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An assessment of temporal, spatial and taxonomic trends in harmful algal toxin exposure in stranded marine mammals from the U.S. New England coast by Fire, Spencer E, Bogomolni, Andrea, DiGiovanni, Jr, Robert A, Early, Greg, Leighfield, Tod A, Matassa, Keith, Miller, Glenn A, Moore, Kathleen M T, Moore, Michael, Niemeyer, Misty, Pugliares, Katie, Wang, Zhihong, Wenzel, Frederick W

“…Despite a long-documented history of severe harmful algal blooms (HABs) in New England coastal waters, corresponding HAB-associated marine mammal mortality…”
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Co-occurrence of multiple classes of harmful algal toxins in bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus) stranding during an unusual mortality event in Texas, USA by Fire, Spencer E., Wang, Zhihong, Byrd, Meridith, Whitehead, Heidi R., Paternoster, Jeff, Morton, Steve L.

“…► Evidence of exposure to okadaic acid, domoic acid and brevetoxins during a dolphin mortality event. ► Multiple HABs associated with an unusual mortality…”
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Comparative analysis of three brevetoxin-associated bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) mortality events in the Florida Panhandle region (USA) by Twiner, Michael J, Flewelling, Leanne J, Fire, Spencer E, Bowen-Stevens, Sabrina R, Gaydos, Joseph K, Johnson, Christine K, Landsberg, Jan H, Leighfield, Tod A, Mase-Guthrie, Blair, Schwacke, Lori, Van Dolah, Frances M, Wang, Zhihong, Rowles, Teresa K

“…In the Florida Panhandle region, bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) have been highly susceptible to large-scale unusual mortality events (UMEs) that may…”
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Explosive exhalations by common bottlenose dolphins during Karenia brevis red tides by Fire, Spencer E., Miller, Glenn A., Wells, Randall S.

“…Harmful algal blooms (HABs) such as those produced by Karenia brevis have acute negative impacts on common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Florida…”
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Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) calf mortality at Península Valdés, Argentina: Are harmful algal blooms to blame? by Wilson, Cara, Sastre, A. Viviana, Hoffmeyer, Monica, Rowntree, Victoria J., Fire, Spencer E., Santinelli, Norma H., Ovejero, Soledad Díaz, D'Agostino, Valeria, Marón, Carina F., Doucette, Gregory J., Broadwater, Margaret H., Wang, Zhihong, Montoya, Nora, Seger, Jon, Adler, Frederick R., Sironi, Mariano, Uhart, Marcela M.

“…Península Valdés (PV) in Argentina is an important calving ground for southern right whales (SRWs, Eubalaena australis). Since 2005, right whale mortality has…”
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Utility of Red Tide (Karenia brevis) Monitoring Data as a Predictive Tool to Estimate Brevetoxin Accumulation in Live, Free-Ranging Marine Mammals by Fire, Spencer E., Miller, Glenn A., Sabater, Edna R., Wells, Randall S.

“…Exposure of common bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) to brevetoxins (PbTx) produced by blooms of the toxic phytoplankton Karenia brevis frequently…”
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Determination of Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Shellfish by Receptor Binding Assay: Collaborative Study by VAN DOLAH, Frances M, FIRE, Spencer E, LEIGHFIELD, Tod A, MIKULSKI, Christina M, DOUCETTE, Gregory J

“…A collaborative study was conducted on a microplate format receptor binding assay (RBA) for paralytic e shellfish toxins (PST). The assay quantifies the…”
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Comparison of during-bloom and inter-bloom brevetoxin and saxitoxin concentrations in Indian River Lagoon bottlenose dolphins, 2002–2011 by Fire, Spencer E., Browning, Jeremy A., Durden, Wendy Noke, Stolen, Megan K.

“…•First report of saxitoxin being detected in marine mammals during non-bloom conditions.•Establishment of baseline dolphin toxin concentration ranges for IRL…”
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Marine algal toxins and their vectors in southern California cetaceans by Danil, Kerri, Berman, Michelle, Frame, Elizabeth, Preti, Antonella, Fire, Spencer E., Leighfield, Tod, Carretta, Jim, Carter, Melissa L., Lefebvre, Kathi

“…•Domoic acid is a prevalent biotoxin in southern California cetaeans.•Saxitoxin, okadaic acid, and microcystin were detected in dolphins and/or…”
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Association between red tide exposure and detection of corresponding neurotoxins in bottlenose dolphins from Texas waters during 2007–2017 by Fire, Spencer E., Leighfield, Tod A., Miller, Glenn A., Piwetz, Sarah, Sabater, Edna R., Whitehead, Heidi

“…Harmful algal blooms produced by the phytoplankton species Karenia brevis and its associated neurotoxin, brevetoxin (PbTx), occur throughout the Gulf of Mexico…”
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Brevetoxin-associated mass mortality event of bottlenose dolphins and manatees along the east coast of Florida, USA by Fire, Spencer E., Flewelling, Leanne J., Stolen, Megan, Durden, Wendy Noke, de Wit, Martine, Spellman, Ann C., Wang, Zhihong

“…A mass mortality of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus and Florida manatees Trichechus manatus latirostris co-occurred with a severe bloom of the toxic…”
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Peruvian fur seals (Arctocephalus australis ssp.) and South American sea lions (Otaria byronia) in Peru are exposed to the harmful algal toxins domoic acid and okadaic acid by Fire, Spencer E., Adkesson, Michael J., Wang, Zhihong, Jankowski, Gwen, Cárdenas‐Alayza, Susana, Broadwater, Maggie

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Optimization of solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of domoic acid in seawater, phytoplankton, and mammalian fluids and tissues by Wang, Zhihong, Maucher-Fuquay, Jennifer, Fire, Spencer E., Mikulski, Christina M., Haynes, Bennie, Doucette, Gregory J., Ramsdell, John S.

“…[Display omitted] ► Reversed-phase solid-phase extraction (SPE) was applied for domoic acid extraction and clean-up for LC–MS quantitation. ► An SPE cartridge…”
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Review of historical unusual mortality events (UMEs) in the Gulf of Mexico (1990-2009): providing context for the multi-year northern Gulf of Mexico cetacean UME declared in 2010 by Litz, Jenny A, Baran, Melody A, Bowen-Stevens, Sabrina R, Carmichael, Ruth H, Colegrove, Kathleen M, Garrison, Lance P, Fire, Spencer E, Fougeres, Erin M, Hardy, Ron, Holmes, Secret, Jones, Wanda, Mase-Guthrie, Blair E, Odell, Daniel K, Rosel, Patricia E, Saliki, Jeremiah T, Shannon, Delphine K, Shippee, Steve F, Smith, Suzanne M, Stratton, Elizabeth M, Tumlin, Mandy C, Whitehead, Heidi R, Worthy, Graham A J, Rowles, Teresa K

“…An unusual mortality event (UME) was declared for cetaceans in the northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM) for Franklin County, Florida, west through Louisiana, USA,…”
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Brevetoxin exposure in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) associated with Karenia brevis blooms in Sarasota Bay, Florida by FIRE, Spencer E, FAUQUIER, Deborah, FLEWELLING, Leanne J, HENRY, Michael, NAAR, Jerome, PIERCE, Richard, WELLS, Randall S

“…Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) face a variety of threats, including risk of exposure to brevetoxins produced by blooms of the harmful alga Karenia…”
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Saxitoxin exposure in an endangered fish: association of a shortnose sturgeon mortality event with a harmful algal bloom by Fire, Spencer E., Pruden, Jessica, Couture, Darcie, Wang, Zhihong, Bottein, Marie-Yasmine Dechraoui, Haynes, Bennie L., Knott, Trey, Bouchard, Deborah, Lichtenwalner, Anne, Wippelhauser, Gail

“…Saxitoxin (STX)-producing blooms of the toxic dinoflagellate genusAlexandriumhave been responsible for devastating ecosystem-wide impacts in coastal waters of…”
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Prevalence of brevetoxins in prey fish of bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay, Florida by Fire, Spencer E., Flewelling, Leanne J., Naar, Jerome, Twiner, Michael J., Henry, Michael S., Pierce, Richard H., Gannon, Damon P., Wang, Zhihong, Davidson, Leigh, Wells, Randall S.

“…Blooms of the brevetoxin-producing dinoflagellateKarenia brevishave been linked to high mortality of bottlenose dolphinsTursiops truncatuson Florida’s Gulf of…”
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Domoic acid exposure in pygmy and dwarf sperm whales ( Kogia spp.) from southeastern and mid-Atlantic U.S. waters by Fire, Spencer E., Wang, Zhihong, Leighfield, Tod A., Morton, Steve L., McFee, Wayne E., McLellan, William A., Litaker, R. Wayne, Tester, Patricia A., Hohn, Aleta A., Lovewell, Gretchen, Harms, Craig, Rotstein, David S., Barco, Susan G., Costidis, Alex, Sheppard, Barbara, Bossart, Gregory D., Stolen, Megan, Durden, Wendy Noke, Van Dolah, Frances M.

“…The neurotoxin domoic acid (DA) was detected in urine and fecal samples recovered from pygmy sperm whales ( Kogia breviceps) and dwarf sperm whales ( Kogia…”
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Florida red tide and brevetoxins: Association and exposure in live resident bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, U.S.A by Fire, Spencer E, Flewelling, Leanne J, Wang, Zhihong, Naar, Jerome, Henry, Michael S, Pierce, Richard H, Wells, Randall S

“…Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the Gulf of Mexico are frequently exposed to blooms of the toxic alga, Karenia brevis, and brevetoxins…”
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Comparative Analysis of Three Brevetoxin-Associated Bottlenose Dolphin by Twiner, Michael J, Flewelling, Leanne J, Fire, Spencer E, Bowen-Stevens, Sabrina R, Gaydos, Joseph K, Johnson, Christine K, Landsberg, Jan H, Leighfield, Tod A, Mase-Guthrie, Blair, Schwacke, Lori, Van Dolah, Frances M, Wang, Zhihong, Rowles, Teresa K

“…In the Florida Panhandle region, bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) have been highly susceptible to large-scale unusual mortality events (UMEs) that may…”
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