Publications

Toms, C. N. & Echevarria, D. J. (submitted October, 2013). Back to basics; Searching for a comprehensive framework for exploring individual differences in zebrafish (Danio rero) behavior. Zebrafish.

Smith, C. E., Hurley, B. J., Toms, C. N., Mackey, A. D., & Solangi, M., Kuczaj, S. A. II. (2013). Hurricane impacts on the foraging patterns of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in Mississippi Sound. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 487, 231-244. doi: 10.3354/meps10372.

Echevarria, D. J., Jouandot, D. J., & Toms, C. N. (2011). Assessing attention in the zebrafish. Are we there yet? Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 35, 1416-1420.

Echevarria, D. J., Toms, C. N., Jouandot, D. J. (2010). Alcohol induced behavior change in zebrafish models. Reviews in the Neurosciences, 22, 85-93.

Echevarria, D. J, Buske, C., Toms, C. N.,. & Jouandot, D. J. (2010). A novel test battery to assess drug-induced changes in zebrafish social behavior. In, Kaleuff, A. V. & Cachat, J. M. (Eds.), Zebrafish neurobehavioral protocols (pg. 109-124). New York, Springer.

Toms, C. N., Echevarria, D. J. & Jouandot, D. J. (2010). A methodological review of personality-related studies in fish: Focus on the shy-bold axis of behavior. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 23, 1-25.

Echevarria, D. J., Hammack, C. M., Jouandot, D. J. & Toms, C. N. (2010). Does acute alcohol exposure modulate aggressive behaviors in the zebrafish (Danio rerio), or is the bark worse than the bite? International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 23, 62-69.

Acknowledgments:

Worthy, G., Wells, R., Martin, S., & Shippee, S. (2013). Impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on estuarine bottlenose dolphin populations in the West Flroida Panhandle. Final Report to Florida Institute of Oceanography, Project Number 4710-1101-00-D, pp. 93.

Worthy, G. A . J., Shippee, S., Ostrom, P., Wells, R., Allen, J., Barleycorn, A. (2011). Fine scale feeding habits of bottlenose dolphins in the western Florida panhandle as assessed by stable isotope signature analysis. Proceedings of the 2011 Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Tampa, FL. (poster).

Bassos-Hull, K. & Wells, R. Investigating potential hurricane and red tide related impacts on bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) abundance, reproductive rates, distribution, and site fidelity in Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound, Florida. Mote Marine Laboratory Technical Report, 1231.

Conference & Symposium Presentations

Toms, C. N., Shippee, S. F., Worthy, G. A. J. (November, 2011). Potential impacts of the Deep Water Horizon oil spill on bottlenose dolphin reproductive success; Preliminary observations. Proceedings of the 2011 Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Tampa, FL. (poster).

Toms, C. N., Jouandot, D. J., Miles, D. T., Regan, A. R., Sumrall, L. A. & Echevarria, D. J. (November, 2010). Individual differences in zebrafish behavior: Implications for animal models. Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Society for Neuroscience Conference. San Diego, CA. (poster).

Toms, C. N., Echevarria, D. J., & Jouandot, D. J. (June, 2010). Individual differences in zebrafish (Danio rerio) behavior. Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Animal Behaviour Society Conference. Williamsburg, VA. (poster).

Research Symposium Presentations:

Toms, C. N., Shippee, S. F., Worthy, G. A. J. (March, 2013). Fine scale temporal and spatial assessment of bottlenose dolphin population dynamics and stock structure: A proposal for the integration of genetic and isotopic methodologies. Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS). Jacksonville, FL. (poster).

Toms, C. N., Shippee, S., Allen, J., Barleycorn, A., Wells, R., & Worthy, G. A. J. (Aug, 2011). Status of ongoing research on estuarine bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) populations in the Western Florida Panhandle. Presented at the Gulf Coast Student Chapter (GCSC) Symposium; A Chapter of The Society For Marine Mammalogy. Hattiesburg, MS.

Toms, C. N., (Mar, 2011). Assessing consistent behavioral traits in zebrafish; A novel approach to utilizing animal models. Presented at the Graduate Student Research Symposium at the University of Southern Mississippi. Hattiesburg, MS.

Toms, C. N., Shippee, S., Allen, J., Barleycorn, A., Wells, R., & Worthy, G. A. J. (Feb, 2011). Status of ongoing research on estuarine bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) populations in the Western Florida Panhandle. Presented at the Florida Student Chapter Symposium: A Chapter of The Society for Marine Mammalogy, Gainesville, FL.

Toms, C. N., Smith, C. E., Mackey, A. D., Hurley, B., & Kuczaj, S. (Sept, 2010). Impacts of a Major Hurricane on the Foraging Ecology of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncates) in Mississippi Sound; Preliminary Evidence. Presented at the Gulf Coast Student Chapter (GCSC) Symposium; A Chapter of The Society For Marine Mammalogy. Galveston, TX.

Toms, C. N., (Apr, 2010). Individual differences in zebrafish (Danio rerio): Implications for personality and ecological relevance. Presented at the Graduate Student Research Symposium at the University of Southern Mississippi. Hattiesburg, MS.

Co-Authored Presentations:

Jenkins, D. G., Behler, J., Dalessio, L., Dingle, H., Gustafson, L., Rosenfield, D., Schroeder, J., & Toms, C. (Jan, 2013) Estimating the size of biodiversity building blocks for conservation biogeography. International Biogeography Society. Miami, FL (poster).

Hurley, B., Solangi , M., Smith, C., Toms, C., Mackey, A., Kuczaj, S. (2011). Potential long-term impacts on bottlenose dolphin foraging hotspots in Mississippi Sound following a major hurricane. Proceedings of the 2011 Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. Tampa, FL.

Smith, C., Mackey, A., Hurley, B., Toms, C. N., Solangi, M., & Kuczaj, S. (2011). Potential long-term impacts on bottlenose dolphin foraging hotspots in Mississippi Sound following a major hurricane. Presented at the Gulf Coast Student Chapter (GCSC) Symposium; A Chapter of The Society For Marine Mammalogy. Hattiesburg, MS.

Hammack, C. M., Jouandot, D. J., Toms, C. N., Echevarria, D. J. (October, 2009). Does alcohol exposure disrupt zebrafish shoaling by increasing aggressive behavior? Proceedings of the 2009 Annual Society for Neuroscience Conference. Chicago, IL. (poster)