Gruber. S.H. 2002. Special dedicated issue of Bimini Bahamas: Anthropogenic ecological effects. Bahamas Journal of Science 9 (2): 1-68; 10 Articles

BBFS Publications, Theses, and Dissertations:

Publications

Afonso, A.S. and S.H. Gruber. 2007. Pueruli settlement in the Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, at Bimini, Bahamas. Crustaceana, 80(11): 1355-1371.

Barker MJ, Gruber SH, Newman SP, Schluessel V. 2005. Spatial and ontogenetic variation in growth of nursery bound juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris: a comparison of two age-assigning techniques. Environ Biol Fishes 72:343–355

Brown, C. A. & Gruber, S. H. 1988. Age assessment of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris, using tetracycline validated vertebral centra. Copeia, 747-753.

Chapman, D. D. & Gruber, S. H. 2002. A further observation of batoid prey handling by the Great hammerhead shark, Sphyrna mokarran, upon a Spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari. Bulletin of Marine Science, 70, 947-952.

Chapman D, Gruber SH, DiBattista JD, Franks B, Kessel ST, Guttridge TL, Babcock EK, Pikitch EK and Feldheim KA. 2009. Long-term natal site-fidelity by immature lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at a subtropical island. Molecular Ecology. 18, 3500-3507.

Cohen, J. L. 1990. Adaptations for scotopic vision in the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). Journal of Experimental Zoology, 256, 76-84.

Corcoran, M.J. and S.H. Gruber. 1999. The use of photoidentification to study social organization of the spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen 1790), at Bimini, Bahamas: a preliminary report. Bahamas Journal of Science 7(1): 21-27.

Cortes, E. & Gruber, S. H. 1992. Gastric evacuation in the young lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris, under field conditions. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 35, 205-212.

Cortes, E. And S.H. Gruber. 1990. Diet, Feeding Habits and Estimates of Daily Ration of Young Lemon Sharks, Negaprion brevirostris (Poey). Copeia 1: 204-218.

DiBattista, J. D., K. A. Feldheim, S. H. Gruber, and A. P. Hendry. 2007. When bigger is not better: selection against large size, high condition, and fast growth in juvenile lemon sharks. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20:201–212.

DiBattista, J. D., K. A. Feldheim, X. Thibert-Plante, S. H. Gruber, and A. P. Hendry. 2008a. A genetic assessment of polyandry and breeding site fidelity in lemon sharks. Molecular Ecology 17:3337–3351.

DiBattista, J. D., K. A. Feldheim, S. H. Gruber, and A. P. Hendry. 2008b. Are indirect genetic benefits associated with polyandry? A test in a natural population of lemon sharks Molecular Ecology 17:783–795.

DiBattista, J. D., K. A. Feldheim, D. Garant, S. H. Gruber, and A. P. Hendry. 2009. Evolutionary potential of a large marine vertebrate: quantitative genetic parameters in a wild population. Evolution 63:1051–1067.

DiBattista, J.D., K. A. Feldheim, D. Garant, S.H. Gruber, and A.P. Hendry. (in press) Anthropogenic disturbance and evolutionary parameters in natural populations: Some surprising results from a lemon shark population experiencing habitat loss. Evolutionary Applications.

Edren, S.M.C. and S.H. Gruber. 2005. Homing ability of young lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 72(3): 267-281.

Feldheim, K. A. & Edren, S. M. C. 2002. Impacts of Dredging on Marine Communities - The Bimini Lemon Shark. Bahamas Journal of Science, 9, 28-35

Feldheim, K. A., Gruber, S. H. & Ashley, M. V. 2001a. Population genetic structure of the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) in the western Atlantic: DNA microsatellite variation. Molecular Ecology, 10, 295-303.

Feldheim, K. A., Gruber, S. H. & Ashley, M. V. 2002a. The breeding biology of lemon sharks at a tropical nursery lagoon. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 269, 1655-1661.

Feldheim, K. A., Gruber, S. H., Ashley, M. V. & Mceachran, J. D. (2001b) Multiple Paternity of a Lemon Shark Litter (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae). Copeia, 2001, 781-786.

Feldheim, K. A., Gruber, S. H., Ashley, M. V. & Orti, G. 2004. Reconstruction of parental microsatellite genotypes reveals female polyandry and philopatry in the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. Evolution, 58, 2332-2342.

Feldheim, K. A., Gruber, S. H., De Marignac, J. R. C. & Ashley, M. V. 2002b. Genetic tagging to determine passive integrated transponder tag loss in lemon sharks. Journal of Fish Biology, 61, 1309-1313.

Freitas R.H.A., Rosa R.S., Gruber S.H., Wetherbee B.M. 2006. Early growth and juvenile population structure of lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris in the Atol das Rocas Biological Reserve, off north-east Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology. 68, 1319–1332.

Gedamke, T. Hoenig, J.M. Musick, J.A., Dupaul, W.D., and S.H. Gruber. 2007. Using Demographic Models to Determine Intrinsic Rate of Increase and Sustainable Fishing for Elasmobranchs: Pitfalls, Advances and Applications. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 27: 605 – 618.

Gruber, S. H., Brown, C. A. & Henningsen, A. D. 1985. Age and growth of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris (poey), as determined by mark recapture data and the examination of tetracycline labelled vertebral centra. American Zoologist, 25, A106-A106.

Gruber, S. H., Nelson, D. R. & Morrissey, J. F. 1988. Patterns of activity and space utilization of lemon sharks, Negaprion-brevirostris, in a shallow Bahamian lagoon. Bulletin of Marine Science, 43, 61-76.

Gruber, S.H., J.R.C., De Marignac and J.M. Hoenig. 2001. Survival of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at Bimini, Bahamas, estimated by mark-depletion experiments. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 130: 376-384

Gruber, S.H. and W. Parks. 2002. Mega-Resort Development on Bimini: Sound Economics or Environmental Disaster? Bahamas Journal of Science 9(2): 2-18.

Gruber, S.H., A.T. Grant and S.P. Newman. 2002. Effects of Large Scale Seafloor Excavation in Bimini. Bahamas Journal of Science 9(2): 36-40.

Gleiss A.C., Gruber S.H., Perkins R.P. 2009. Multi-Channel Data-Logging: Towards Determination of Behaviour and Metabolic Rate in Free-Swimming Sharks. In: J.L. Nielsen et al. (eds.), Tagging and Tracking of Marine Animals with Electronic Devices, Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries 9, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4020-9640-2 13.

Guttridge T.L., Gruber S.H., Gledhill K.S., Croft D.P., Sims D.W. and Krause J. 2009a. Social preferences in juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. Animal Behaviour. 78, 543-548.

Guttridge T.L., Myrberg A.A., Porcher, I. Sims D.W. and Krause J. 2009b. Role of learning in shark behaviour. Fish and Fisheries. 10, 450-469.

Guttridge T.L., Gruber S.H., Krause J. and Sims D.W. 2010. Novel acoustic technology for studying free-ranging shark social behaviour by recording individuals’ interactions. PLoS ONE 5(2): e9324. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009324

Jennings D.E., Gruber S.H., Franks B.R., Kessel S.T. and Robertson A.L. 2008. Effects of large-scale anthropogenic development on juvenile lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) populations of Bimini, Bahamas. Environmental Biology of Fishes 83:369–377.

Krause S., Mattner, L., James, R., Guttridge, T.L., Corcoran M.J., Gruber S.H., and Krause, J. 2008. Social network analysis and valid markov chain monte carlo tests of null models. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology. 63, 1089-1096.

Manire, C.A. and S.H. Gruber. 1993. A preliminary report on the rate of natural mortality of juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. NOAA Technical Report. NMFS 115: 65-71.

Morrissey, J.F. and S.H. Gruber. 1993a. Home range of juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. Copeia 2: 425-434.

Morrissey, J.F. and S.H. Gruber. 1993b. Habitat selection by juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. Environmental Biology of Fishes 38(4): 311-319.

Nixon, A. J. & Gruber, S. H. 1988. Diel metabolic and activity patterns of the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). Journal of Experimental Zoology, 248, 1-6.

Newman, S.P. and S.H. Gruber. 2002. Mangrove and seagrass fish and macroinvertebrate communities in Bimini, Bahamas. Bahamas Journal of Science 9(2): 19-27.

Newman S.P., Handy, R.D., Gruber S.H. 2007. Spatial and temporal variations in mangrove and seagrass faunal communities at Bimini, Bahamas. Bull Mar Sci 80:529–553

Newman S.P., Handy R.D., Gruber S.H. 2010. Diet and prey preference of juvenile lemon sharks. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 398: 221–234.

Newman, S.P., S.H. Gruber and R.D. Handy. 2004. The scarecrow toadfish: habitat, abundance and size at maturity at Bimini, Bahamas. Journal of Fish Biology, 64(1): 248-252.

Rasmussen, L.E., and S.H. Gruber. 1993. Serum concentrations of reproductively-related circulating steroid hormones in the free-ranging lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. Environmental Biology of Fishes 38: 167-164.

Reeve, A., R.D. Handy and S.H. Gruber. 2009. Prey selection and functional response of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris. Journal of Fish Biology 75: 276–281.

Schultz, J.K, K.A. Feldheim, S.H. Gruber, M.V. Ashley, T.M. McGovern, and B.W. Bowen. 2008. Global phylogeography and seascape genetics of the lemon shark (genus Negaprion). Molecular Ecology 17:5336–5348.

Silliman, W.R. and S.H. Gruber. 1999. Behavioral ecology of the spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790), in Bimini, Bahamas: an interim report. Bahamas Journal of Science 7(1): 13-20.

Spaet, J. L. Y., Kessel, S. T. & Gruber, S. H. 2010. Learned hook avoidance of lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) based on electroreception and shock treatment. Marine Biology Research, 6, 399 - 407.

Sundstrom, L. F. and S.H. Gruber. 2002. Effects of capture and transmitter attachment on the swimming speed of large juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris, Poey) in the field. J. Fish Biology 61: 834-838.

Sundstrom, L.F. and S.H. Gruber. 1998. Using speed sensing transmitters to model the bioenergetics of subadult lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris (Poey)) in the field. Hydrobiology 217/272: 241-247.

Sundstrom, L.F., J. Sterk and S.H. Gruber. 1998. Effects of a speed-sensing transmitter on the swimming speed of lemon sharks. Bahamas Journal of Science 6(1): 12-22.

Sundström, L. F., Gruber, S. H., Clermont, S. M., Correia, J. P. S., De Marignac, J. R. C., Morrissey, J. F., Lowrance, C. R., Thomassen, L. & Oliveira, M. T. 2001. Review of Elasmobranch Behavioral Studies Using Ultrasonic Telemetry with Special Reference to the Lemon Shark, Negaprion Brevirostris, Around Bimini Islands, Bahamas. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 60, 225-250.

Watsky, M. & Gruber, S. 1990. Induction and duration of tonic immobility in the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 8, 207-210.

Wetherbee, B.M., Gruber, S.H., and Rosa, R.S. 2007. Movement patterns of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris within Atol das Rocas, Brazil: a nursery characterized by tidal extremes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 343: 283–293.

Wetherbee, B.M., and S.H. Gruber. 1990. The effects of ration level on food retention time in juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. Environmental Biology of Fishes 29:59-65.

Doctoral Dissertations

DiBattista, J.D. (2009) Evolutionary potential of a large marine vertebrate, the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). PhD thesis. McGill University, Canada.

Franks, B.R. 2007. The spatial ecology and resource selection of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) in their primary nursery areas. PhD thesis, Drexel University, U.S.

Guttridge, T.L. 2009. Social behaviour and organisation of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris. PhD thesis. University of Leeds, UK.

Jacobsen, T. 1987. An ecosystem-level study of a shallow Bahamian lagoon: biomass estimation of the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris), a top consumer. PhD thesis. University of Georgia, U.S.

Kessel, S.T. 2010. An investigation into the behaviour and population dynamics of the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). PhD thesis. Cardiff University, UK

Newman, S.P. 2003. Spatial and temporal variation in diet and prey preference of nursery-bound juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at Bimini, Bahamas. PhD thesis. University of Plymouth, UK.

Master’s Theses

Bakker, J. 2007. Effects of the loss of mangrove nursery area on the home ranges of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris). M.S. Thesis. University of Amsterdam, Holland.

Caviezel, S. 2008. Movement pattern and space utilization by sub-adult lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) in Bimini, Bahamas. MSc Thesis. University of Basel. Switzerland.

DiGirolamo, T. 2007. Thermal ecology and activity patterns of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) in a shallow water nursery at Bimini, Bahamas. M.S., Thesis. University of West Florida, USA.

Huhn, M. 2009. The influence of mangrove removal on the growth of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) in a nursery habitat at Bimini, Bahamas. MS Thesis, Universitat Wurzburg, Germany.

Hussey, N.R. 2003. An evaluation of Landsat 7 ETM+ satellite imagery for quantitative biotope mapping of the Bimini islands, Bahamas including two known lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) nursery grounds. M.S. Thesis. University of Wales, Bangor, U.K. 167pp.

Imhoff, J. 2007. Evaluation of ultrasonic accelerometry as a technique for studying foraging behavior in juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris). M.S. Thesis. University of North Carolina – Wilmington, USA.

Jackson, K. 2006. Spatial and temporal variation in fish and crustacean assemblages in near-shore environments around Bimini, Bahamas. M.S. Thesis. Murdoch University, AU.

Jennings, D. E. 2005. The ecological effects of the Bimini Bay Resort development on the juvenile lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris, Poey 1868) population of Bimini, Bahamas. M.S. thesis. University of Surrey - Roehampton, UK

Reeve, A. 2003. Prey preference experiments using juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) in a sub-tropical lagoon, Bimini, Bahamas. M.S. Thesis. University of Plymouth, UK.

Salim, E. 2010. Efectos de la accion turista en la distribucion especial de juveniles del tiburon limon (Negaprion brevirostris) en Bimini Sur, Bahamas. M.S. Thesis. Universidad de Simon Bolivar, Venezuela.

Uphill, J. 2008. Juvenile lemon shark, (Negaprion brevirostris) utilization of a nursery area in Bimini Bahamas. MSc Thesis. Flinders University. Australia.

Van Dijk, S. 2009. Social learning of an operant conditioning task by juvenile lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). MSc Thesis. University of Groningen, Netherlands.

Undergraduate Papers

Cardenosa, D. 2010. Efectos de la perdida de habitat en tasa de mortalidad y crecimiento del tiburon limon (Negaprion brevirostris) en Bimini, Bahamas. BSc thesis. Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.

Collins, S.B. 2005. A comparison of fish assemblages in two nursery grounds, a semi-enclosed lagoon and an open stretch of coastline, with emphasis on juvenile Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevirostris) prey communities in Bimini, Bahamas.

Kessel, S.T. 2004. Spatial Variations in Nursery Bound Juvenile Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevoristris) Prey Items, Bimini, Bahamas. BSc. Thesis. Cardiff University, UK.