PUBLICATIONS
Our scientific research is mainly based on Micro and nano plastics, marine plastic pollution, and shark ecology.
plastic research
J. Caldwell, P. Taladriz-Blanco, R. Lehner, A. Lubskyy, RD. Ortusoa, B. Rothen-Rutishausera, A. Petri-Fink
(2022) The micro-, submicron-, and nanoplastic hunt: A review of detection methods for plastic particles. Chemosphere; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133514
J. Caldwell, R. Lehner, S. Balog, Ch. Rhême, X. Gao, D. Septiadi, Ch. Weder, A. Petri-Fink, B. Rothen-Rutishauser (2021) Fluorescent plastic nanoparticles to track their interaction and fate in physiological environments. Environmental Science: Nano; DOI: 10.1039/d0en00944j
J. Caldwell, L.F.Muff, Ch. Kim Pham, A. Petri-Fink, B. Rothen-Rutishauser, R.Lehner (2020) Spatial and temporal analysis of meso- and microplastic pollution in the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas. Marine Pollution Bulletin; DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111515
R. Lehner, W. Wohlleben, D.Septiadi, B. Rothen-Rutishauser, R. Landsiedel (2020) A novel 3D intestine barrier model to study the immune response upon exposure to microplastics. Archives of toxicology; DOI: 10.1007/s00204-020-02750-1
J. Caldwell, A. Petri-Fink, B. Rothen-Rutishauser, R.Lehner (2019) Assessing meso- and microplastic pollution in the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas. Marine Pollution Bulletin; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110572
R. Lehner, Ch. Weder, A. Fink, B. Rothen-Rutishauser (2019) Emergence of nanoplastic in the environment and possible impact on human health. Environmental Science & Technology; DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b05512
R. Lehner, A. Petri-Fink, B. Rothen-Rutishauser (2017) Nanoplastic Impact on Human Health - A 3D Intestinal Model to Study the Interaction with Nanoplastic Particles. Proceedings of the International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea, Book Chapter pp.167-170
Shark research
Weideli, O.C., Medd, H (2021). Sideway swimming behaviour by aggregating blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) in mid-water column. Marine Biodiversity, https:// doi. org/ 10. 1007/ s12526-021-01242-4.
Bouyoucos, I.A., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Planes, S., Schwieterman, G.D., Weideli, O.C., Rummer, J.L. (In Press). Thermally insensitive physiological performance allows neonatal sharks to use coastal habitats as nursery areas. Marine Ecology Progress Series, https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13941.
Matich, P., Shipley, O.N., Weideli, O.C. (2021) Quantifying spatial variation in isotopic baselines reveals size-based feeding in a model estuarine predator: implications for trophic studies in dynamic ecotones. Marine Biology. https://doi. org/10. 1007/s00227-021-03920-0.
Bouyoucos, I.A., Trujillo, J.E., Weideli, O.C., Nakamura, N., Mourier, J., Planes, S., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Rummer, J.L. (2021) Investigating links between thermal tolerance and oxygen supply capacity in shark neonatesfrom a hyperoxic tropical environment. STOTEN. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146854
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Matich, P., Plumlee, J.D., Weideli, O.C., Fisher, M. (2020) New insights into the trophic ecology of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) from a subtropical estuary in the western Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Fish Biology. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14592
Weideli, O.C., Papastamatiou, Y.P. (2020) Intestinal eversion in a pelagic shark evokes chase and bite attempts by large-bodied carangid fish. Journal of Ethology. 39(1), 125-127 doi.org/10.1007/s10164-020-00664-0.
Bouyoucos, I.A., Morrison, P.R., Weideli, O.C., Jacquesson, E., Planes, S., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Brauner, C.J., Rummer, J.L. (2020). Thermal tolerance and hypoxia tolerance are associated in blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) neonates. Journal of Experimental Biology. DOI: 10.1242/jeb.221937
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Weideli, O.C., Kiszka, J.J., Matich, P., Heithaus, M.R. (2019) Effects of anticoagulants on stable isotope values (δ13C and δ15N) of shark blood components. Journal of Fish Biology. 95:1535 - 1539. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14164
Weideli, O.C., Bouyoucos, I.A., Papastamatiou, Y.P., Mescam, G., Rummer, J.L, Planes, S. (2019) Same species, different prerequisites: investigating body condition and foraging success in young reef sharks between an atoll and an island system. Scientific Reports, doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-49761-2.
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Weideli, O.C., Papastamatiou, Y.P., Planes, S. (2019) Size frequency, dispersal distances and variable growth rates of young sharks in a multi-species aggregation. Journal of Fish Biology. 94:789–797. https://doi: 10.1111/jfb.13968.
Bouyoucos I.A., Weideli, O.C., Planes, S., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Rummer, J.L. (2018) Dead tired: evaluating the physiological status and survival of neonatal reef sharks under stress. Conservation Physiology. 6, coy053; doi:10.193/conphys/coy053
Hussey, N.E., DiBattista, J.D., Moore, J.W., Ward, E.J., Fisk, A.T., Kessel, S., Feldheim, K.A., Gruber, S.H., Guttridge, T.L., Weideli, O.C., and Chapman, D.D. (2017) Risky business for a juvenile marine predator? Testing the influence of foraging strategies on size and growth rate under natural conditions. Proc. R. Soc. B 284: 20170166. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0166
Weideli, O.C., Mourier, J., Planes, S. (2015) A massive surgeonfish aggregation creates a unique opportunity for reef sharks. Coral Reefs, 34(3): 835, DOI 10.1007/s00338-015-1290-2