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Dr. Jay Rooker

Selected Publications

Turner JP, Rooker JR (In press) Fatty acid composition of flora and fauna associated with Sargassum mats in the Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biology

Rooker JR, Secor DH, De Metrio G, Rodríquez-Marín E (In press) Evaluation of population structure and mixing rates of Atlantic bluefin tuna from chemical signatures in otoliths. ICCAT Collective Volume of Scientific Papers

Rooker JR, Turner JP, Holt SA (2006) Trophic ecology of Sargassum-associated fishes in the Gulf of Mexico determined from stable isotope and fatty acid analysis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 313: 249-259

Turner JP, Rooker JR (2005) Effect of diet on fatty acid signatures and turnover rates in an estuarine-dependent fish. Journal of Fish Biology 67: 1119-1138

Rooker JR, Secor DH (eds.) (2005) Connectivity in the life cycles of fishes and invertebrates that use estuaries. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 64: 1-148

Turner JP, Rooker JR (2005) Effect of dietary fatty acids on the body tissues of larval and juvenile cobia and their prey. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 322: 13-27

Secor DH, Rooker JR (2005) Connectivity in the life histories of fishes that use estuaries. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 64: 1-3

Rooker JR, Kraus R, Secor DH (2004) Dispersive behaviors of black drum and red drum: is otolith Sr:Ca a reliable indicator of salinity history? Estuaries 27: 334-441

Rooker JR, Landry AM, Geary BW, Harper JA (2004) Assessment of a bathymetric high and associated habitats as nursery grounds of postsettlement red snapper. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science59: 653-661

Rooker JR, Secor DH (2004) Stock structure and mixing of Atlantic bluefin tuna: evidence from stable δ13C and δ18O isotopes in otoliths. ICCAT Collective Volume of Scientific Papers 56(3) 1115-1120

Rooker JR, Holt SA, Wells RD, Turner JP, Pratt C (2004) Retrospective determination of trophic relationships among pelagic fishes associated with Sargassum mats in the Gulf of Mexico. Proceeding of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 55: 257-266

Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2004) Distribution, age, and growth of young-of-the year greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili, associated with pelagic Sargassum. Fishery Bulletin 102:545-554

Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2004) Spatial and temporal habitat use by fishes associated with Sargassum mats in the NW Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science 74: 81-99

Rooker JR, Secor DH, Zdanowicz VS, DeMetrio G, Relini LO (2003) Identification of Atlantic bluefin tuna stocks from putative nurseries using otolith chemistry. Fisheries Oceanography 12: 75-84

Wells RJD, Rooker JR (2003) Distribution and abundance of fishes associated with Sargassum mats in the NW Gulf of Mexico. Proceeding of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 54: 609-621

Secor DH, Campana SE, Zdanowicz VS, Lam JWH, McLaren JW, Rooker JR (2002) Inter-laboratory comparison of Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna otolith microconstituents. ICES Journal of Marine Science 59:1294-1304

Rooker JR, Secor DH, Zdanowicz VS, Relini LO, Santamaria N, Deflorio M, Palandri G, Relini M (2002) Otolith elemental fingerprints of Atlantic bluefin tuna from eastern and western nurseries. ICCAT Collective Volume of Scientific Papers 54: 498-506

Johnson MW, Rooker, JR, Holt GJ, Gatlin D (2002) Effects of variable ration levels on direct and indirect measures of growth in juvenile red drum. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 274: 141-157

Rooker JR, Secor DH, Zdanowicz VS, Itoh T (2001) Discrimination of northern bluefin tuna from nursery areas in the Pacific Ocean using otolith chemistry. Marine Ecology Progress Series 218: 275-282

Rooker JR, Zdanowicz VS, Secor DH. (2001) Otolith chemistry of tunas: assessment of base composition and post-mortem handling effects. Marine Biology 139: 35-43

Secor DH, Rooker JR, Zlokovitz E, Zdanowicz VS (2001) Identification
of riverine, estuarine, and coastal contingents of Hudson River striped bass based upon otolith elemental fingerprints. Marine Ecology Progress Series 211: 245-253

Geary BW, Rooker JR, Webb JW (2001) Utilization of salt marsh shorelines by newly settled scieanids in a Texas estuary. Gulf and Caribbean Research 13: 37-49

Secor DH, Rooker JR (2000) Is otolith strontium a useful scalar of life-cycles in
estuarine fishes? Fisheries Research 1032: 1-14

Rooker JR, Holt GJ, Holt SA, Fuiman LA (1999) Spatial and temporal variability in growth, mortality, and recruitment potential of post-settlement red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Fishery Bulletin 97: 581-590

Rooker JR, Holt SA, Soto MA, Holt GJ (1998) Post-settlement patterns of habitat
use by sciaenid fishes in subtropical seagrass meadows. Estuaries 21: 315-324

Rooker JR, Holt GJ, Holt SA (1998) Vulnerability of newly settled red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) to predatory fish: is early-life survival enhanced by seagrass meadows? Marine Biology 131: 145-151

Soto MA, Holt GJ, Holt SA, Rooker JR (1998) Food habits and dietary overlap
of newly settled red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus). Gulf Research Reports 10: 41-56

Rooker JR, Holt SA (1997) Utilization of subtropical seagrass meadows by newly settled red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus): patterns of distribution and growth. Marine Ecology Progress Series 158: 139-149

Rooker JR, Holt GJ, Holt SA (1997) Condition of larval and juvenile red drum
(Sciaenops ocellatus) from estuarine nursery habitats. Marine Biology 127: 387-394

Rooker JR, Dokken QR, Pattengill CV, Holt GJ (1997) Fish assemblages on
artificial and natural reefs in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, U.S.A. Coral Reefs 16: 83-92
 

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