louisisana, USA following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Halifax, Canada : 10/22/17-10/27/17: Poster.
Sharp, S., Cendejas, V., Baird, M., Gomez, F., Meegan, J., Townsend, F., et al. (2017). Using blood gas analysis and capnography to determine oxygenation status in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Halifax, Canada : 10/22/17-10/27/17.
Smith, C., Schwacke, L., Venn-Watson, S., Gomez, F., Sharp, S., Rowles, T., et al. (2017). Investigating Mechanisms for Reproductive Failure Among Bottlenose Dolphins in the Aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.