SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Our scientific work focuses on the world’s most endangered ocean species, and how we can protect them and their habitats.
Our ongoing research programs focus on sharks, rays, and other unique and/or threatened ocean wildlife, including sea turtles and billfish.
If you would like a copy of any of these publications, and they are not linked directly below, most will be available by searching for the title on Google Scholar.
2024
Planktivorous sharks and rays. Pierce SJ, Laglbauer B, Araujo G, Graham RT, Stevens GMW. In: The Global Status of Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras. IUCN.
Killer whale predation on a giant manta ray (Mobula birostris), a sicklefin devil ray (Mobula tarapacana) and a tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) in the Southwest Indian Ocean. Terrapon M, Venables SK, Lokker A, et al. African Journal of Ecology.
Length–weight relationship and diet composition of the spotcheek emperor, Lethrinus rubrioperculatus (Sato 1978) (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Lethrinidae) from the Mecúfi Waters, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. Maoze DP, Puan VL, Tovela ÉH, et al. Thalassia.
Shortfalls in the protection of Important Shark and Ray Areas undermine shark conservation efforts in the Central and South American Pacific. Mouton TL, Gonzalez-Pestana A, Rohner CA, et al. Marine Policy.
Climate-driven global redistribution of an ocean giant predicts increased threat from shipping. Womersley FC, Sousa LL, Humphries NE, et al. Nature Climate Change.
Persistent declines in sightings of manta and devil rays (Mobulidae) at a global hotspot in southern Mozambique. Venables SK, Rohner CA, Flam AL, Pierce SJ, Marshall AD. Environmental Biology of Fishes.
Effects of climate warming on energetics and habitat of the world's largest marine ectotherm. Reynolds SD, Franklin CE, Norman BM, et al. Science of The Total Environment.
Evidence of reproductive and feeding habitat for manta rays off Florida’s Atlantic coast. Pate J. Environmental Biology of Fishes.
Identifying priority sites for whale shark ship collision management globally. Womersley FC, Rohner CA, Abrantes K, et al. Science of The Total Environment.
Directed conservation of the world’s reef sharks and rays. Goetze JS, Heithaus MR, MacNeil MA, et al. Nature Ecology & Evolution.
Behavior, site use and demographics of shortfin devil rays, Mobula kuhlii, at a newly-discovered cleaning area in South Africa. Carpenter MM, Perryman RIY, Marshall AD, Griffiths CL. Marine Biology.
Perceptions regarding the recreational cobia fishery in relation to manta ray conservation. Braun R, Wester J, Macdonald C, Pate JH. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.
First sightings of mimic octopus Thaumoctopus mimicus (Cephalopoda: Octopodidia) from the Southwest Indian Ocean with photographic records from the Inhambane Province of southern Mozambique. Marshall AD, Conradie J, Gilroy T. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.
2023
Drones assist in the first report of a mixed-species group of Tursiops truncatus (Common Bottlenose Dolphin) and a Stenella frontalis (Atlantic Spotted Dolphin) along the southeast Florida coast. Volker C, Pate J, Herzing D, Augliere A. Southeastern Naturalist.
Persistent transboundary movements of threatened sharks highlight the importance of cooperative management for effective conservation. Daly R, Venables SK, Rogers TD, et al. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
Annual recurrence of the critically endangered bowmouth guitarfish (Rhina ancylostomus) in Djibouti waters. Boldrocchi G, Robinson D, Caprodossi S, Mancuso E, Omar M, Schmidt JV. Biology.
Movement and vertical habitat use of yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares in a vertically compressed habitat: the Galápagos Marine Reserve Rohner CA, Garabato ACN, Hearn AR. Journal of Fish Biology.
Emergent community architecture despite distinct diversity in the global whale shark (Rhincodon typus) epidermal microbiome. Doane MP, Reed MB, McKerral J, et al. Scientific Reports.
Widespread diversity deficits of coral reef sharks and rays. Simpfendorfer CA, Heithaus MR, Heupel MR, et al. Science.
Multiple datasets confirm range extension of the sicklefin devil ray Mobula tarapacana in the western North Atlantic Ocean off the eastern USA Pate JH, Wilmott JR, Jones C, Horn C, and Farmer NA. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.
Smalleye stingray Megatrygon microps. Armstrong AO, Bineesh KK, Keeping J, Manjaji Matsumoto BM, Marshall AD. In: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Underwater ultrasonography and blood sampling provide the first observations of reproductive biology in free-swimming whale sharks. Matsumoto R, Murakumo K, Nozu R, et al. Endangered Species Research.
Interactions between marine megafauna and plastic pollution in Southeast Asia. Omeyer LCM, Duncan EM, Abreo NAS, et al. Science of the Total Environment.
Plastic pollution and marine megafauna: Recent advances and future directions. Nelms SE, Clark BL, Duncan EM, et al. In: Plastic Pollution in the Global Ocean.
Southward range extension and transboundary movements of reef manta rays Mobula alfredi along the east African coastline. Marshall AD, Flam AL, Cullain N, Carpenter M, Conradie J, Venables SK. Journal of Fish Biology.
2022
Distribution of the reef manta ray Mobula alfredi and the oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris in the Philippines: A collaborative effort for conservation. Rambahiniarison J, Agustines A, Alexopoulos K, et al. Journal of Fish Biology.
Fatty acid profiles of more than 470 marine species from the Southern Hemisphere. Nichols PD, Pethybridge HR, Zhang B, et al. Ecology.
Demographics and dynamics of the world’s largest known population of oceanic manta rays Mobula birostris in coastal Ecuador Harty K, Guerrero M, Knochel AM, Stevens GMW, Marshall A, Burgess K, Stewart JD. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology. Andrzejaczek S, Lucas TCD, Goodman MC, et al. Science Advances.
Improving sightings-derived residency estimation for whale shark aggregations: A novel metric applied to a global data set. Araujo G, Agustines A, Bach SS, et al. Frontiers in Marine Science.
Evidence of Závora Bay as a critical site for reef manta rays, Mobula alfredi, in southern Mozambique. Carpenter M, Cullain N, Venables SK, Tibiriçá Y, Griffiths C, Marshall AD. Journal of Fish Biology.
Citizen science reveals the population structure and seasonal presence of whale sharks in the Gulf of Thailand. Magson K, Monacella E, Scott C, et al. Journal of Fish Biology.
Vertical habitat use of black and striped marlin in the Western Indian Ocean. Rohner CA, Bealey R, Fulanda BM, Prebble CEM, Williams SM, Pierce SJ. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
Using Drones to Assess Volitional Swimming Kinematics of Manta Ray Behaviors in the Wild. Fong V, Hoffmann SL, Pate JH. Drones.
Residency, movement patterns, behavior and demographics of reef manta rays in Komodo National Park. Germanov ES, Pierce SJ, Marshall AD, et al. PeerJ.
Global collision-risk hotspots of marine traffic and the world’s largest fish, the whale shark. Womersley FC, Humphries NE, Queiroz N, et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The distribution of manta rays in the western North Atlantic Ocean off the eastern United States. Farmer NA, Garrison LP, Horn C, et al. Scientific Reports.
First records of the ornate eagle ray Aetomylaeus vespertilio from the Inhambane Province, Mozambique. Venables SK, Conradie J, Marshall AD. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.
Rhincodon typus, Whale Shark, Marokintana. Diamant S, Kiszka JJ, Pierce SJ. The New Natural History of Madagascar. Goodman SM (ed).
Citizen science as a key tool in whale shark conservation. Araujo G, Kwong KO, Jones IG, Holmberg J, Pierce SJ, Manjaji-Matsumoto BM. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.
The need for long-term population monitoring of the world’s largest fish. Rohner CA, Venables S, Cochran J, et al. Endangered Species Research.
Pieces in a global puzzle: Population genetics at two whale shark aggregations in the western Indian Ocean. Hardenstine RS, He S, Cochran JEM, et al. Ecology and Evolution.
2021
Regional variation in anthropogenic threats to Indian Ocean whale sharks. Reynolds SD, Norman BM, Franklin CE, et al. Global Ecology and Conservation.
Rhincodon typus (Green Status assessment). Pierce SJ, Grace MK, & G Araujo. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Population structure, residency, and abundance of whale sharks in the coastal waters off Nosy Be, north-western Madagascar. Diamant S, Pierce SJ, Rohner CA, et al. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.
Microplastics in fecal samples of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) and from surface water in the Philippines. Yong MMH, Leistenschneider C, Miranda JA, et al. Microplastics and Nanoplastics 1: 1–9.
Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays. Pacoureau N, Rigby CL, Kyne PM, et al. Nature 589: 567–571.
Whale sharks: Biology, ecology, & conservation. Dove ADM and SJ Pierce (eds). CRC Press.
Chapter 2. Whale shark reproduction, growth, and demography. Pierce SJ, Pardo SA, Rohner CA, et al.
Chapter 6. Whale shark movements and migrations. Hearn AR, Green JR, Peñaherrera-Palma CR, et al.
Chapter 7. Population ecology of whale sharks. Rohner CA, Norman BM, Reynolds S, Araujo G, Holmberg J, and SJ Pierce.
Chapter 8. Whale shark foraging, feeding, and diet. Rohner CA, and CEM Prebble.
Chapter 11. Global threats to whale sharks. Rowat D, Womersley F, Norman BM, and SJ Pierce.
Chapter 12. Conservation of whale sharks. Pierce SJ, Grace MK, and G Araujo.
Chapter 13. Outstanding questions in whale shark research and conservation. Rowat D, Robinson DP, Dove ADM, et al.
Economic value and public perceptions of whale shark tourism in Nosy Be, Madagascar. Ziegler J, Diamant S, Pierce SJ, Bennett R, and J Kiszka. Tourism in Marine Environments.
Quantifying the distribution and site fidelity of a rare, non-commercial elasmobranch using local ecological knowledge. Pottie S, Flam AL, Keeping JA, Chivindze C, and Bull JC. Ocean & Coastal Management 212:105796.
Movement ecology of black marlin Istiompax indica in the Western Indian Ocean. Rohner CA, Bealey R, Fulanda BM, Everett JD, Richardson AJ, and SJ Pierce. Journal of Fish Biology.
What's in the soup? Visual characterization and polymer analysis of microplastics from an Indonesian manta ray feeding ground. Argeswara J, IG Hendrawan, IGBS Dharma, and E Germanov. Marine Pollution Bulletin 168: 112427.
Reef manta ray cephalic lobe movements are modulated during social interactions. Perryman RJY, Carpenter M, Lie E, Sofronov G, Marshall AD and C Brown. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 75: 51.
Satellite tracking of rehabilitated sea turtles suggests a high rate of short-term survival following release. Robinson DP, Hyland K, Beukes G, et al. PLoS ONE.
2020
Genome-wide SNPs detect no evidence of genetic population structure for reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) in southern Mozambique. Venables SK, AD Marshall, AJ Armstrong, JL Tomkins, and WJ Kennington. Heredity.
Surveys of recreational anglers reveal knowledge gaps and positive attitudes towards manta ray conservation in Florida. Pate JH, C MacDonald, and J Wester. Aquatic Conservation in Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.
Urban manta rays: Potential manta ray nursery habitat along a highly developed Florida coastline. Pate JH, and AD Marshall. Endangered Species Research 43: 51–64.
Habitat use and movement patterns of reef manta rays Mobula alfredi in southern Mozambique. Venables SK, van Duinkerken DI, Rohner CA, Marshall AD. Marine Ecology Progress Series 634.
No place like home? High residency and predictable seasonal movement of whale sharks off Tanzania. Rohner CA, JE Cochran, EF Cagua, et al. Frontiers in Marine Science 7: 423.
St. Helena: An important reproductive habitat for whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the central south Atlantic. Perry CT, E Clingham, DH Webb, et al. Frontiers in Marine Science 7: 899.
Contrasting patterns in the abundance of fish communities targeted by fishers on two coral reefs in southern Mozambique. Sancelme T, J Goetze, S Jaquemet, et al. African Journal of Marine Science.
Movement and habitat use of striped marlin Kajikia audax in the Western Indian Ocean. Rohner CA, R Bealey, BM Fulanda, and SJ Pierce. Journal of Fish Biology 97: 1415–1427.
Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks. MacNeil MA, DD Chapman, M Heupel, et al. Nature 583: 801–806.
Mobula birostris. Marshall A, Barreto R, Carlson J, et al. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
2019
Microplastics on the menu: plastics pollute Indonesian manta ray and whale shark feeding grounds. Germanov ES, Marshall AD, Hendrawan IG, et al. Frontiers in Marine Science 6.
It’s not all black and white: investigating colour polymorphism in manta rays across Indo-Pacific populations. Venables SK, Marshall AD, Germanov ES, et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 86.
Social preferences and network structure in a population of reef manta rays. Perryman RJY, Venables SK, Tapilatu RF, et al. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 73(114).
Contrasting habitat use and population dynamics of reef manta rays within the Nusa Penida marine protected area, Indonesia. Germanov ES, Bejder L, Chabanne DBH, et al. Frontiers in Marine Science 6.
DNA metabarcoding assays reveal a diverse prey assemblage for Mobula rays in the Bohol Sea, Philippines. Bessey C, Jarman SN, Stat M, et al. Ecol Evol. 00:1–16.
Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries. Queiroz, N., Humphries, N.E., Couto, A. et al. Nature 572.
Spotting the “small eyes”: using photo-ID methodology to study a wild population of smalleye stingrays (Megatrygon microps) in southern Mozambique. Boggio-Pasqua A, Flam AL and Marshall AD. PeerJ 7:e7110.
Using expert opinion to identify and determine the relative impact of threats to sea turtles in Mozambique. Williams JL, Pierce SJ, Hamann M, and Fuentes MMMPB. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.
Mobula alfredi. Marshall A, Barreto R, Carlson J, et al. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Mobula mobular. Marshall A, Barreto R, Carlson J, et al. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Mobula hypostoma. Marshall A, Barreto R, Carlson J, et al. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Mobula tarapacana. Marshall A, Barreto R, Bigman JS, et al. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Mobula thurstoni. Marshall A, Barreto R, Bigman JS, et al. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Mobula munkiana. Marshall A, Barreto R, Carlson J, et al. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
2018
Photographic identification of sharks. Pierce SJ, Holmberg JA, Kock AL, Marshall AD. In: Shark research: Emerging technologies and applications for the field and laboratory. Carrier JC, Heithaus MR, Simpfendorfer CA (eds.). CRC Press.
Research Priorities to Support Effective Manta and Devil Ray Conservation. Stewart JD, FRA Jaine, AJ Armstrong, et al. Frontiers in Marine Science 5.
Life history, growth, and reproductive biology of four mobulid species in the Bohol Sea, Philippines. Rambahiniarison JM, Lamoste MJ, Rohner CA, et al. Frontiers in Marine Science 5: 269.
Microplastics: No small problem for filter-feeding megafauna. Germanov ES, Marshall AD, Bejder L, Fossi MC and Loneragan NR. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 33(4).
Novel signature fatty acid profile of the giant manta ray suggests reliance on an uncharacterised mesopelagic food source low in polyunsaturated fatty acids. Burgess KB, Guerrero M, Marshall AD, Richardson AJ and Bennett MB. PLoS One.
Limited latitudinal ranging of juvenile whale sharks in the Western Indian Ocean suggests the existence of regional management units. Prebble CEM, Rohner CA, Pierce SJ, et al. Marine Ecology Progress Series 601: 167-183.
Satellite tracking of juvenile whale sharks in the Sulu and Bohol Seas, Philippines. Araujo G, Rohner CA, Labaja J, et al. PeerJ 6: e5231.
Movements and habitat use of satellite-tagged whale sharks off western Madagascar. Diamant S, Rohner CA, Kiszka JJ, et al. Endangered Species Research.
Satellite tagging highlights the importance of productive Mozambican coastal waters to the ecology and conservation of whale sharks. Rohner CA, Richardson AJ, Jaine FRA, et al. PeerJ.
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park: the first comprehensive elasmobranch assessment reveals global hotspot for reef sharks. Murray R, Conales Jr S, Araujo G, et al. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity.
2017
Use of epidermal mucus in elasmobranch stable isotope studies: a pilot study using the giant manta ray (Manta birostris). Burgess KB, Guerrero M, Richardson AJ, Bennett MB and Marshall AD. Marine and Freshwater Research.
Mobulid rays feed on euphausiids in the Bohol Sea. Rohner CA, Burgess KB, Rambahiniarison JM, Stewart JD, Ponzo A and Richardson AJ. Royal Society Open Science 4 (5), 161060.
Trophic overlap in mobulid rays: Insights from stable isotope analysis. Stewart JD, Rohner CA, Araujo G, et al. Marine Ecology Progress Series 580: 131-151.
iDNA at Sea: Recovery of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) mitochondrial DNA sequences from the whale shark copepod (Pandarus rhincodonicus) confirms global population structure. Meekan M, Austin CM, Tan MH, et al. Frontiers in Marine Science.
Undersea constellations: The global biology of an endangered marine megavertebrate further informed through citizen science. Norman BM, Holmberg JA, Arzoumanian Z, et al. BioScience. 67(12): 1029–1043.
Some like it hot: Repeat migration and residency of whale sharks within an extreme natural environment. Robinson DP, Jaidah MY, Bach SS, et al. PloS ONE 12: e0185360.
Long-term assessment of whale shark population demography and connectivity using photo-identification in the Western Atlantic Ocean. McKinney JA, Hoffmayer ER, Holmberg J, et al. PLoS ONE.
Oceanic adults, coastal juveniles: Tracking the habitat use of whale sharks off the Pacific coast of Mexico. Ramírez-Macías D, Queiroz N, Pierce SJ, Humphries NE, Sims DW, Brunnschweiler JM. PeerJ 5: e3271.
Satellite tagging of rehabilitated green sea turtles Chelonia mydas from the United Arab Emirates, including the longest tracked journey for the species. Robinson DP, Jabado RW, Rohner CA, Pierce SJ, Hyland KP and Baverstock WR. PLoS ONE 12: e0184286.
Spatial distribution and residency of green and loggerhead sea turtles using coastal reef habitats in southern Mozambique. Williams JL, Pierce SJ, Rohner CA, Fuentes MM and Hamann M. Frontiers in Marine Science.
Rhincodon typus. Dulvy NK, Robinson DP, Pierce SJ, et al. In: Jabado RW, Kyne PM, Pollom RA, Ebert DA, Simpfendorfer CA, Ralph GM, Dulvy NK (eds.). The conservation status of sharks, rays, and chimaeras in the Arabian Sea and adjacent waters. Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, UAE and IUCN Species Survival Commission Shark Specialist Group, Vancouver, Canada 236 pp.
2016
A giant opportunity: The economic impact of manta rays on the Mozambican tourism industry – an incentive for increased management and protection. Venables S, Winstanley S, Bowles L and Marshall AD. Tourism in Marine Environments 12(1): 51-68 (18).
Manta birostris, predator of the deep? Insight into the diet of the giant manta ray through stable isotope analysis. Burgess KB, Couturier LIE, Marshall AD, Richardson AJ, Weeks SJ and Bennett MB. Royal Society Open Science 3: 160717.
The ecological connectivity of whale shark aggregations in the Indian Ocean: A photo-identification approach. Andrzejaczek S, Meeuwig J, Rowat D, et al. Royal Society Open Science.
Population structure, abundance and movement of whale sharks in the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. Robinson DP, Jaidah MY, Bach S, et al. PLoS ONE.
Rhincodon typus. Pierce SJ and Norman BM. In: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
2015
Vulnerabilities and fisheries impacts: The uncertain future of manta and devil rays. Croll DA, Dewar H, Dulvy NK, et al. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.
Evaluating manta ray mucus as an alternative DNA source for population genetics study: Underwater-sampling, dry-storage and PCR success. Kashiwagi T, Maxwell EA, Marshall AD and Christensen AB. PeerJ 3:e1188.
Acoustic telemetry reveals cryptic residency of whale sharks. Cagua F, Cochran J, Rohner CA, et al. Biology Letters 11.
Laser photogrammetry improves size and demographic estimates for whale sharks. Rohner CA, Richardson AJ, Prebble CEM, et al. PeerJ.
Whale sharks target dense prey patches of sergestid shrimp off Tanzania. Rohner CA, Armstrong A, Pierce SJ, et al. Journal of Plankton Research.
Monitoring the effects of tourism on whale shark Rhincodon typus behaviour in Mozambique. Haskell PJ, McGowan A, Westling A, et al. Oryx 49(3): 492-499.
Effectiveness of recreational divers for monitoring sea turtle populations. Williams JL, Pierce SJ, Fuentes MMPB and Hamann M. 2015. Endangered Species Research 26: 209-219.
Sizing ocean giants: Patterns of intraspecific size variation in marine megafauna. McClain CR, Balk MA, Benfield MC, et al. PeerJ.
Maculabatis toshi. Rigby C and Pierce SJ. In: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Hemitrygon parvonigra. Pierce SJ. In: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Neotrygon leylandi. Pierce SJ and Kyne PM. In: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Megatrygon microps. Fahmi, White WT, Manjaji Matsumoto BM and Pierce SJ. In: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
2014
Running the gauntlet: regional movement patterns of Manta alfredi through a complex of parks and fisheries. Germanov ES and Marshall AD. PLoS ONE 9(10): e110071.
Movements and habitat use of reef manta rays off eastern Australia: Offshore excursions, deep diving and eddy affinity revealed by satellite telemetry. Jaine FRA, Rohner CA, Weeks SJ, et al. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 510:73-86.
Genetic structure of populations of whale sharks among ocean basins and evidence for their historic rise and recent decline. Vignaud TM, Maynard JA, Leblois R, et al. Molecular Ecology 23: 2590-2601.
The complete mitogenome of the whale shark parasitic copepod Pandarus rhincodonicus Norman, Newbound & Knott (Crustacea; Siphonostomatoida; Pandaridae) – a new gene order for the copepoda. Austin CM, Hua Tan M, Peng Lee Y, et al. Mitochondrial DNA 27(1): 694-5.
Western Indian Ocean. Pierce SJ. In: Harrison LR & Dulvy NK (eds).Sawfish: A global strategy for conservation. IUCN Species Survival Commission's Shark Specialist Group, Vancouver, Canada.
2013
Stable isotope and signature fatty acid analyses suggest reef manta rays feed on demersal zooplankton. Couturier LIE, Rohner CA, Richardson AJ, et al. PLoS ONE 8(10): e77152.
Unusually high levels of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in whale sharks and reef manta rays. Couturier LIE, Rohner CA, Richardson AJ, et al. Lipids 48: 1029-1034.
Manta Matcher: Automated photographic identification of manta rays using key point features. Town C, Marshall AD and Sethasathien N. Ecology and Evolution (3)7: 1902–1914.
Trends in sightings and environmental influences on a coastal aggregation of manta rays and whale sharks. Rohner CA, Pierce SJ, Marshall AD, Weeks SJ, Bennett MB and Richardson AJ. Marine Ecology Progress Series 482: 153-168.
Diet of whale sharks Rhincodon typus inferred from stomach content and signature fatty acid analyses. Rohner CA, Couturier L, Richardson A, et al. Marine Ecology Progress Series 493: 219-235.
Population structure and residency of whale sharks Rhincodon typus at Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras. Fox S, Foisy I, de la Parra Venegas R, et al. Journal of Fish Biology 83(3): 574-587.
Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, aggregate around offshore platforms in Qatari waters of the Arabian Gulf to feed on fish spawn.Robinson DP, Jaidah MY, Jabado RW, et al. PLoS ONE.
2012
The genetic signature of recent speciation in manta rays (M. alfredi and M. birostris). Kashiwagi T, Marshall AD, Bennett MB and Ovenden JR. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 64: 212-218.
The use and abuse of photographic identification in sharks and rays. Marshall AD and Pierce SJ. Journal of Fish Biology 80: 1361-1379.
Biology, ecology and conservation of the Mobulidae.Couturier LIE, Marshall AD, Jaine FRA, et al. Journal of Fish Biology 80: 1075-1119.
2011
Size and structure of a photographically identified population of manta rays Manta alfredi in southern Mozambique. Marshall AD, Dudgeon C and Bennett MB. Marine Biology 158(5): 1111.
Habitat segregation and mosaic sympatry of the two species of manta ray in the Indian and Pacific Oceans: Manta alfredi and M. birostris. Kashiwagi T, Marshall AD, Bennett MB and Ovenden JR. Marine Biodiversity Records 4, e86.
How large is the world’s largest fish? Measuring whale sharks Rhincodon typus with laser photogrammetry. Rohner CA, Richardson AJ, Marshall AD, Weeks SJ and Pierce SJ. Journal of Fish Biology 78: 378-385.
Community composition of elasmobranch fishes utilizing intertidal sand-flats in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Pierce SJ, Scott-Holland TB and Bennett MB. Pacific Science 65: 235-247.
Estuary stingray. Pierce SJ & MB Bennett. In: Curtis LK, Dennis AJ, McDonald KR, Kyne PM & SJS Debus.Queensland's threatened animals. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne.
2010
Reproductive ecology of the reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) in southern Mozambique. Marshall AD and Bennett MB. Journal of Fish Biology 77: 169-190.
The frequency and effect of shark-inflicted bite injuries to the reef manta Manta alfredi. Marshall AD and Bennett MB. South African Journal of Marine Science 32(3).
Seeing spots: Photo-identification as a regional tool for whale shark identification. Brooks K, Rowat D, Pierce SJ, D Jouannet and Vely M. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science 9: 185-194.
Developing a code of conduct for whale shark interactions in Mozambique. Pierce SJ, Méndez-Jiménez A, Collins K, Rosero-Caicedo M and Monadjem A. Aquatic Conservation: Marine & Freshwater Ecosystems 20: 782-788.
Destined to decline? Intrinsic susceptibility of the threatened estuary stingray to anthropogenic impacts. Pierce SJ and Bennett MB. Marine & Freshwater Research 61: 1468-148.
Distribution of the estuary stingray (Dasyatis fluviorum) in Australia.Pierce SJ and Bennett MB. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 55: 9-17.
2009
Redescription of the genus Manta with resurrection of Manta alfredi (Krefft, 1868) (Chondrichthyes; Myliobatoidei; Mobulidae). Marshall AD, Compagno LJV and Bennett MB. Zootaxa 2301: 1–28.
Deep-diving behaviour of a whale shark Rhincodon typus during long-distance movement in the western Indian Ocean. Brunnschweiler JM, Baensch H, Pierce SJ and Sims DW. Journal of Fish Biology 74: 706-714.
Reproduction of the blue-spotted maskray Neotrygon kuhlii (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) in southeast Queensland, Australia. Pierce SJ and Bennett MB. Journal of Fish Biology 74: 1291-1308.
Validated annual band pair periodicity and growth parameters of blue-spotted maskray (Neotrygon kuhlii) from southeast Queensland, Australia. Pierce SJ and Bennett MB. Journal of Fish Biology 75: 2490-2508.
2008
Morphological measurements of manta rays (Manta birostris) with a description of a foetus from the east coast of Southern Africa. Marshall AD, Pierce SJ and Bennett MB. Zootaxa 1717: 24-30.
Is host ectoparasite load related to echeneid fish presence? Mucientes GR, Queiroz N, Pierce SJ, Sazima I & Brunnschweiler JM. Research Letters in Ecology.
Scarring patterns and relative mortality rates of Indian Ocean whale sharks. Speed CW, Meekan MG, Rowat D, Pierce SJ, Marshall AD and Bradshaw CJA. Journal of Fish Biology 72: 1488-1503.
Comparing the diet of two sympatric urolophid elasmobranches (Trygonoptera testacea Müller & Henle and Urolophus kapalensis Yearsley & Last): Evidence of ontogenetic shifts and possible resource partitioning. Marshall AD, Kyne PM and Bennett MB. Journal of Fish Biology 72: 883-898.
New record of the smalleye stingray, Dasyatis microps (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae), from the western Indian Ocean. Pierce SJ, White WT and Marshall AD. Zootaxa 1734: 65-68.
Shark fishing in Mozambique: A preliminary assessment of artisanal fisheries. Pierce SJ, Trerup M, Williams C, Tilley A, Marshall AD & Raba N. Eyes on the Horizon, Maputo.