Selected Publications

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Shanks, A.L, S.G. Morgan, J. MacMahan and A.J.H.M. Reniers. In press. Surfzone hydrodynamics as a determinant of temporal and spatial variation in larval recruitment. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, in press. 

Morgan, S.G., J.L. Fisher and A.J. Mace. In press. Larval recruitment in a region of strong upwelling and recruitment limitation. Marine Ecology Progress Series, in press.

Morgan, S.G., J.L. Fisher, S.H. Miller, S.T. McAfee and J.L Largier. In press. Nearshore larval retention in a region of strong upwelling and recruitment limitation. Ecology, in press.

Morgan, S.G., J.L. Fisher, A.J. Mace, L. Akins, A.M. Slaughter and S. M. Bollens. 2009. Cross-shelf distributions and recruitment of crab postlarvae in a region of strong upwelling. Marine Ecology Progress Series 380:173–185.

Shinen, J.S.  and S.G. Morgan. 2009. Mechanisms of invasion resistance: competition among intertidal mussels promotes establishment of invasive species and displacement of native species. Marine Ecology Progress Series 383:187–197.

Shinen, J.S.  S.G. Morgan and A.L. Chan. 2009. Invasion resistance on rocky shores:
direct and indirect effects of three native predators on an exotic and a native prey species. Marine Ecology Progress Series 378:47–54.

Zacherl, D.C., S.G. Morgan, S.E. Swearer and R.R. Warner. 2009. A shell of its former self: can Ostrea lurida Carpenter 1864 larval shells reveal information about a recruit’s birth location? Journal of Shellfish Research 28: 23-32.

Tavernetti, R., S. Morgan and Q. Yu. 2009. Effect of biological fouling on passive collectors used to estimate fish recruitment. Journal of Fish Biology 75:699-706.

Morgan, S.G. and J.R. Anastasia. 2008. Behavioral tradeoff conserves transport while increasing the risk of predation across the ranges of marine species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105:222-227.

Carson, H.S., S.G. Morgan and P.G. Green. 2008. Fine-scale chemical fingerprinting of an open coast crustacean for the assessment of population connectivity. Marine Biology 153:327-335

Morgan, S. G. 2007. Tidal rhythms, p. 469-473, In: Encyclopedia of Tidepools and Rocky Shores, M. W. Denny and S. D. Gaines editors, University of California Press

Jorgensen, S.J., D. M. Kaplan, A. P. Klimley, S. G. Morgan, M. R. O’Farrell, L. W. Botsford. 2006. Limited movement in blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus): internal structure of the home range. Marine Ecology Progress Series 327:157-170

Mace, A. J. and S. G. Morgan. 2006. Biological and physical coupling in the lee of a small headland: contrasting larval transport mechanisms in an upwelling region. Marine Ecology Progress Series 324:185-196

Mace, A. J. and S. G. Morgan. 2006. Larval accumulation in the lee of a small headland: Implications the design of marine reserves. Marine Ecology Progress Series 318:19-29

Anderson, S. L., G. N. Cherr, S. G.  Morgan, C. A. Vines, R. M.  Higashi, W. A. Bennett, W. L. Rose, A. Brooks and R. M. Nisbet. 2006. Integrating contaminant responses in indicator saltmarsh species. Marine Environmental Research 62: S317-S321.

Morgan, S. G., S. A. Spilseth, H. M. Page, A. J. Brooks and E. D. Grosholz. 2006. Spatial and temporal movement of the lined shore crab Pachygrapsus crassipes in salt marshes and its utility as an indicator of habitat condition. Marine Ecology Progress Series 314:271-281

Spilseth, S. A. and S. G. Morgan. 2005. Evaluation of internal elastomer tags for small, mature crabs. Crustaceana 78: 1383-1388.

Roughan, M., A. J. Mace, J. L. Largier, S. G. Morgan, J. L. Fisher, M. L. Carter. 2005. Density driven headland retention in a strong upwelling system: Implications for larval transport. Journal of Geophysical Research 110, C10027, 1-18.

Morgan, S. G. 2005. Larval migration between the Hudson River estuary and New York Bight, p. 157-170. In: Levinton, J. S. & J. R. Waldman (eds.) The Hudson River Estuary. Cambridge University Press.

McManus, M.A., J Largier, E. Palomino, L. Wilkinson, L. Washburn, K. Stolzenbach, B. Sanders, S. Morgan, M. Stacey, E. Palomino, F. Wright and J. S. Scott. 2003. Data Management Techniques for NEOCO, the Network for Environmental Observations of the Coastal Ocean. Sea Technology 44(8):54-60

Sponaugle, S. G. Boehlert, R. Cowen, C. Grimes, M. Kingsford, J. Leis, K. Lindeman, S. Morgan, J. Munro, J. Pineda and A. Shanks. 2002. Predicting self–recruitment in marine populations: Biophysical correlates. Bulletin of Marine Science 70:341-376

Swearer, S., S. Thorrold, J. Shima, M. Hellberg, G. Jones, D. Robertson, K. Selkoe, G. Ruiz, S. Morgan and R. Warner. 2002. Evidence for self-recruitment in benthic marine populations. Bulletin of Marine Science70:251-272

Thorrold, S. R., R. S. Burton, G. P. Jones, M. E. Hellberg, S. E. Swearer, J. E. Niegel, S. G. Morgan and R. R. Warner. 2002. Quantifying larval retention and connectivity in marine populations with artificial and natural markers:  can we do it right? Bulletin of Marine Science 70:273-290

Kingsford, M. J., J. Leis, A. Shanks K. Lindeman, S. Morgan and J. Pineda. 2002.  Sensory environments, larval abilities and local self-recruitment. Bulletin of Marine Science 70:309-340

Heck, K. L, Jr., L. D. Coen and S. G. Morgan. 2001. Pre- and post-settlement factors as determinants of juvenile blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) abundance: results from the north-central Gulf of Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series 222:163-176.

Morgan, S. G. and S. T. McAfee. 2001. Getting to the point: self-defense in crab larvae. Natural History. March 2001.

Morgan, S. G. 2000. The larval ecology of marine communities, p. 159-181. In: Bertness, M. D., S. D. Gaines and M. E. Hay (eds.) The Ecology of Marine Communities. Sinauer Associates, New York.

Miner, B. and S. G. Morgan. 2000. Postlarval chromatophores as an adaptation to ultraviolet radiation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Hovel, K. A. and S. G. Morgan. 1999. Vulnerability of estuarine crab larvae to ultraviolet radiation. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 237:89-106.

Christy, J. H. and S. G. Morgan. 1998. Estuarine immigration by crab postlarvae: mechanisms, reliability and adaptive significance. Marine Ecology Progress Series 174:51-65.

Anastasia, J. C., S. G. Morgan, N. S. Fisher. 1998. Tagging crustacean larvae: assimilation and retention of trace elements. Limnology and Oceanography 43: 362-368.

Morgan, S. G. and J. H. Christy. 1997. Planktivorous fishes as selective agents for the timing of larval release. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 209:89-101.

Hovel, K. A. and S. G. Morgan. 1997. Planktivory as a selective force for reproductive synchrony and larval migration. Marine Ecology Progress Series 157:79-95.

Morgan, S. G. 1996. Plasticity in reproductive timing by crabs in adjacent tidal regimes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 139:105-118.

Morgan, S. G. 1996. Influence of tidal variation on reproductive timing. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 206:237-251.

Morgan, S. G. and J. H. Christy. 1996. Survival of marine larvae under the countervailing selective pressures of photodamage and predation. Limnology and Oceanography:41:498-504.

Morgan, S. G., R. K. Zimmer-Faust, K. L. Heck, Jr. and L. D. Coen. 1996. Population regulation of blue crabs, Callinectes, in the northern Gulf of Mexico: postlarval supply. Marine Ecology Progress Series 133:73-88.

McAfee, S. T. and S. G. Morgan. 1996. Resource utilization by five sympatric parrotfishes in the San Blas archipelago, Panama. Marine Biology 125:427-437.

Morgan, S. G. 1995. Life and death in the plankton: larval mortality and adaptation, pp. 279-321. In: Ecology of Marine Invertebrate Larvae, L. McEdward (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.

Morgan, S. G. 1995. The timing of larval release, pp. 157-191. In: Ecology of Marine Invertebrate Larvae, L. McEdward (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.

Morgan, S. G. and J. H. Christy. 1995. Adaptive significance of the timing of larval release by crabs. American Naturalist 145: 457-479.

Rabalais, N. N., F. R. Burditt, Jr., L. D. Coen, B. E. Cole, C. Eleuterius, K. L. Heck, Jr., T. A. McTigue, S. G. Morgan, H. M. Perry, F. M. Truesdale, R. K. Zimmer-Faust and R. J. Zimmerman. 1995. Settlement of Callinectes sapidus megalopae on artificial collectors in four Gulf of Mexico estuaries. Bulletin of Marine Science 57: 855-876.

Morgan, S. G. and J. H. Christy. 1994. Plasticity, constraint and optimality in reproductive timing. Ecology 75: 2185-2203.

Morgan, S. G. 1994. Influence of tidal regime on the timing of larval release by crabs: Implications for recruitment success, pp. 323-328. In: K. R. Dyer and R. J. Orth (eds.), Changes in Fluxes in Estuaries: Implications from Science to Management, Olsen & Olsen, Fredensborg, Denmark.

Zimmer-Faust, R. K., D. R. Fielder, K. L. Heck, Jr., L. D. Coen and S. G. Morgan. 1994. Effects of tethering on predatory escape by juvenile blue crabs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 111: 299-303.

Morgan, S. G. 1992. Predation by planktonic and benthic invertebrates on larvae of estuarine crabs. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 163: 91-110.

Morgan, S. G. 1990. Impact of planktivorous fishes on the dispersal, hatching and morphology of estuarine crab larvae. Ecology 71: 1639-1652.

Morgan, S. G. 1989. The adaptive significance of spination in estuarine crab zoeae. Ecology 70: 464-482.

Morgan, S. G. 1987. Selection on hatching rhythms and dispersal patterns of estuarine crab larvae: avoidance of physiological stress by larval export? Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 113: 71-78.

Morgan, S. G. 1987. Behavioral and morphological antipredatory adaptations of decapod zoeae. Oecologia 73: 321-480.

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