Randall S. Wells

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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Mercury and Selenium in Blood and Epidermis of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota Bay, FL: Interaction and Relevance to Life History and Hematologic Parameters
    EcoHealth, 2008
  2. Seasonal patterns of heat loss in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
    Journal of Comparative Physiology B, vol. 178, no. 4, pp. 529–543, 2008
  3. Brevetoxin exposure in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) associated with Karenia brevis blooms in Sarasota Bay, Florida
    Marine Biology, vol. 152, no. 4, pp. 827–834, 2007
  4. Establishing baseline levels of trace elements in blood and skin of bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay, Florida: Implications for non-invasive monitoring☆
    Science of The Total Environment, vol. 388, no. 1-3, pp. 325–342, 2007
  5. Correlates of Cytochrome P450 1A1 Expression in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Integument Biopsies
    Toxicological Sciences, vol. 97, no. 1, pp. 111–119, 2007
  6. A new device to remotely measure heat flux and skin temperature from free-swimming dolphins
    Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 346, no. 1-2, pp. 45–59, 2007
  7. Genetic diversity of coastal bottlenose dolphins revealed by structurally and functionally diverse hemoglobins
    Gene, vol. 398, no. 1-2, pp. 123–131, 2007
  8. Annual, seasonal and individual variation in hematology and clinical blood chemistry profiles in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota Bay, Florida
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 148, no. 2, pp. 266–277, 2007
  9. Facts about signature whistles of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus
    Animal Behaviour, vol. 74, no. 6, pp. 1631–1642, 2007
  10. REHABILITATION AND RELEASE OF MARINE MAMMALS IN THE UNITED STATES: RISKS AND BENEFITS
    Marine Mammal Science, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 731–750, 2007
  11. OFFSHORE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS): MOVEMENT AND DIVE BEHAVIOR NEAR THE BERMUDA PEDESTAL
    Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 88, no. 1, p. 59, 2007
  12. PERFLUOROALKYL COMPOUNDS IN RELATION TO LIFE-HISTORY AND REPRODUCTIVE PARAMETERS IN BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) FROM SARASOTA BAY, FLORIDA, USA
    Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 25, no. 9, p. 2405, 2006
  13. Estimated communication range of social sounds used by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
    The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 120, no. 3, p. 1671, 2006
  14. Signature whistle shape conveys identity information to bottlenose dolphins
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 103, no. 21, pp. 8293–8297, 2006
  15. Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 40, no. 13, pp. 4138–4144, 2006
  16. Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 40, no. 19, pp. 5860–5866, 2006
  17. Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analyses reveal fine scale geographic structure in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Gulf of Mexico
    Conservation Genetics, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 715–728, 2005
  18. Genetic Heterogeneity of Beta Thalassemia in Lebanon Reflects Historic and Recent Population Migration
    Annals of Human Genetics, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 55–66, 2005
  19. Signature whistle use by temporarily restrained and free-swimming bottlenose dolphins,
    Animal Behaviour, vol. 69, no. 6, pp. 1373–1386, 2005
  20. Prey detection by bottlenose dolphins, : an experimental test of the passive listening hypothesis
    Animal Behaviour, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 709–720, 2005
  21. Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 39, no. 17, pp. 6591–6598, 2005
  22. Integrating life-history and reproductive success data to examine potential relationships with organochlorine compounds for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida
    Science of The Total Environment, vol. 349, no. 1-3, pp. 106–119, 2005
  23. Effect of organochlorine contaminants and individual biological traits on blubber retinoid concentrations in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
    Journal of Environmental Monitoring, vol. 7, no. 2, p. 109, 2005
  24. HIGH PERFORMANCE TURNING CAPABILITIES DURING FORAGING BY BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS)
    Marine Mammal Science, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 498–509, 2004
  25. Signature-whistle production in undisturbed free-ranging bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus )
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 271, no. 1543, pp. 1043–1049, 2004
  26. Geographic variation in polychorinated biphenyl and organochlorine pesticide concentrations in the blubber of bottlenose dolphins from the US Atlantic coast
    Science of The Total Environment, vol. 319, no. 1-3, pp. 147–172, 2004
  27. Florida manatees, Trichechus manatus latirostris, respond to approaching vessels
    Biological Conservation, vol. 119, no. 4, pp. 517–523, 2004
  28. Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) calves appear to model their signature whistles on the signature whistles of community members
    Animal Cognition, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 17–26, 2004
  29. Whistle sharing in paired male bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 531–543, 2004
  30. Admixture, migrations, and dispersals in Central Asia: evidence from maternal DNA lineages
    European Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 12, no. 6, Article ID 5201160, 9 pages, 2004
  31. Comparison of Diagnostic Techniques for Helicobacter cetorum Infection in Wild Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
    Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 2842–2848, 2003
  32. ERRATUM
    Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 22, no. 3, p. 689, 2003
  33. Intraspecific and geographic variation of West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus spp.) vocalizations (L)
    The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 114, no. 1, p. 66, 2003
  34. PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT OF REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS OF POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS ON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) FROM THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES COAST
    Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 21, no. 12, p. 2752, 2002
  35. Ranging and association patterns of paired and unpaired adult male Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in Sarasota, Florida, provide no evidence for alternative male strategies
    Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 80, no. 12, pp. 2072–2089, 2002
  36. BMC Genetics, vol. 3, no. 1, p. 20, 2002
  37. The development of blood oxygen stores in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): implications for diving capacity
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 258, no. 1, pp. 105–113, 2002
  38. Analysis of variation in the human β-globin gene cluster using a novel DHPLC technique
    Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, vol. 501, no. 1-2, pp. 99–103, 2002
  39. Alkaline-mediated differential interaction (AMDI): A simple automatable single-nucleotide polymorphism assay
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 98, no. 5, pp. 2694–2697, 2001
  40. Resighting and association patterns of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Cedar Keys, Florida: insights into social organization
    Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 79, no. 3, pp. 447–456, 2001
  41. African Origin of Modern Humans in East Asia: A Tale of 12,000 Y Chromosomes
    Science, vol. 292, no. 5519, pp. 1151–1153, 2001
  42. The Eurasian Heartland: A continental perspective on Y-chromosome diversity
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 98, no. 18, pp. 10244–10249, 2001
  43. A PLATFORM FOR CONTINUOUS BEHAVIORAL AND ACOUSTIC OBSERVATION OF FREE-RANGING MARINE MAMMALS: OVERHEAD VIDEO COMBINED WITH UNDERWATER AUDIO
    Marine Mammal Science, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 191–199, 2001
  44. SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF BOAT TRAFFIC ON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS, TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS, IN SARASOTA BAY, FLORIDA
    Marine Mammal Science, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 673–688, 2001
  45. AERIAL VIDEOGRAMMETRY FROM A TETHERED AIRSHIP TO ASSESS MANATEE LIFE-STAGE STRUCTURE
    Marine Mammal Science, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 617–630, 2000
  46. Nature Genetics, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 358–361, 2000
  47. A novel Mhc-B -related processed pseudogene in two species of New World primates
    Immunogenetics, vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 606–609, 2000
  48. Biomarkers of DNA damage in marine mammals
    Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, vol. 444, no. 2, pp. 427–439, 1999
  49. Individual recognition in wild bottlenose dolphins: a field test using playback experiments
    Animal Behaviour, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 41–50, 1999
  50. High-throughput class I HLA genotyping using fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) probes and sequence-specific primer-polymerase chain reaction (SSP-PCR)
    Tissue Antigens, vol. 54, no. 6, p. 603, 1999
  51. Serum a- and ?-tocopherols, retinol, retinyl palmitate, and carotenoid concentrations in captive and free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
    Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, vol. 124, no. 4, pp. 391–396, 1999
  52. LONG DISTANCE OFFSHORE MOVEMENTS OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS1
    Marine Mammal Science, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 1098–1114, 1999
  53. Epidermal diseases in bottlenose dolphins: impacts of natural and anthropogenic factors
    Proceedings: Biological Sciences, vol. 266, no. 1423, pp. 1077–1077, 1999
  54. Prey and Feeding Patterns of Resident Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida
    Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 79, no. 3, p. 1045, 1998
  55. EXPERIMENTAL RETURN TO THE WILD OF TWO BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS
    Marine Mammal Science, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 51–71, 1998
  56. Erratum: Immunogenetics 47: 212 - 217, 1998
    Immunogenetics, vol. 47, no. 5, pp. 415–415, 1998
  57. A major histocompatibility complex class I allele shared by two species of chimpanzee
    Immunogenetics, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 212–217, 1998
  58. Cw * 1701 defines a divergent African HLA-C allelic lineage
    Immunogenetics, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 173–180, 1997
  59. SEASONAL INCIDENCE OF BOAT STRIKES ON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS NEAR SARASOTA, FLORIDA
    Marine Mammal Science, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 475–480, 1997
  60. DOLPHIN THYROID AND ADRENAL HORMONES: CIRCULATING LEVELS IN WILD AND SEMIDOMESTICATED TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS, AND INFLUENCE OF SEX, AGE, AND SEASON
    Marine Mammal Science, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 1–13, 1996
  61. EFFECT OF POOL FEATURES ON THE BEHAVIOR OF TWO BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS
    Marine Mammal Science, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 321–324, 1996
  62. Excessive Homoplasy in an Evolutionarily Constrained Protein
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 263, no. 1369, pp. 393–400, 1996
  63. Seasonality of Reproduction in Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops truncatus
    Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 77, no. 2, p. 394, 1996
  64. Sexual Dimorphism in Wild Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota, Florida
    Journal of Mammalogy, vol. 76, no. 4, p. 1190, 1995
  65. SATELLITE-MONITORED MOVEMENTS AND DIVE BEHAVIOR OF A BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) IN TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA
    Marine Mammal Science, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 452–463, 1995
  66. Sex difference in signature whistle production of free-ranging bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 171–177, 1995
  67. Signature whistles of free-ranging bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus: stability and mother-offspring comparisons
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 26, no. 4, 1990
  68. Assignment of six enzyme loci to multipoint linkage groups in Fishes of the genusPoeciliopsis (Poeciliidae): Designation of linkage groups III?V
    Biochemical Genetics, vol. 28, no. 1-2, pp. 83–95, 1990
  69. ECOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN: A REVIEW
    Marine Mammal Science, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 34–63, 1986
  70. Behaviour of Bowhead Whales Balaena mysticetus summering in the Beaufort Sea: Reactions to industrial activities
    Biological Conservation, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 195–230, 1985