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Recent publications

Sunfish

Fishery dynamics

Arostegui et al: Spatiotemporal segregation of ocean sunfish species
Shark

Biophysical interactions

Braun et al: Mesoscale eddies facilitate shark foraging in the ocean twilight zone
Sharks

Fisheries management

Queiroz et al: Mapping global shark-fishery interactions
Spearfish Map

Behavioral ecology

Arostegui et al: Movement ecology and stenothermy of satellite-tagged shortbill spearfish
Whale Shark

Community ecology

Cochran et al: ulti-method assessment of whale shark ecology in the Red Sea
Globe

Seascape connectivity

Boissin et al: Genetic approaches for predator conservation

Group publications

For the most up-to-date publication list from our group, you can find Google Scholar pages for each group member on our Team page.

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40. Lesturgie, P., C. D. Braun, E. Clua, J. Kiszka, J. Mourier, S. R. Thorrold, T. Vignaud, S. Planes, S. Mona. 2023. Like a rolling stone: colonization and migration dynamics of the grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos). Ecology & Evolution 13:e9746.

39. Williams, C., M. C. Arostegui, M. Shriem, C. D. Braun, P. Gaube, M. L. Berumen. In press. First records of two large pelagic fishes in the Red Sea: wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) and striped marlin (Kajikia audax). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.

38. Arostegui M. C., P. Gaube, P. A. Woodworth-Jefcoats, D. R. Kobayashi, C. D. Braun. 2022. Anticyclonic mesoscale eddies aggregate pelagic predators in an oligotrophic subtropical gyre. Nature 609(7927).

37. Andrzejaczek, S.,...C. D. Braun,...D. J. Curnick. 2022. Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology. Science Advances 8, eabo1754.

36. Womersley, F. C.,...C. D. Braun,...D. W. Sims. 2022. Global collision-risk hotspots of marine traffic and the world’s largest fish, the whale shark. PNAS 119 (20) e211744011.

35. Knochel A., J. Cochran, C. D. Braun,...M. L. Berumen. 2022. Home sweet home: Site fidelity of the reef manta ray to a remote coastal bay in the Sudanese Red Sea. Movement Ecology 10: 22.

34. Hardenstine R.,...C. D. Braun,...M. L. Berumen. 2022. Pieces in a global puzzle: Population genetics at two whale shark aggregations in the western Indian Ocean. Ecology and Evolution 12:e8492.

33. Braun C. D., M.C. Arostegui, S.R. Thorrold, Y. Papastamatiou, P. Gaube, J. Fontes, P. Afonso. 2022. The functional role and ecological significance of deep diving by large marine predators. Annual Reviews in Marine Science. 14:7.1–7.31.

32. Hardenstine R.,...C. D. Braun,...M. L. Berumen. 2021. Pieces in a global puzzle: Population genetics at two whale shark aggregations in the western Indian Ocean. Ecology and Evolution.

31. Bates, A. E., R. B. Primack,...C. D. Braun..., C. Duarte. 2021. Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment. Biol Conserv 109175.

30. Sequeira A. M. M.,...C. D. Braun..., M. Weise. 2021. A standardisation framework for bio-logging data to advance ecological research and conservation. Methods in Ecol. Evol. 1–12

29. Skomal, G., H. Marshall, B. Galuardi, L. Natanson, C. D. Braun, D. Bernal. 2021. Horizontal and vertical movement patterns and habitat use of juvenile porbeagle sharks (Lamna nasus) in the western north Atlantic. Frontiers in Marine Science 8.

28. Haase, S., U. Krumme, U. Gräwe, Braun C. D., A. Temming. 2021. Validation approaches of a geolocation framework to reconstruct movements of demersal fish equipped with data storage tags in a stratified environment. Fisheries Research 237.

27. Arostegui M. C., P. Gaube, B. Jones, M.L. Berumen, A. Rostad,C. D. Braun. 2020. Diel vertical migration of the pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus): insights into the species’ physiological limitations and trophic ecology in the Red Sea. Endangered Species Research 43:387-394.

26. Arostegui M. C., C. D. Braun, P. Woodworth-Jefcoats, D. Kobayashi, P. Gaube. 2020. Spatiotemporal segregation of ocean sunfish species (Molidae) in the eastern North Pacific. Marine Ecology Progress Series 654:109-125

25. DiBattista J. D.,..., C. D. Braun,...M. L. Berumen. 2020. Population genomic response to an environmental gradient by widespread and endemic fishes of the Arabian Peninsula. Ecology and Evolution.

24. Boissin, E., S. R. Thorrold, C. D. Braun, Y. Zhou, E. E. Clua, S. Planes. Contrasting global, regional and local patterns of genetic structure in gray reef shark populations from the Indo-Pacific region. 2019. Scientific Reports 9, 15816.

23. Cochran J. E. M., C. D. Braun, E. F. Cagua, M. F. Campbell, R. S. Hardenstiney, A. Kattan, M. A. Priest, T. H. Sinclair-Taylor, G. B. Skomal, L. Suny, S. R. Thorrold, M. L. Berumen. Multi-method assessment of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) residency, distribution, and dispersal behavior at an aggregation site in the Red Sea. 2019. PLoS One 14:1–22.

22. Braun, C. D., P. Gaube, T. H. Sinclair-Taylor, G. B. Skomal, S. R. Thorrold. 2019. Mesoscale eddies act as conduits connecting pelagic predators to mesopelagic ecosystems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 35.

21. Queiroz, N.,...,Braun, C. D.,...D. W. Sims. 2019. Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries. Nature.

20. Braun, C. D., P. Gaube, P. Afonso, J. Fontes, G. B. Skomal, S. R. Thorrold. 2019. Assimilating electronic tagging, oceanographic modeling, and fisheries data to estimate movements and connectivity of swordfish in the North Atlantic. ICES Journal of Marine Science, fsz106.

19. Arostegui M. C., P. Gaube, C. D. Braun. 2019. Movement ecology and stenothermy of satellite-tagged shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris). Fisheries Research 215: 21-26.

18. Arostegui M. C., C. D. Braun, P. Gaube. 2019. Movement patterns and thermal niche of the first satellite tagged Mediterranean spearfish (Tetrapturus belone). Fisheries Oceanography 28: 327-333..

17. Gaube P., C. D. Braun, A. Della Penna, G. L. Lawson, D. J. McGillicuddy Jr., G. B. Skomal, S. R. Thorrold. 2018. Mesoscale eddies influence white shark movements in the open ocean. Scientific Reports 8:7363

16. Braun C. D., B. Galuardi, S. R. Thorrold. 2018. HMMoce: An R package for improved geolocation of archival-tagged fishes using a hidden Markov method. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 9:1212–1220.

15. Sequeira A. M. M.,...C. D. Braun..., M. Thums. 2018. Convergence of marine megafauna movement patterns in coastal and open oceans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115, 12.

14. Braun C. D., G. B. Skomal, S. R. Thorrold. 2018. Integrating archival tag data and a highresolution oceanographic model to estimate basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) movements in the western Atlantic. Frontiers in Marine Science 5.

13. Skomal G. B., C. D. Braun, J. H. Chisholm, S. R. Thorrold. 2017. Movements of the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in the North Atlantic Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series 580: 1-16.

12. Spaet J. L. Y., C. H. Lam, C. D. Braun, M. L. Berumen. 2017. Extensive use of mesopelagic waters by a Scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) in the Red Sea. Animal Biotelemetry 5(1).

11. Cochran J. E. M., R. S. Hardenstine, C. D. Braun, G. B. Skomal, S. R. Thorrold, K. Xu, M. G. Genton, M. L. Berumen. 2016. Population structure of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) aggregation in the Red Sea. Journal of Fish Biology 89(3): 1570-1582.

10. Coker D. J., C. D. Braun, J. Cavin, S. Payet, M. L. Berumen. 2016. Remote marine protected area reveals unusual social behavior in Chaetodon trifascialis. Marine Biodiversity: 1-2.

9. Braun C. D., G. B. Skomal, S. R. Thorrold, M. L. Berumen. 2015. Movements of the reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) in the Red Sea using satellite and acoustic telemetry. Marine Biology 162(12).

8. Braun C. D., M. B. Kaplan, A. Z. Horodysky, J. K. Llopiz. 2015. Satellite telemetry reveals physical processes driving billfish behavior. Animal Biotelemetry 3(1).

7. Priest, M. A., G. R. Almany, C. D. Braun, R. J. Hamilton, D. F. Lozano-Cortés, et al. 2014. Isolation and characterization of 29 microsatellite markers for the bumphead parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum, and cross amplification in 12 related species. Marine Biodiversity 45(4): 861-866.

6. Berumen M. L., C. D. Braun, J. E. M. Cochran, G. B. Skomal, S. R. Thorrold. 2014. Movement patterns of juvenile whale sharks tagged at an aggregation site in the Red Sea. PLoS One 9.

5. Thorrold S. R., P. Afonso, J. Fontes, C. D. Braun, G. B. Skomal, M. L. Berumen. 2014. Extreme diving behavior in devil rays links surface waters and the deep ocean. Nature Communications 5.

4. Braun C. D., G. B. Skomal, S. R. Thorrold, M. L. Berumen. 2014. Diving Behavior of the Reef Manta Ray Links Coral Reefs with Adjacent Deep Pelagic Habitats. PLoS One 9.

3. Werry J. M., S. Planes, M. L. Berumen, K. A. Lee, C. D. Braun, E. Clua. 2014. Reef fidelity and migration of tiger sharks, Galeocerdo cuvier, across the Coral Sea. PLoS One 9.

2. Walter R. T.,...C. D. Braun,...N. E. Hussey. 2013. First record of living Manta alfredi x Manta birostris hybrid. Marine Biodiversity 44: 1-2.

1. Braun, C. D. and C. A. Walser. 2011. The diet and distribution of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) in the lower Boise River, Idaho. Western North American Naturalist 71(3): 316-326.