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This symposium is dedicated to the memory of Donald Richard Nelson, a pioneer in the study of shark behavior and sensory biology, a dedicated teacher, and friend to many. Don was an ultimate marine biologist who studied these enigmatic animals submerged in their own environment. He had many talents that ranged from expert diver to ethologist to cinematographer to engineer. Persistence and a critical approach to scientific challenges were his landmarks, and these qualities touched all of his students and many of his colleagues. His pleasant nature, never-ending friendship and dependable support are missed by many.
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List of publications by Donald R. Nelson
Nelson. D.R.: 1962. An evaluation of the Columbia obstruction method for studying the behavior of the pink shrimp. Penaeus duorarum. Masters Thesis. University of Miami. Miami. 77 pp.
Nelson, D.R., S.H. Gruber.: 1963. Sharks: attraction by low-frequency sounds. Science 142: 975–977.
Wisby, W.J., J.D. Richard. D.R. Nelson, S.H. Gruber.: 1964. Sound perception in elasmobranchs. pp. 255–268. In: W.N. Tavolga (ed.) Marine Bio-acoustics. Pergamon Press. New York.
Nelson. D.R.: 1965. Hearing and acoustic orientation in the lemon shark, Negaprion brerirostris (Poey). and other large sharks. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Miami, Miami. 158 pp.
Nelson. D.R.: 1967. Cardiac responses to sounds in the lemon shark. Negaprion brerirostris. pp. 533–544. In: P.W. Gilbert. R.F. Mathewson, D.P. Rall (ed.) Sharks. Skates. and Rays. John Hopkins Press. Baltimore.
Nelson. D.R.: 1967. Hearing thresholds. frequency discrimination. and acoustic orientation in the lemon shark. Negaprion brerirostris (Poey). Bull. Mar. Sci. 17: 741–768.
Nelson. D.R.: 1969. The silent savages. Oceans 1: 8–22.
Nelson, D.R.: 1969. Meeting the shark underwater. Underwater Naturalist 6: 13–26.
Nelson. D.R.. R.H. Johnson, L.G. Waldrop.: 1969. Responses in Bahamian sharks and groupers to low-frequency. pulsed sounds. Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 68: 131–137.
Nelson. D.R., R.H. Johnson.: 1970. Diel activity rhythms in the nocturnal. bottom-dwelling shark, Heterodonnrs francisci and Cephaloscvl/irn ventriosum. Copeia 1970: 732–739.
Nelson. D.R., R.H. Johnson.: 1972. Acoustic attraction of Pacific reef sharks: effect of pulse intermittency and variability. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 42: 85–96.
Standora, E.A., T.C. Sciarrotta, D.W. Ferrel. H.C. Carter, D.R. Nelson.: 1972. Development of a multichannel. ultrasonic telemetry system for the study of shark behavior at sea. Office of Naval Research. Technical Report 5. 71 pp.
Johnson. R.H., D.R. Nelson.: 1973. Agonistic display in the gray reef shark, Carcharhinus menisorrah. and its relationship to attacks on man. Copeia 1973: 76–84.
Ferrel. D.W.. D.R. Nelson. T.C. Sciarrotta. E.A. Standora, H.C. Carter.: 1974. A multichannel ultrasonic biotelemetry system for monitoring marine animal behavior at sea. Instrument Soc. Amer. Trans. 13: 120–131.
Nelson, D.R.: 1974. Ultrasonic telemetry of shark behavior. Naval Research Reviews 27: 1–21.
Finstad. W.O., D.R. Nelson.: 1975. Circadian activity rhythm in the horn shark. Heterodonnrs francisci: effect of light intensity. Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 74: 20–26.
Kelly, J.C. D.R. Nelson.: 1975. Hearing thresholds of the horn shark. Heterodonnrs francisci. J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 58: 905–908.
Nelson. D.R., R.H. Johnson.: 1976. Some recent observations on acoustic attraction of Pacific reef sharks. pp. 229–239. In: A. Schuijf, A. Hawkins (ed.) Sound Reception in Fish. Elsevier. Amsterdam.
Nelson, D.R.: 1977. On the field study of shark behavior. Amer. Zool. 17: 501–507.
Sciarrotta, T.C., D.R. Nelson. 1977. Diel behavior of the blue shark, Prionace glauca, near Santa Catalina Island, California. U.S. Fish. Bull. 75: 519–528.
Standora, E.A., D.R. Nelson.: 1977. A telemetric study of the behavior of free-swimming Pacific angel sharks, Squatina californica. Bull. S. Cal. Acad. Sci. 76: 193–201.
Johnson, R.H., D.R. Nelson.: 1978. Copulation and possible olfaction-mediated pair formation in two species of carcharhinid sharks. Copeia 1978: 539–542.
Nelson, D.R.: 1978. Telemetering techniques for the study of free-ranging sharks. pp. 419–482. In: E. Hodgson, R. Mathewson (ed.) Sensory Biology of Sharks, Skates, and Rays, Office of Naval Research, Washington, D.C.
Nelson, D.R., R.H. Johnson.: 1980. Behavior of the reef sharks of Rangiroa, French Polynesia. Nat. Geo. Soc. Res. Rep. 12: 479–499.
Nelson, D.R.: 1980. The body language of sharks. NAUI News. June 1980: 6–7.
Klimley, A.P., D.R. Nelson.: 1981. Schooling of the scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna lewini, in the Gulf of California. U.S. Fish. Bull. 79: 356–360.
Nelson, D.R., J.N. McKibben.: 1981. Timed-release, recoverable, ultrasonic/radio transmitters for tracking pelagic sharks. pp. 90–104. In: F.M. Long (ed.) Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Wildlife Biotelemetry, ICWB, University of Wyoming, Laramie.
Nelson, D.R.: 1981. Aggression in sharks: is the gray reef shark different? Oceanus 24: 45–55.
Nelson, D.R.: 1983. Shark attack and repellency research: an overview. pp. 11–74. In: B. Zahuranec (ed.) Shark Repellents from the Sea: New Perspectives, AAAS Selected Symposium Series, Westview Press, Boulder, CO.
Gruber, S.H., E. Zlotkin, D.R. Nelson.: 1984. Shark repellents: behavioral bioassays in laboratory and field. pp. 26–42. In: L. Bolis, J. Zadunaisky, R. Gilles (ed.) Toxins, Drugs, and Pollutants in Marine Animals, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Klimley, A.P., D.R. Nelson.: 1984. Diel movement patterns of the scalloped hammerhead shark, Sphyrna lewini, in relation to El Bajo Espritiu Santo: a refuging central-position social system. Behay. Ecol. Sociobiol. 15: 45–54.
Klimley, A.P., D.R. Nelson.: 1985. Functional analysis of schooling in the scalloped hammerhead, Sphyrna lewini. Nat. Geo. Soc. Res. Rep. 21: 227–229.
McKibben, J.N., D.R. Nelson, S.H. Gruber.: 1985. A microprocessor data-logging monitor for aquatic biotelemetry. pp. 90–96. In: R.W. Weeks, F.M. Long (ed.) Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Wildlife Biotelemetry, ICWB, University of Wyoming, Laramie.
Gruber, S.H., D.R. Nelson, J.N. McKibben.: 1986. Tracking sharks in Bimini Lagoon: one phase of a bioenergetic study. Newsletter of Int. Assoc. Fish Ethologists 9: 5–8.
Nelson, D.R., R.R. Johnson, J.N. McKibben, G.G. Pittenger.: 1986. Agonistic attacks on divers and submersibles by gray reef sharks, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos: antipredatory or competitive? Bull. Mar. Sci. 38: 68–88.
Nelson, D.R.: 1987. On the use of ultrasonic tracking in orientation studies. pp. 118–129. In: W.F. Herrnkind, A.B. Thistle (ed.) Signposts in the Sea, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee.
Sydlik, M.A., R.B. Barlow, A.T. Stull, D.R. Nelson, C. Kammire.: 1987. Migratory behavior of individual horseshoe crabs. Biol. Bull. 173: 438.
Gruber, S.H., D.R. Nelson, J.F. Morrissey.: 1988. Patterns of activity and space utilization of lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris, in a shallow Bahamian lagoon. Bull. Mar. Sci. 43: 61–76.
Klimley, A.P., S.B. Butler, D.R. Nelson, A.T. Stull.: 1988. Diurnal movements of scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) to and from a seamount in the Gulf of California. J. Fish Biol. 33: 751–761.
Nelson, D.R.: 1990. Telemetry studies of sharks: a review, with applications in resource management. pp. 245–262. In: H.L. Pratt, T. Taniuchi, S.H. Gruber (ed.) Elasmobranchs as Living Resources, NOAA Tech. Report 90.
Nelson, D.R.: 1991. Shark repellents: how effective, how needed? pp. 106–108. In: S.H. Gruber (ed.) Discovering Sharks, Special Pub. 14, Amer. Littoral Soc., Highlands.
Myrberg, A.A., D.R. Nelson.: 1991. Shark behavior: what have we learned? pp. 92–100. In: S.H. Gruber (ed.) Discovering Sharks, Special Pub. 14, Amer. Littoral Soc., Highlands.
Strong, W.R., Jr., R.C. Murphy, B.D. Bruce, D.R. Nelson.: 1992. Movements and associated observations of bait-attracted white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias: a preliminary report. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwater Res. 43: 13–20.
Lowe, C.G., R.N. Bray, D.R. Nelson.: 1994. Feeding and associated electrical behavior of the Pacific electric ray, Torpedo californica, in the field. Mar. Biol. 120: 161–169.
Nelson, D.R., W.R. Strong, Jr.: 1993. Chemical repellent tests on white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, with comments on repellent delivery methods. pp. 471–475. In: A.P. Klimley, D.G. Ainley (ed.) Biology of the White Shark, Academic Press, San Diego.
Nelson, D.R., J.N. McKibben, W.R. Strong, Jr., C.G. Lowe, J.A. Sisneros, D.M. Schroeder, R.J. Lavenberg.: 1997. An acoustic tracking of a megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios: a crepuscular vertical migrator. Env. Biol. Fish. 49: 389–399.
Fouts, W.R, D.R. Nelson.: 1999. Prey capture by the Pacific angel shark, Squatina californica: visually mediated strikes and ambush-site characteristics. Copeia 1999: 304–312.
Sisneros, J.S., D.R. Nelson.: 2001. Surfactants as chemical shark repellents: past, present, and future. Env. Biol. Fish. 60: 117–129 ( this volume).
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Tricas, T.C. (2001). Shark meets man: the research and academic life of Donald Richard Nelson (1937–1997). In: Tricas, T.C., Gruber, S.H. (eds) The behavior and sensory biology of elasmobranch fishes: an anthology in memory of Donald Richard Nelson. Developments in environmental biology of fishes, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3245-1_2
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