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Lamb, J.S. and P. G. R. Jodice. 2026. Annual-Cycle Movement Patterns of Eastern Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis) from the Northern End of their Breeding Range. Waterbirds. DOI:10.1675/063.049.0103 

 

Haney, J. C., P. E. Michael, J. S. Gleason, P. G. R. Jodice, Y. G. Satgé, and R. R. Wilson. 2026. Vessel Surveys for Marine Birds in the Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico): Protocol Manual (2017–2025). U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.15059.54566

 

Satgé, Y.G., J.B. Patteson, B.S. Keitt, C.P. Gaskin, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2025. Satellite tracking supports hypotheses of breeding allochrony and allopatry in the endangered Black-capped Petrel (Diablotin, Pterodroma hasitata). Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 38:59–66. DOI:10.55431/jco.2025.38.59-66

 

Haney, J.C., P.E. Michael, J.S. Gleason, R.R. Wilson, Y.G. Satgé, K.M. Hixson, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2025. Relative abundance, seasonal occurrence, and distribution of offshore marine birds in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ornithology 53(1):189–206. DOI:10.5038/2074-1235.53.1.1634

 

Michael P., J. Haney, J. Gleason, K. Hixson, Y. Satgé, and P. Jodice. 2025. Flying Fish habitat and co-occurrence with seabirds in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Fisheries Oceanography e12712. DOI:10.1111/fog.12712

 

Satgé Y.G., S.E. Janssen, G. Clucas, E. Rupp, J.B. Patteson, P.G.R. Jodice.  2024. Mesopelagic diet as pathway of high mercury levels in body feathers of the endangered Black-capped Petrel (Diablotin) Pterodroma hasitata. Marine Ornithology 52:261-274. DOI:10.5038/2074-1235.52.2.1591

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Michael P.E., J.S. Gleason, J.C. Haney, K.M. Hixson, Y.G. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2024. Black Terns (Chlidonias niger) beyond the breeding grounds: Occurrence, relative density, and habitat associations in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 136(2):220–236. DOI:10.1676/23-00069

 

Satgé Y.G., B.S. Keitt, C.P. Gaskin, J.B. Patteson, P.G.R. Jodice. 2023. Spatial segregation between phenotypes of the diablotin black-capped petrel Pterodroma hasitata during the non-breeding period. Endangered Species Research 51:183-201. DOI:10.3354/esr01254

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Clark, B.L., A.P.B Carneiro, E.J. Pearmain et al. 2023. Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds. Nature Communications 14: 3665. DOI:10.1038/s41467-023-38900-z

 

Michael P.E., K.M. Hixson, J.S. Gleason, J.C. Haney, Y.G. Satgé, P.G.R. Jodice. 2023. Migration, breeding location, and seascape shape seabird assemblages in the northern Gulf of Mexico. PLoS ONE 18(6): e0287316. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0287316

 

Jodice P.G.R., J.S. Lamb, Y.G. Satgé, and C. Perkins. 2023. Spatial and individual factors mediate the tissue burden of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in adult and chick brown pelicans in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11:1185659. DOI:10.3389/fevo.2023.1185659

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Wilkinson, B.P. and P.G. Jodice. 2023. Support for the fasting endurance hypothesis of partial migration in a nearshore seabird. Ecosphere, 14(2), p.e4365. DOI:10.1002/ecs2.4365

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Madden, H., Y.G. Satgé, B.P. Wilkinson, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2022. Foraging ecology of Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus in the Caribbean during early chick rearing revealed by GPS tracking. Marine Ornithology 50: 165-175. marineornithology.org/content/get.cgi?rn=1486

 

Jodice P.G.R., J.S. Lamb, Y.G. Satgé, and C. Fiorello. 2022. Blood biochemistry and hematology of adult and chick brown pelicans in the northern Gulf of Mexico: baseline health values and ecological relationships. Conserv. Physiol. 10(1): coac064. DOI:10.1093/conphys/coac064

 

Michael P.E., K.M. Hixson, J.C. Haney, Y.G. Satgé, J.S. Gleason, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2022. Seabird vulnerability to oil: Exposure potential, sensitivity, and uncertainty in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Front. Mar. Sci. 9:880750. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.880750

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Satgé, Y.G, B.S. Keitt, C.P. Gaskin, J.B. Patteson, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2022. Temporal and spatial segregations between phenotypes of the Diablotin Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata during the breeding and non-breeding periods. bioRxiv 2022.06.02.491532. DOI:10.1101/2022.06.02.49153

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Wilkinson B.P., and P.G.R. Jodice. 2022. Interannual colony exchange among breeding Eastern Brown Pelicans. Journal of Field Ornithology. https://journal.afonet.org/vol93/iss1/art5/

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Streker, R.A., J.S. Lamb, J. Dindo, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2021. Fine-scale Weather Patterns Drive Reproductive Success in the Brown Pelican. Waterbirds. DOI:10.1675/063.044.0202

 

Jodice P.G.R., P.E. Michael, J.S. Gleason, J.C. Haney, Y.G. Satgé. 2021. Revising the marine range of the endangered black-capped petrel Pterodroma hasitata: occurrence in the northern Gulf of Mexico and exposure to conservation threats. Endangered Species Research. DOI:10.3354/esr01143

 

Wilkinson B.P., A.R. Robuck,  R. Lohmann, H.M. Pickard, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2021. Urban proximity while breeding is not a predictor of perfluoroalkyl substance contamination in the eggs of brown pelicans. Science of The Total Environment. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150110

 

Takahashi F., F.J. Sanders, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2021. Spatial and temporal overlap between foraging shorebirds and spawning horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) in the Cape Romain-Santee Delta Region of the U.S. Atlantic coast. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. DOI:10.1676/21-00009

 

Jodice P.G.R., P.E. Michael, J.S. Gleason, J.C. Haney, and Y.G. Satgé. 2021. Expanding the marine range of the endangered black-capped petrel Pterodroma hasitata: Occurrence  in the northern Gulf of Mexico and conservation implications. bioRxiv 2021.01.19.427288. DOI: 10.1101/2021.01.19.427288

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Satgé, Y.G., E. Rupp, A. Brown, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2020. Habitat modelling locates nesting areas of the Endangered Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata on Hispaniola and identifies habitat loss. Bird Conservation International. DOI:10.1017/S0959270920000490

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Ramos R., Paiva V.H., Zajková Z., Precheur C., Fagundes A.I., Jodice P.G.R., Mackin W., Zino F., Bretagnolle V., González-Solís J. 2020. Spatial ecology of closely related taxa: the case of the little shearwater complex in the North Atlantic Ocean. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa045

 

Wilkinson, B.P. , A.M. Haynes-Sutton, L. Meggs, and P.G. R. Jodice. 2020. High spatial fidelity among foraging trips of Masked Boobies from Pedro Cays, Jamaica. PlosONE. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231654

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Ndu, U., J.S. Lamb, S. Janssen, R. Rossi, Y. Satgé, and P. Jodice. 2020. Mercury, Cadmium, Copper, Arsenic, and Selenium Measurements in the Feathers of Adult Eastern Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis) and Chicks in Multiple Breeding Grounds in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. DOI: 10.7266/aza38gzz

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Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. Seasonal variation in environmental and behavioural drivers of annual‐cycle habitat selection in a nearshore seabird. Diversity and Distributions. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13015

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Zaluski S., Soanes L.M., Bright J.A., George A., Jodice P.G.R., Meyer K., Woodfield-Pascoe N., and Green J.A. 2019. Potential threats facing a globally important population of the magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens. TropicalZoology. DOI: 10.1080/03946975.2019.1682352

 

Wilkinson, B.P., Y.G. Satgé, J.S. Lamb, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2019. Tropical cyclones alter short-term activity patterns of a coastal seabird. Movement Ecology. DOI: 0.1186/s40462-019-0178-0

 

Lamb, J.S., C.V. Fiorello, Y.G. Satgé, K. Mills, M. Ziccardi, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2018. Movement patterns of California brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) following oiling and rehabilitation. Marine Pollution Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.03.043

 

Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2017. Diet composition and provisioning rates in eastern brown pelican nestlings determine reproductive success. Marine Ecology Progress Series. DOI: 10.3354/meps12301

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Lamb, J.S., D.J. Newstead, L.M. Koczur, B.M. Ballard, M.C. Green, and Patrick G.R. Jodice. 2017. A bridge between oceans: Overland migration of marine birds in a wind energy corridor. Journal of Avian Biology. DOI 10.1111/jav.01474

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Lamb, J.S., Y.G. Satgé, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2017. Influence of density-dependent competition on foraging and migratory behavior of a subtropical colonial seabird. Ecology & Evolution. DOI 10.1002/ece3.3216

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Ramos, R., N. Carlile, J. Madeiros, I. Ramírez, V.H. Paiva, H.A. Dinis, F. Zino, M. Biscoito, G.R. Leal, L. Bugoni, P.G. R. Jodice, P.G. Ryan, and J. González‐Solís. 2017. It is the time for oceanic seabirds: Tracking year‐round distribution of gadfly petrels across the Atlantic Ocean. Diversity and Distributions. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12569

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Poli, C.L., A.L. Harrison, A. Vallarino, P.D. Gerard, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2017. Dynamic oceanography determines fine scale foraging behavior of Masked Boobies in the Gulf of Mexico. PLoSONE. DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0178318

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Haney, J.C., P.G.R. Jodice, W.A. Montevecchi, and D.C. Evers. 2017. Challenges to oil spill assessment for seabirds in the deep ocean. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. DOI: 10.1007/s00244-016-0355-8

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Lamb, J.S., K. O'Reilly, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2016. Physical condition and stress levels during early development reflect feeding rates and predict pre- and post-fledging survival in a nearshore seabird. Conservation Physiology. DOI 10.1093/conphys/cow060

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Lamb, J.S., C.V. Fiorello, Y.G. Satgé, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2016. Behavioral and reproductive effects of bird-borne data logger attachment on Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) on three temporal scales. Journal of Ornithology. DOI 10.1007/s10336-016-1418-3 

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Jodice, P.G.R., R.A. Ronconi, E. Rupp, G.E. Wallace, and Y.G. Satgé. 2015. First satellite tracks of the endangered Black-capped Petrel. Endangered Species Research 29:23-33. DOI 10.3354/esr00697

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Ferguson, L.M., T.M. Norton, A. Dipl, C. Cray, M. Olivia, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2014. Health assessments of brown pelican nestlings from colonies in South Carolina and Georgia. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 45:835-845. DOI 10.1638/2013-0157.1

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Brooks, G.L., F.J. Sanders, P.D. Gerard, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2014. Daily survival rates for nests of Black Skimmers from a core breeding area of the Southeastern USA. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 126:443-450. DOI 10.1676/13-136.1

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Brooks, G.L., F.J. Sanders, P.D. Gerard, and P.G.R. Jodice. 2013. Daily survival rate for nests and chicks of least terns at natural nest sites in South Carolina. Waterbirds 36:1-10. DOI 10.1675/063.036.0101

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Vander Pol, S.S., D.W. Anderson, P.G.R. Jodice, and J.E. Stuckey. 2012. East versus west: organic contaminant differences in Brown Pelican eggs from South Carolina, USA and the Gulf of California, Mexico. Science and the Total Environment 438: 527-532. DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.08.055

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Jodice, P.G.R., L.C. Wickliffe, and E.B. Sachs. 2011. Seabird use of discards from a nearshore shrimp fishery in the South Atlantic Bight, USA. Marine Biology 158:2289-2298. DOI 10.1007/s00227-011-1733-4

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Jodice, P.G.R. and R. M. Suryan. 2010. The transboundary nature of seabird ecology. Pp. 139-165 In: Landscape Scale Conservation Planning (S. Trembulak and R. Baldwin, eds.). Springer. DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-9575-6_8

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Wickliffe, L.C. and P.G.R. Jodice. 2010. Abundance of nearshore seabirds at shrimp trawlers in South Carolina. Marine Ornithology 38:31-39.

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Eggert, L.M.F., and P.G.R. Jodice, K.M. O'Reilly. 2010. Stress response of Brown Pelican nestlings to ectoparasite infestation. General and Comparative Endocrinology 166: 33-38

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Sachs, E.B. and P.G.R. Jodice. 2009. Behavior of parent and nestling Brown Pelicans during early brood-rearing. Waterbirds 32:276-281.

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Eggert, L.M.F. and P.G.R. Jodice. 2008. Growth of Brown Pelican nestlings exposed to sublethal levels of soft tick infestation. Condor 110:134-142.

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Jodice, P.G.R., T. Murphy, F. Sanders, and L.M. Ferguson. 2007. Longterm Trends in Nest Counts of Colonial Nesting Seabirds in South Carolina, USA. Waterbirds 30:40-51.

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