PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
h-index: 38; i10-Index: 59; Total Citations: 5451 (as per Google Scholar 2/1/2022)
ǂWith graduate students, *With undergraduate students
76. ǂLogan, R.K., S.M. Luongo, J.J. Vaudo, B.M. Wetherbee, M.S. Shivji. 2022. Hunting behavior and estimated energy expenditure by a solitary sailfish during prey pursuit and capture. Biol. Letters.
75. Hoopes, L.A., T. Claus, B.M. Wetherbee, D.A. Fox. Baseline health and nutritional parameters in wild sand tigers Carcharias taurus. 2022. J Aquat. Anim. Health.
74. Womersley, F. Queiroz N., N.E. Humphries, B.M. Wetherbee, D.W. Sims et al. 2022. Global collision-risk hotspots of marine traffic and the world’s largest fish, the whale shark. PNAS.
73. ǂVaudo, J.J., R.K. Logan, B.M. Wetherbee, J.C. Harvey, G.C.M. Harvey, M. Shivji. 2021. Diel vertical movements of a coastal predator, the roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis). Mar. Freshwat. Res. https://www.publish.csiro.au/MF/MF21066.
72. ǂClaus, E. A. Henningsen, M. Shivji, B. Wetherbee. 2021. Sexual conflicts in captive sand tiger sharks, Carcharias taurus (Rafinesque, 1810), a revisitation. J Aquar. Zoo Res. 9(3) 2021 https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v9i3.528
71. Queiroz, N., Humphries, N.E., Couto, A. B.M. Wetherbee et al. 2021. Reply to: Shark mortality cannot be assessed by fishery overlap alone. Nature 595, E8–E16 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03397-3
70. Queiroz, N., Humphries, N.E., Couto, A. B.M. Wetherbee et al. 2021. Reply to: Caution over the use of ecological big data for conservation. Nature 595, E20–E28 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03464-9
69. Hoopes L.A, T.M. Clauss, N.E. Browning, A.J. Delaune, B.M. Wetherbee, M. Shivji, J.C. Harvey, G.C.M. Harvey. 2020. Seasonal patterns in stable isotope ratios and fatty acid profiles of southern stingrays (Hypanus americana) at Stingray City Sandbar, Grand Cayman. Sci. Rep. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76858-w
68 ǂBrewster, L.R., B. Cahill, M. Burton, C. Dougan, J. Herr, L. Issac, S. McGuire, M. Pico, E. Urban-Gedamke, K. Bassos-Hull, J.P. Tyminski, R.E. Hueter, B.M. Wetherbee, M. Shivji, C. Aming, N. Burnie, M.J. Ajemian. 2020. First insights into the dive behavior and vertical habitat use of the whitespotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari revealed by pop-up satellite archival tags. J. Fish. Biol. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14560
67. ǂLogan, R.K., J.J. Vaudo, L.L. Sousa, M. Sampson, B.M. Wetherbee, M. Shivji. 2020. Seasonal movements and habitat use of juvenile smooth hammerhead sharks in the western North Atlantic Ocean and significance for conservation. Front. Mar. Sci. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.566364
66. Tavares R., B.M. Wetherbee, J.P. Rodriguez. 2020. Age and growth of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at an insular nursery in the southern Caribbean. Mar. Freshwat. Res. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF20070
65. ǂShiffman, D.S., M.J. Ajemian, C. Bedore, J. Carrier, T.S. Daly-Engel, M. Davis, N.K. Dulvy, R.D. Grubbs, N.A. Hinojosa, J. Imhoff, M. Kolmann, C. Nash, E.W.M Paig-Tran, E.E. Peele, R.A. Skubel, B. Wetherbee, L. Whitenack, J.T. Wyffels. 2020. Trends in chondrichthyan research: an analysis of three decades of conference abstracts. Copeia 108(1):122-131.
64. Queiroz N., N.E. Humphries, B.M. Wetherbee, D.W. Sims et al. 2019. Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1444-4.
63. Byrne M., J. Vaudo, G. Harvey, M. Johnston, B. Wetherbee, M. Shivji. 2019. Behavioral response of a widely distributed apex marine predator to environmental variables differs across ecoregions. Ecography 42:1-10. doi: 10.1111/ecog.04463.
62. ǂBarkley A.N., M. Gollock, M. Samoilys, F. Llewellyn, M. Shivji, B.M. Wetherbee, N.E. Hussey. 2019. Complex transboundary movements of marine megafauna in the Western Indian Ocean. Anim. Conserv. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12493.
61. Francis M.P., M.S. Shivji, C.A.J. Duffy, P.J. Rogers, M.E. Byrne, B.M. Wetherbee, S.C. Tindale, W.S. Lyon, M.M. Meyers. 2019. Oceanic nomad or coastal resident? Behavioural switching in the shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). Mar. Biol. 166(5): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-018-3453-5.
60. ǂHaulsee, D.E., M.W. Breece, D.A. Fox, L.M. Brown, B.M. Wetherbee, M.J. Oliver. 2018. Spatial ecology of Carcharias taurus in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 597:191-206.
59. ǂDaly, R., M.J. Smale, S. Singh, D. Anders, M. Shivji, C.A.K. Daly, J.S.E. Lea, L.L. Sousa, B.M. Wetherbee, R. Fitzpatrick, C. Clarke, M. Sheaves, A. Barnett. 2018. Refuges and risks: evaluating the benefits of an expanded MPA network for mobile apex predators. Divers. Distrib. doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12758.
58. Crow, G.L., B.M. Wetherbee, R. Humphreys, R. Young. 2018. Distribution, diet and reproduction of the velvet dogfish Zameus squamulosus (Squaliformes:Somniosidae) based on captures in Hawaiian fisheries. Fish. Bull. 116:207–214.
57. ǂSequeira A.M.M., J.P. Rodríguez, V. Eguíluz, R. Harcourt, M. Hindell, D.W. Sims, C.M. Duarte, D.P. Costa, J. Fernandez-Gracia, L.C. Ferreira, G. Hays, M. Heupel, M.G. Meekan, A. Aven, F. Bailleul, A. Baylis, M. Berumen, C. Braun, M.J. Caley, R. Campbell, R.H. Carmichael, E. Clua, L. Einoder, S.D. Goldsworthy, C. Guinet, J. Gunn, D. Hammer, N. Hammerschlag, M. Hammill, L.A. Hückstädt, N.E. Humphries, I. Jonsen, M-A. Lea, A. Lowther, A. Mackay, E. McHuron, J. Mckenzie, L. McLeay, C. R. McMahon, K Mengersen, M. Muelbert, A.M. Pagano, B. Page, N. Queiroz, P. Robinson, A.A. Shaffer, M. Shivji, G. Skomal, S. Thorrold, S. Villegas-Amtmann, M. Weise, R. Wells, B.M. Wetherbee, A. Wiebkin, B. Wienecke, M. Thums M. 2018. Convergence of movement patterns of marine megafauna in coastal and open oceans. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1716137115.
56. ǂLea, J.S.E, B.M. Wetherbee, L.L. Sousa, C. Aming, N. Burnie, N.E. Humphries, N. Queiroz, G.M. Harvey, D.W. Sims, M. S. Shivji. 2018. Ontogenetic partial migration is associated with environmental drivers and influences fisheries interactions in a marine predator. ICES J Mar. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsx238. Co-first author.
55. Vaudo, J.J., M.E. Byrne, B.M. Wetherbee, G.M. Harvey, A. Mendillo Jr, M.S. Shivji. 2018. Horizontal and vertical movements of white marlin, Kajikia albida, tagged off the Yucatán Peninsula. ICES J Mar. Sci. 75(2), 844–857. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsx176.
54. ǂ*Vaudo, J.J., B.M. Wetherbee, G.C.M. Harvey, J.C. Harvey, A.J.F. Prebble, M.J. Corcoran, M.D. Potenski, K. Bruni, R.T. Leaf, A.D. Henningsen, J.S. Collie, M.S. Shivji. 2017. Characterization and monitoring of one of the world’s most valuable ecotourism animals, the southern stingray, Hypanus americanus, at Stingray City, Grand Cayman. Mar. Freshwater Res. 69(1):144-154.
53. Byrne, M., E. Cortes, B. Wetherbee, J. Vaudo, M. Shivji. 2017. Using satellite telemetry to quantify survival and fisheries interactions of pelagic sharks. Proc. Roy. Soc. B. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0658.
52. ǂHowey, L.A., B.M. Wetherbee, E.R. Tolentino, M.S. Shivji. 2017. Biogeophysical and physiological processes drive movement patterns in a marine predator. Move. Ecol. DOI 10.1186/s40462-017-0107-z.
51. Rodriguez-Ferrer, G., B.M. Wetherbee, M. Schärer, C. Lilyestrom, J.P. Zegarra, M. Shivji. 2017. First record of the megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, (Family Megachasmidae) in the tropical western North Atlantic Ocean. Marine Biodiversity Records (2017) 10:20 DOI 10.1186/s41200-017-0117-y.
50. ǂKilfoil, J., D. Fox, B. Wetherbee, J. Carlson. 2017. Targeted catch-and-release of prohibited sharks: Sand Tigers in coastal Delaware waters. Fisheries 42:281-287.
49. Ebert, D.A., Y.P.Papastamatiou, S.M. Kajiura and B.M. Wetherbee. Etmopterus lailae sp. nov., a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. 2017. Zootaxa 4237 (2):371–382.
48. Vaudo, J.J., M.E. Byrne, B.M. Wetherbee, G.M. Harvey, M.S. Shivji. 2017. Long-term satellite tracking reveals region-specific movements of a large pelagic predator, the shortfin mako shark, in the western North Atlantic Ocean. J Appl. Ecol. 54:1765–1775.
47. ǂBernard, A., K. Feldheim, M. Heithaus, S. Wintner, B. Wetherbee, M. Shivji. 2016. Global population genetic dynamics of a highly migratory, apex predator shark. Mol. Ecol. 25 (21):5312–5329.
46. ǂPickard, A.E., J.J. Vaudo, B.M. Wetherbee, R.S. Nemeth, J.B. Blondeau, E.A. Kadison, M.S. Shivji. 2016. Use of mesophotic reef and interactions with fish spawning aggregations by three species of apex predators. PLoS ONE 11(5): e0151221. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0151221.
45. ǂVaudo, J., B.M. Wetherbee, G. Harvey, A. Wood, L. Howey, M.S. Shivji. 2016. Vertical and horizontal movements of mako sharks are strongly linked to temperature: interactions with fisheries. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 547:163-175.
44. ǂHaulsee, D.E., M.W. Breece, D.C. Miller, B.M. Wetherbee, D.A. Fox, M.J. Oliver. 2015. Habitat selection of a coastal shark species estimated from an autonomous underwater vehicle. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. Vol. 528: 277–288.
43. ǂLea, J.E., B.M. Wetherbee, N. Queiroz, N. Burnie, C. Aming. L.L. Sousa, G.R. Mucientes, N.E. Humphries, G.M. Harvey, D.W. Sims, M.S. Shivji. 2015. Repeated long-distance migratory targeting of highly contrasting habitats and philopatry by a large marine predator. Sci. Rep. 5:11202 | doi: 10.1038/srep11202. Co-first author.
42. ǂTeter, S.M., B.M. Wetherbee, D.A. Fox, C.H. Lam, D. Kiefer, P. Howey, M. Shivji. 2015. Migratory patterns and habitat use of sand tiger sharks (Carcharias taurus) in the Western North Atlantic Ocean. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 66:158-169.
41. Vaudo, J., B.M. Wetherbee, N. Burnie, C. Aming, G.M. Harvey, R. Nemeth, M.S. Shivji. 2014. Intraspecific variation in vertical habitat use by tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) in the western North Atlantic. Ecol. Evol. 4(10):1768-1786.
40. ǂCorcoran M.J., B.M. Wetherbee, M.S. Shivji, M.D. Potenski, D.D. Chapman, G.M. Harvey. 2013. Supplemental feeding for ecotourism reverses diel activity and alters movement patterns and spatial distribution of the southern stingray, Dasyatis americana. PLoS ONE 8(3): e59235. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059235.
39. ǂPapastamatiou, Y., B.M. Wetherbee, K. Holland, C.G. Lowe, D. Cartimal, C.G. Meyer. 2011. Scales of orientation, directed walks, and patch use in sharks. J. Animal Ecol. 80:864-874.
38. ǂPapastamatiou, Y., B.M. Wetherbee. J.O. Sullivan, G. Goodmanlowe, C.G. Lowe. 2010. Foraging ecology of cookie cutter sharks (Isistius brasiliensis) on fishes in Hawaii, inferred from prey bite wounds. Environ. Biol. Fish. 88:361–368.
37. *Nemeth, R.S. B.M. Wetherbee, M. Shivji, J. Marini, K. Fung, J. Blondeau, E. Kadison. 2010. Interactions among three species of sharks and grouper spawning aggregations in the US Virgin Islands. Proceedings of the 63rd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute November 1 – 5, 2010 San Juan, Puerto Rico. Pp. 155-156.
38. ǂFreitas, R.H.A., R.S. Rosa, B.M. Wetherbee, S.H. Gruber. 2009. Population size and survivorship for juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) on their nursery grounds at a marine protected area in Brazil. Neotrop. Ichth. 7(2):205-212.
36. ǂWood, A.D., B.M. Wetherbee, N.E. Kohler, C. Wilga, F. Juanes. 2009. Recalculated diet and daily ration of the shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus), with a focus on quantifying predation on bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. Fish. Bull. 107:76-88.
35. Cortes, E., J. Carlson, Y. Papastamatiou, L., Ferry-Graham, B. Wetherbee. 2008. An overview of the feeding ecology and physiology of elasmobranch fishes. In: Kapoor, B.G. (ed.) Feeding and digestive physiology of fishes. Science Publishers, Enfield, NH.
34. Wetherbee, B.M., S.H. Gruber, R. Rosa. 2007. Movement patterns and habitat use of juvenile lemon sharks at an atypical nursery – Atol das Rocas, Brazil. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.343:283-293.
33. ǂLowe, C.G., B.M. Wetherbee, C.G. Meyer. 2006. Using acoustic telemetry monitoring techniques to quantify movement patterns and site fidelity of sharks and giant trevally around French Frigate Shoals and Midway Atoll. Atoll Res. Bull. 543: 281-303.
32. ǂGarla, R.C., D.D. Chapman, M. Shivji, B.M. Wetherbee, A.F. Amorim. 2006. Habitat of juvenile Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, at two oceanic insular marine protected areas in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean: Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and Atol das Rocas, Brazil. Fish Res. 81:236-241.
31. ǂPapastamatiou, Y., B.M. Wetherbee, G.L. Crow, C.G. Lowe. 2006. Dietary and spatial overlap of four large coastal sharks in Hawaiian waters: evidence of niche separation. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 320:239-251.
30. ǂMcElroy, W.D., B.M. Wetherbee, C.S. Mostello, C.G. Lowe, G.L. Crow, R. Wass. 2006. Food habits and ontogenetic changes in the diet of the sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) in Hawaii. Env. Biol. Fish. 76(1):81-92.
29. ǂFreitas, R.H.A., R.S. Rosa, S.H. Gruber, B.M. Wetherbee. 2006. Growth rates and population structure of juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris (Chondrichthyes, Carcharhinidae), in the Atol das Rocas Biological Reserve, off northeast Brazil. J Fish Biol. 68:1319-1332.
28. ǂGarla, R.C., D.D. Chapman, B.M. Wetherbee, M.S. Shivji. 2006. Movement patterns of young Caribbean reef sharks, Carcharhinus perezi, at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil: the potential of marine protected areas for conservation of a nursery ground. Mar. Bio. 149(2):189-199.
27. Wetherbee, B.M., E. Cortes. 2004. Food consumption and feeding habits. p. 225-246 In: The biology of sharks. Carrier, J.C., J. M. Musick, and M. Heithaus eds. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
26. ǂWetherbee, B.M., K.N. Holland, C.M. Meyer, C.G. Lowe. 2004. Use of a marine reserve in Hawaii by the giant trevally, Caranx ignobilis. Fish. Res. 67(3):253-263.
25. ǂRechisky, E.L., B.M. Wetherbee. 2003. Short-term movements of juvenile sandbar sharks (Carcharhinus plumbeus) in Delaware Bay. Env. Biol. Fish. 68:113-128.
24. ǂCartimal, D., J. Vaudo, C.G. Lowe, B.M. Wetherbee, K.N. Holland. 2002. Activity patterns of the Hawaiian stingray: application to resource partitioning between elasmobranch species in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Mar. Bio. 142:841-847.
23. ǂMeyer, C.G., K.N. Holland, B.M. Wetherbee, C.G. Lowe. 2001. Diet, resource partitioning and capture vulnerability of Hawaiian jacks captured in fishing tournaments. Fish. Res. 53:105-113.
22. ǂHolland, K.N., A. Bush, S.M. Kajiura, C.G. Meyer, B.M. Wetherbee, C.G. Lowe. 2001. Five tags applied to a single species in a single location: The tiger shark experience. p. 230-245 In: Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries. Vol. 1. J. Sibert and J. Nielson, eds. Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
21. ǂWetherbee, B.M., E. L. Rechisky, H.L. Pratt Jr., C.T. McCandless. 2001. Use of ultrasonic telemetry for fishery management: sandbar sharks in Delaware Bay. P. 249-262 In: Electronic tagging and tracking in marine fisheries. Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries. Vol. 1. J. Sibert and J. Nielson, eds., Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
20. ǂMeyer, C.G., K.N. Holland, B.M. Wetherbee, C.G. Lowe. 2000. Movement patterns, habitat utilization, home range size and site fidelity of whitesaddle goatfish (Parupeneus porphyreus), in a marine reserve. Env. Biol. Fish. 59:235-242.
19. Wetherbee, B.M. 2000. Assemblage of deep-sea sharks on the Chatham Rise, New Zealand. U.S. Fish. Bull. 98:189-198.
18. ǂWetherbee, B.M., S.M. Kajiura. 2000. Occurrence of a rare squaloid shark, Trigonognathus kabeyai, from the Hawaiian Islands. Pac. Sci. 54(4):389-394.
17. Wetherbee, B.M., P.N. Nichols. 2000. Lipid composition of the liver oil of deep-sea sharks from the Chatham Rise, New Zealand. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 125(B):511-521.
16. ǂHolland, K.N., B.M. Wetherbee, C.G. Lowe, C. Meyer. 1999. Movements of tiger sharks along shorelines of Oahu, Hawaii. Mar. Biol. 134:665-673.
15. Wetherbee, B.M., C.G. Lowe, G.L. Crow. 1997. Distribution, reproduction and diet of the gray reef shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos in Hawaii. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 151:181-189.
14. Wetherbee, B.M. 1996. Distribution and reproduction of the southern lanternshark Etmopterus granulosus from New Zealand. J. Fish Biol. 49:1186-1196.
13. Wetherbee, B.M., G.L. Crow. 1996. First record of the squaloid shark Scymnodon squamulosus from the Hawaiian Islands. Ichthyol. Res. 43:334-339.
12. Wetherbee, B.M., G.L. Crow, C.G. Lowe. 1996. Biology of the Galapagos shark Carcharhinus galapagensis in Hawaii. Env. Biol. Fish. 45:299-310.
11. Crow, G.L., C.G. Lowe, B.M. Wetherbee. 1996. Shark records from longline fishing programs in Hawaii with comments on Pacific Ocean distributions. Pac. Sci. 50:382-392.
10. Holland, K.N., C.G. Lowe, B.M. Wetherbee. 1996. Movements and dispersal patterns of blue trevally (Caranx melampygus) in a fisheries conservation zone. Fish. Res. 25:279-292.
9. Lowe, C.G., B.M. Wetherbee, G.L. Crow. 1996. Ontogenetic dietary shifts and feeding behavior of the tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier in Hawaii. Env. Biol. Fish. 45:203-211.
8. Wetherbee, B.M., C.G. Lowe, G.L. Crow. 1994. A review of shark control in Hawaii with recommendations for future research. Pac. Sci. 48:95-115.
7. Wetherbee, B.M., S.H. Gruber. 1993. Absorption efficiency of the lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris at varying rates of energy intake. Copeia 1993:416-425.
6. Wetherbee, B.M., S.H. Gruber. 1993. Use of acid-insoluble ash as a marker in absorption efficiency studies with the lemon shark. Prog. Fish-Cult. 55:270-274.
5. Holland, K.N., J.D. Peterson Jr., C.G. Lowe, B.M. Wetherbee. 1993. Movements and growth rates of the white goatfish Mulloides flavolineatus in a fisheries conservation zone. Bull. Mar. Sci. 52:982-992.
4. Holland, K.N., B.M. Wetherbee, J.D. Peterson Jr., C.G. Lowe. 1993. Movements and distribution of hammerhead shark pups on their natal grounds. Copeia 1193:495-502.
3. Wetherbee, B.M., S.H. Gruber. 1990. The effects of ration level on food retention time in juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris. Env. Biol. Fish. 29:59-65.
2. Wetherbee, B.M., S.H. Gruber, E. Cortes. 1990. Diet, feeding habits, digestion and consumption in sharks, with special reference to the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. pp. 29-47 In: Elasmobranchs as living resources: advances in the biology, ecology, systematics, and the status of the fisheries. H.L. Pratt Jr., S.H. Gruber and T. Taniuchi, eds. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS 90.
1. Wetherbee, B.M., S.H. Gruber, A.L. Ramsey. 1987. X-radiographic observations of food passage through the digestive tracts of lemon sharks. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 116:763-767.