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  1. Satellite tagging highlights the importance of productive Mozambican coastal waters to the ecology and conservation of whale sharks

    Article • PeerJ, January 2018, PeerJ

    Dr Simon J Pierce

  2. iDNA at Sea: Recovery of Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Mitochondrial DNA Sequences from the Whale Shark Copepod (Pandarus rhincodonicus) Confirms Global Population Structure

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, December 2017, Frontiers

    Dr Simon J Pierce, Professor Chris M Austin

  3. Long-term assessment of whale shark population demography and connectivity using photo-identification in the Western Atlantic Ocean

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2017, PLOS

    Dr Simon J Pierce

  4. Oceanic adults, coastal juveniles: tracking the habitat use of whale sharks off the Pacific coast of Mexico

    Article • PeerJ, May 2017, PeerJ

    Dr Simon J Pierce

  5. The ecological connectivity of whale shark aggregations in the Indian Ocean: a photo-identification approach

    Article • Royal Society Open Science, November 2016, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Simon J Pierce

  6. Rhincodon typus: Pierce, S.J. & Norman, B.

    Article • August 2016, IUCN

    Dr Simon J Pierce

  7. Population Structure, Abundance and Movement of Whale Sharks in the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2016, PLOS

    Dr Simon J Pierce

  8. Laser photogrammetry improves size and demographic estimates for whale sharks

    Article • PeerJ, April 2015, PeerJ

    Dr Simon J Pierce

  9. Effectiveness of recreational divers for monitoring sea turtle populations

    Article • Endangered Species Research, January 2015, Inter-Research Science Center

    Dr Simon J Pierce

  10. Monitoring the effects of tourism on whale sharkRhincodon typusbehaviour in Mozambique

    Article • Oryx, October 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Simon J Pierce, Dr Simon J Pierce

  11. The complete mitogenome of the whale shark parasitic copepodPandarus rhincodonicusnorman, Newbound & Knott (Crustacea; Siphonostomatoida; Pandaridae) – a new gene order for the copepoda

    Article • Mitochondrial DNA, April 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Simon J Pierce, Professor Chris M Austin

  12. Diet of whale sharks Rhincodon typus inferred from stomach content and signature fatty acid analyses

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, November 2013, Inter-Research Science Center

    Dr Simon J Pierce

  13. Population structure and residency of whale sharksRhincodon typusat Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, August 2013, Wiley

    Dr Simon J Pierce

  14. Trends in sightings and environmental influences on a coastal aggregation of manta rays and whale sharks

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, May 2013, Inter-Research Science Center

    Dr Simon J Pierce

  15. Whale Sharks, Rhincodon typus, Aggregate around Offshore Platforms in Qatari Waters of the Arabian Gulf to Feed on Fish Spawn

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2013, PLOS

    Dr Simon J Pierce

  16. How large is the world's largest fish? Measuring whale sharks Rhincodon typus with laser photogrammetry

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, January 2011, Wiley

    Dr Simon J Pierce

  17. Developing a Code of Conduct for whale shark interactions in Mozambique

    Article • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, October 2010, Wiley

    Dr Simon J Pierce

  18. Destined to decline? Intrinsic susceptibility of the threatened estuary stingray to anthropogenic impacts

    Article • Marine and Freshwater Research, January 2010, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr Simon J Pierce

  19. Is Host Ectoparasite Load Related to Echeneid Fish Presence?

    Article • Research Letters in Ecology, January 2008, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Simon J Pierce