Peer-Reviewed Publications
*All PDFs are available on Researchgate
- Shero, M.R., K.T. Goetz, D.P. Costa, J.M. Burns. 2018. Temporal changes in Weddell seal dive behavior over winter: Are females increasing foraging effort to support gestation? Ecology and Evolution. 8: 11857-11874. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4643.
- Smeele, Z.E., J.M. Burns, K. Van Doorsaler, R.S. Fontenele, K. Waits, D. Stainton, M.R. Shero, R.S. Beltran, A.L. Kirkham, R. Berngartt, S. Kraberger, A. Varsani. 2018. Diverse papillomaviruses identified in Weddell seals. Journal of General Virology. 99(4): 549-557.
- Shero, M.R., D.R. Bergfelt, J.W. Testa, and G.P. Adams. 2018. Pairing ultrasonography with endocrinology to elucidate underlying mechanisms of successful pregnancy in the northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 255: 78-89.
- Fahsbender, E., J.M. Burns, S. Kim, S. Kraberger, A. Eilers, M. Shero, R. Beltran, A. Kirkham, R. McCorkell, R. Berngartt, M.F. Male, K. Rosario, G. Ballard, D.G. Ainley, M. Breitbart, A. Varsani. 2017. Diverse and highly recombinant anelloviruses associated with Weddell seals in Antarctica. Virus Evolution 3(1): vex017. Doi: 10.1093/ve/vex017.
- Goetz, K.T., J.M. Burns, L. Hückstädt, M.R. Shero, and D.P. Costa. 2016. Temporal variation in isotopic composition and diet of Weddell seals in the western Ross Sea. Deep Sea Research II, doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.05.017.
- Shero, M.R., G.P Adams, and J.M. Burns. 2015. Field use of ultrasonography to characterize the reproductive tract and early pregnancy in a phocid, the Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii). Anatomical Record 298(12): 1970-1977.
- Shero, M.R., D.P. Costa, and J.M. Burns. 2015. Scaling matters: Incorporating body composition into Weddell seal seasonal oxygen store comparisons reveals maintenance of aerobic capacities. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 185(7): 811-824. *Chosen as highlight article in journal issue
- Shero, M.R., R.T. Krotz, D.P. Costa, J.P. Avery, and J.M. Burns. 2015. How do overwinter changes in body condition and hormone profiles influence Weddell seal reproductive success? Functional Ecology. 29(10): 1278-1291.
- Shero, M.R., L.E. Pearson, D.P. Costa, and J.M. Burns. 2014. Improving the precision of our ecosystem calipers: A modified morphometric technique for estimating marine mammal mass and body composition. PLoS ONE 9(3): e91233.
- Shero, M.R., R.D. Andrews, K.C. Lestyk, and J.M. Burns. 2012. Development of the aerobic dive limit and muscular efficiency in northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus). Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 182(3): 425-436.
- Sun, H., A. Swaim, J.E. Herrera, D. Becker, L. Becker, K. Srivastava, L.E. Thompson, M.R. Shero, A. Perez-Tamayo, B. Suktitpat, R. Mathias, A. Contractor, N. Faraday and C.N. Morrell. 2009. Platelet kainate receptor signaling promotes thrombosis by stimulating cyclooxygenase activation. Circulation Research. 105: 595-603.
In Preparation
- Shero, M.R., P. Reiser, L. Simonitis, and J.M. Burns. Life history is linked with muscle phenotype: Development in precocial and altricial pinniped pups. Submitted.
- Shero, M.R., G.P. Adams, R.B. McCorkell, A.L. Kirkham, and J.M. Burns. Weddell seal reproductive phenology challenges the notion that all pinnipeds have embryonic diapause. In Prep.