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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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Funding Source: Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)

Project Publications & Presentations

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

Journal Articles - 6

2020

Barratclough, A., Gomez, F. M., Morey, J. S., Deming, A., Parry, C., Meegan, J. M., Carlin, K. P., Schwacke, L., Venn-Watson, S., Jensen, E. D., & Smith, C. R. (2020). Pregnancy profiles in the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus): Clinical biochemical and hematological variations during healthy gestation and a successful outcome. Theriogenology, 142, 92-103.
Herrman, J. M., Morey, J. S., Takeshita, R., De Guise, S., Wells, R. S., McFee, W., Speakman, T., Townsend, F., Smith, C. R., Rowles, T., & Schwacke, L. (2020). Age determination of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) using dental radiography pulp:tooth area ratio measurements. PLOS ONE, 15(11), e0242273.

2019

Barratclough, A., Wells, R. S., Schwacke, L. H., Rowles, T. K., Gomez, F. M., Fauquier, D. A., Sweeney, J. C., Townsend, F. I., Hansen, L. J., Zolman, E. S., Balmer, B. C., & Smith, C. R. (2019). Health Assessments of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Past, Present, and Potential Conservation Applications. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 6.
De Guise, S., Levin, M., Jasperse, L., Risatti, G., & Wells, R. S. (2019). T Helper Cell Subsets and Their Functions in Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Frontiers in Immunology, 10.

2018

Galligan, T. M., Schwacke, L. H., Houser, D. S., Wells, R. S., Rowles, T., & Boggs, A. S. (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.
Galligan, T. M., Schwacke, L. H., McFee, W. E., & Boggs, A. S. P. (2018). Evidence for cortisol–cortisone metabolism by marine mammal blubber. Marine Biology, 165(7).

Conference Presentations - 8

2019

Smith, C. G., F.; Colegrove, C. R., T.; Balmer, B. T., R.; Zolman, E. L., B.; Huston, S. H., A.; Meegan, J. M., W.; Ivan?i?, M. D. G., S.; Townsend, F. S., T.; Quigley, Q. C., V.; Wells, R. S., & L (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

2018

Balmer, B. W., S.; Speakman, T. Q., B.; Bolton, J. M., K.; Rosel, P. Y., G.; Zolman, E. S., & L (2018). Developing Baselines Using Bottlenose Dolphins in St. Andrew Bay, Florida to Inform Restoration Efforts Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Galligan, T. B., & A.; Schwacke, L. (2018). Is Blubber a Suitable Matrix for Endocrine Assessment in Cetaceans?. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018
Schwacke, L. S., & 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

2017

Quigley, B. S., L.; McFee, W. B., B.; Speakman, T. Z., E.; Rowles, T. S., & C (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
Sharp, S. C., V.; Baird, M. G., F.; Meegan, J. T., F.; Jensen, E. S., M.; Venn-Watson, S. R., T.; Schwacke, L. S., & C (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
Smith, C. S., L.; Venn-Watson, S. G., F.; Sharp, S. R., T.; Balmer, B. Z., E.; Speakman, T. Q., B.; Colegrove, K. T., F.; Wells, R. T., & M (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
Speakman, T. B., B.; Barry, B. B., M.; Mullin, K. Q., B.; Sinclair, C. Z., & E.; Schwacke, L. (2017). Community structure of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, USA. In 22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org