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Randall S. Wells is affiliated with the Chicago Zoological Society in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant number of publications in the subfields of ecology, oceanography, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, atmospheric science, and developmental biology.

The scientist's main topics of study include marine animal studies overview, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, animal vocal communication and behavior, underwater acoustics research, marine and fisheries research, effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, and microplastics and plastic pollution.

Randall S. Wells has contributed to several recent papers in various scientific venues. Notable publications include:

  • "Reference genome and demographic history of the most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita" (2020) published in Molecular Ecology Resources
  • "Seasonal abundance and distribution patterns of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) near St. Joseph Bay, Florida, USA" (2023) published in The Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. Special issue
  • "Mismatches in scale between highly mobile marine megafauna and marine protected areas" (2022) published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "How Do Marine Mammals Manage and Usually Avoid Gas Emboli Formation and Gas Embolic Pathology? Critical Clues From Studies of Wild Dolphins" (2021) published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Long-term site fidelity and seasonal abundance estimates of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) along the southwest coast of Florida and responses to natural perturbations" (2023) published in The Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. Special issue

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Among their frequent co-authors are Cynthia R. Smith, Lori H. Schwacke, Jason B. Allen, Brian C. Balmer, and Ryan Takeshita. Their collaborative efforts contribute extensively to the fields related to marine science and environmental studies.

Randall S. Wells has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • PLoS ONE
  • Marine Mammal Science
  • Aquatic Mammals
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Best Publications

  • The Social Structure of Free-Ranging Bottlenose Dolphins

    Randall S. Wells;Michael D. Scott;A. Blair Irvine

  • ECOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN: A REVIEW

    Susan H. Shane;Randall S. Wells;Bernd Würsig

  • The bottlenose dolphin: social relationships in a fission-fusion society

    Rc Connor;RS Wells;J. Mann;AJ Read

  • Bottlenose Dolphins as Marine Ecosystem Sentinels: Developing a Health Monitoring System

    Randall S. Wells;Howard L. Rhinehart;Larry J. Hansen;Jay C. Sweeney

  • Animal social complexity : intelligence, culture, and individualized societies

    F. B. M. de Waal;Peter L. Tyack

  • SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF BOAT TRAFFIC ON BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS, TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS, IN SARASOTA BAY, FLORIDA

    Stephanie M. Nowacek;Randall S. Wells;Andrew R. Solow

  • GROWTH LAYERS IN TEETH FROM KNOWN-AGE, FREE-RANGING BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS

    Aleta A. Hohn;Michael D. Scott;Randall S. Wells;Jay C. Sweeney

  • The Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin

    Kenneth S. Norris;Bernd Wursig;Randall S. Wells;Melany Wursig

  • Translating Marine Animal Tracking Data into Conservation Policy and Management

    Graeme C. Hays;Helen Bailey;Steven J. Bograd;W. Don Bowen

  • Prey and Feeding Patterns of Resident Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida

    Nélio B. Barros;Randall S. Wells

  • Signature whistles of free-ranging bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus: stability and mother-offspring comparisons

    Laela S. Sayigh;Peter L. Tyack;Randall S. Wells;Michael D. Scott

  • Individual recognition in wild bottlenose dolphins: a field test using playback experiments.

    Laela S. Sayigh;Peter L. Tyack;Randall S. Wells;Andrew R. Solow

  • Health of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Barataria Bay, Louisiana Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

    Lori H. Schwacke;Cynthia R. Smith;Forrest I. Townsend;Randall S. Wells

  • MOVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ATLANTIC BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN, TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS, NEAR SARASOTA, FLORIDA

    A B Irvine;Scott;R S Wells;J H Kaufmann

  • Recommendations for photo-identification methods used in capture-recapture models with cetaceans

    Kim Urian;Antoinette Gorgone;Andrew Read;Brian Balmer

  • Integrating life-history and reproductive success data to examine potential relationships with organochlorine compounds for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida

    Randall S. Wells;Victoria Tornero;Asuncion Borrell;Alex Aguilar

  • Understanding the population consequences of disturbance.

    Enrico Pirotta;Enrico Pirotta;Cormac G. Booth;Daniel P. Costa;Erica Fleishman;Erica Fleishman

  • Probabilistic risk assessment of reproductive effects of polychlorinated biphenyls on bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Southeast United States Coast.

    Lori H. Schwacke;Lori H. Schwacke;Eberhard O. Voit;Larry J. Hansen;Randall S. Wells

  • Facts about signature whistles of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus

    Laela S. Sayigh;Laela S. Sayigh;H. Carter Esch;Randall S. Wells;Randall S. Wells;Randall S. Wells;Vincent M. Janik

  • Sex difference in signature whistle production of free-ranging bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncates

    Laela S. Sayigh;Laela S. Sayigh;Peter L. Tyack;Randall S. Wells;Michael D. Scott

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Kucklick
John R. Kucklick National Institute of Standards and Technology
Peter L. Tyack
Peter L. Tyack University of St Andrews
Andrew J. Read
Andrew J. Read Duke University
Vincent M. Janik
Vincent M. Janik University of St Andrews
Douglas P. Nowacek
Douglas P. Nowacek Duke University
Frances M. D. Gulland
Frances M. D. Gulland University of California, Davis
Bernd Würsig
Bernd Würsig Texas A&M University at Galveston
Patricia E. Rosel
Patricia E. Rosel National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Daniel P. Costa
Daniel P. Costa University of California, Santa Cruz
Michael J. Moore
Michael J. Moore Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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