Watson, W. H. and G. A. Wyse. l978. The coordination of heart and gill rhythms in Limulus. J. Comp. Physiol. l24:267-275. [pdf]
Watson, W. H. l980. Limulus gill cleaning behavior. J. Comp. Physiol. l4l: 67-75. [pdf]
Watson, W. H. l980. Long-term patterns of gill cleaning, swimming, and ventilation in Limulus. J. Comp. Physiol. l4l:77-85.
Wyse, G. A., D. Sanes, and W. H. Watson. l980. Central neural motor programs underlying short-and long-term patterns of Limulus respiratory activity.J. Comp. Physiol. l4l:86-95.
Benson, J., G. Augustine, and W. H. Watson. l98l. The neuropeptide proctolin acts directly on Limulus cardiac muscle to increase the amplitude of contractions. Brain Research 2l3:449-454. [pdf]
Sasner, J. J., M. Ikawa, T. Foxall, and W. H. Watson. l98l. Studies on Aphantoxin from Aphanizomenon flos-aquae in New Hampshire. Proceedings of the International Conference on the Water Environment: Algal Toxins and Health. p. 389-405. [pdf]
Augustine, G. A., W. H. Watson, R. Fetterer, and E. O'Connor. l982. Amine modulation of the neurogenic Limulus heart. J. Neurobiol. l3:6l-74. [pdf]
O'Connor, E., W. H. Watson, and G. A. Wyse. l982. Identification and localization of catecholamines in the nervous system of Limulus polyphemus. J. Neurobiol. l3:49-60. [pdf]
Watson, W. H. and G. A. Augustine. l982. Peptide and amine modulation of the Limulus heart: A simple neural network and its target tissue.Peptides 3:485-492. [pdf]
Watson, W. H., G. Augustine, J. A. Benson, and R. E. Sullivan. l983. Proctolin and an endogenous proctolin-like peptide enhance the contractility ofLimulus heart. J. Exp. Biol. l03:55-73. doi.org/10.1242/jeb.103.1.55
Watson, W. H., J. R. Groome, T. L. O'Donohue, B. M. Chronwall, and J. Bishop. l984. Presence and distribution of immunoreactive and bioactive FMRFamide-like peptides in the nervous system of the horseshoe crab,Limulus polyphemus. Peptides 5:585-592. doi.org/10.1016/0196-9781(84)90089-5
O'Donohue, T. L., J. Bishop, B. Chronwall, J. R. Groome, and W. H. Watson, III. l984. Characterization and distribution of FMRFamide immunoreactivity in the rat central nervous system. Peptides 5:563-568. [pdf]
Watson, W. H. and T. Hoshi. l985. Proctolin induces rhythmic contractions and spikes in Limulus heart muscle. Amer. J. Physiol. 249:490-495. [pdf]
Watson, W. H., T. Hoshi, J. Colburne, and G. J. Augustine. l985. Neurohormonal modulation of the Limulus heart: Amine actions on neuromuscular transmission and cardiac muscle. J. Exp. Biol. ll8:7l-84. [pdf]
Royce-Malmgren, C. and W. H. Watson, III. l987. An interactive video/computer tracking system for quantification of locomotor behavior. J. Chem.Ecol. 13: 1029-1044. [pdf]
Royce-Malmgren, C. and W. H. Watson, III. l987. Modification of olfactory-related behavior in juvenile salmon by changes in pH. J. Chem.Ecol. 13: 533-546. [pdf]
Groome, J. R. and W. H. Watson, III. 1987. Mechanism for amine modulation of the neurogenic Limulus heart: Evidence for involvement of cAMP. J. Neurobiol. 18: 417-431. [pdf]
Tillinghast, E.K., R. I. Huxtable, W. H. Watson III., and M.A. Townley. 1987. Evidence for the presence of GABAamide on the web of orb-weaving spiders. J. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (B) 88:457-460. [pdf]
Prior, D. J. and W. H. Watson, III. 1988. The molluscan neuropeptide, SCPB, increases the responsiveness of the feeding motor program of Limax maximus. J. Neurobiol. 19:87-105. [pdf]
Freadman, M.A. and W.H. Watson III. 1989. Gills as possible accessory circulatory pumps in Limulus polyphemus. Biol. Bull.177: 386-395. [pdf]
Groome, J.R. and W.H. Watson III. 1989. Second messenger systems underlying amine and peptide actions on cardiac muscle in the horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. J. Exp. Biol. 145: 419-437. [pdf]
Watson, W.H. and J.R. Groome. 1989. Modulation of the Limulus heart. Amer. Zool. 29: 1287-1304. [pdf]
Groom, J. R., Tillinghast, E. K, Townley, M.A, Vetrovs, A. and W. H. Watson III. 1990 Identification of proctolin in the central nervous system of the horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. Peptides 11: 205-211. [pdf]
Groome, J.R. and W.H. Watson III. 1990. Involvement of Cyclic AMP in multiple, excitatory actions of biogenic amines on the cardiac ganglion of the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus J. Exp. Biol. 152: 313-331. [pdf]
Groome, J.R., M. DeTschaschell, W.H. Watson III. 1992. Peptidergic regulation of the Limulus midgut. J. Comp. Physiol. 170: 631-643. doi.org/10.1007/BF00199339
Watson, W.H. and J. Trimarchi. 1992. A quantitative description of Melibe feeding behavior and its modification by prey density. Marine Behaviour and Physiology 19: 183-194. [pdf]
Trimarchi, J. and W.H. Watson. 1992. The role of the Melibe buccal ganglia in feeding behavior. Marine Behaviour and Physiology 19: 195-209. [pdf]
Watson, W.H. III and A.O.D. Willows. 1992. Homologous peptidergic neurons in the buccal ganglia of diverse nudibranch mollusks. J. Neurobiol. 23: 173-186. [pdf]
Watson, W.H. III. and C.M. Chester. 1993. The influence of olfactory and tactile stimuli on the feeding behavior of Melibe leonina (Gould, 1852) (Opisthobranchia: Dendronotacea). The Veliger 36(4): 311-316. [pdf]
Jury, S., M.T. Kinnison, W.H. Howell, and W.H. Watson III. 1994b. The effects of reduced salinity on lobster metabolism; implications for estuarine populations. J.Exp. Marine Biol. and Ecol.176: 167-185. [pdf]
Jury, S., M.T. Kinnison, W.H. Howell, and W.H. Watson III. 1994a. The behavior of lobsters in response to reduced salinity. J.Exp. Marine Biol. and Ecol. 180: 23-37. [pdf]
Groome, J.R., M.A. Townley and W.H. Watson III. 1994. Excitatory actions of FMRFamide-related peptides (FaRPs) on the neurogenic Limulus heart. Biol. Bull. 186: 309-318. [pdf]
Jury, S.H., W.H. Howell, and W.H. Watson III. 1995. Lobster movements in response to a hurricane. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 119: 305-310. [pdf]
Crossin, G., S.H. Jury, and W.H. Watson III. (1998) Behavioral thermoregulation in the American lobster, Homarus americanus. J. exp. Biol. 201: 365-74. [pdf]
Howell, W.H., W.H. Watson III., and S.H. Jury. 1999. Skewed sex ratio in an estuarine lobster (Homarus americanus) population. J. of Shellfish Research 18: 193-201. (pdf)
Watson, W.H. III, A. Vetrovs and W.H. Howell. Lobster movements in an estuary. Marine Biology 134: 65-75 (1999) [pdf]
Jury, S.H. and W.H. Watson III. Thermosensitivity of the American lobster, Homarus americanus. Biol. Bull. 199: 267-264 (2000). [pdf]
W.H. Watson III, K.D. Lawrence and J.M. Newcomb. 2001. Neuroethology of Melibe leonina swimming behavior. American Zoologist 41(4): 1026-1035. doi.org/10.1093/icb/41.4.1026
Jury, S.H., H. Howell, D.F. O'Grady and W.H. Watson III. 2001. Lobster trap video: in situ video surveillance of the behavior of Homarus americanus in and around traps. Mar. Freshwater. Res. 52:1125-32 [pdf]
O'Grady, D.F., S.H. Jury and W.H. Watson III. 2001. Use of a treadmill to study the relationship between walking, ventilation and heart rate in the lobster Homarus americanus. Mar. Freshwater Res. 52: 1387-94. doi.org/10.1071/MF01088
Dufort, C.G., S. H. Jury, J. M. Newcomb, D. F. O'Grady, III and W. H. Watson, III. 2001. Detection of salinity by the lobster, Homarus americanus. Biol. Bull. 201: 424-34. doi.org/10.2307/1543620
W.H. Watson III, K.D. Lawrence and J.M. Newcomb. 2001. Neuroethology of Melibe leonina swimming behavior. American Zoologist 41(4): 1026-1035 doi.org/10.1093/icb/41.4.1026
Newcomb, J. M and W. H. Watson III. 2001. Identifiable nitrergic neurons in the central nervous system of the Nudibranch Melibe leonina localized with NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry and nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity. J. of Comp. Neurology 437: 70-78 [pdf]
Newcomb, J. M and W. H. Watson III 2001. Modulation of swimming in the gastropod Melibe leonina by nitric oxide. J. of Exp. Biol. 205: 397-403 [pdf]
Watson, W.H. III, J.A. Newcomb and S. Thompson. 2002. Neural correlates of swimming behavior in Melibe leonina. Biol. Bull. 203: 152-160. doi.org/10.2307/1543384
Little, S. A. and W. H. Watson III. 2003. A comparison of the size at maturity of female American lobsters between an estuarine population and a nearby coastal population. J. Shellfish Res. 22: 857-864 [pdf]
Chabot, C.C., J. Kent and W.H. Watson III. 2004. Circatidal and circadian rhythms of locomotion in Limulus polyphemus. Biol. Bull. 207: 72-75. doi.org/10.2307/1543630
Jury, S.H., C.C. Chabot and W.H. Watson III. 2005. Daily and circadian rhythms of locomotor activity in the American Lobster, Homarus americanus. JEMBE 47: 606-612. doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2004.12.006
Thompson, S. and W. H. Watson III. 2005. Central pattern generator for swimming in Melibe J. Exp. Biol. 208:1347-1361 [pdf]
Newcomb, J.M., K.D. Lawrence and W.H. Watson III. 2005. The influence of light on locomotion in the gastropod Melibe leonina . Marine and Freshwater Behav. & Physiol. 37: 253-269. doi.org/10.1080/10236240400016629
Henninger, H. P. and W. H. Watson III. 2005. Mechanisms underlying the production of carapace vibrations and associated waterborne sounds in the American lobster, Homarus americanus. J. Exp. Biol. 208: 3421-3429. [pdf]
Little, S. A. and W. H. Watson III. 2005. Differences in the size at maturity of female American lobstesr, Homarus americanus, captured throughout the range of the offshore fishery. J. Crust. Biol. 25(4): 585-592. [pdf]
Golet, W. J., Scopel, D., A.B. Cooper and W. H. Watson III 2006. Daily patterns of locomotion expressed by American lobsters (Homarus americanus) in their natural habitat. J. Crustacean Biol. 26)(4): 610-620. [pdf]
Cowan,D.F., W.H. Watson III, A.R. Solow and A.M. Mountcastle. 2007. Thermal histories of brooding lobsters, Homarus americanus, in the Gulf of Maine. Mar. Biol. 150: 463-470. doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0358-5
Chabot, C.C., S.H. Betournay, N.R. Braley and W.H. Watson III. 2007. Endogenous rhythms of locomotion in the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. J. Exp. Marine Biol. and Ecology 345: 79-89. [pdf]
Watson, W.H. III, L. Bedford and C.C. Chabot. 2008. Dissociation between circadian rhythms of visual sensitivity and circatidal rhythms of locomotion in the horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. Biol. Bull. 215: 46-56. [pdf]
Chabot, C.C., S. Skinner and W.H. Watson III. 2008. Artificial tides synchronize circatidal rhythms of locomotion in the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. Biol. Bull. 215: 34-45. [pdf]
Watson, W.H. III, W. Golet and D. Scopel. 2009. Use of ultrasonic telemetry to determine the area of bait influence and trapping area of American lobster, Homarus americanus, traps. New Zealand J. of Marine and Freshwater Biol. 43: 411-418.[pdf]
Scopel, D.A., W.J. Golet and W.H. Watson III. 2009. Home range dynamics of the American lobster, Homarus americanus. Marine Freshwater Behavior and Physiol. 42: 63-80. [pdf]
Watson, W.H. III, S.Y. Schaller and C.C. Chabot. 2009. The Relationship Between Small- and Large-scale Movements of Horseshoe Crabs in the Great Bay Estuary and Limulus Behavior in the Laboratory. (book chapter, Biology of Limulus). doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89959-6_8
Rillahan, C., M. Chambers, W.H. Howell and W.H. Watson III. 2009. A self-contained system for observing and quantifying the behavior of Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, in an offshore aquaculture cage. Aquaculture 293: 49-56. [pdf]
Watson WH, Chabot CC, 2010. High resolution tracking of adult horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) in a New Hampshire estuary using fixed array ultrasonic telemetry. Curr. Zool. 56(5): 599-610. [pdf]
Chabot CC, Watson WH III, 2010. Circatidal rhythms of locomotion in the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus: Underlying mechanisms and cues that influence them. Current Zoology 56(5): 499-517. [pdf]
Schaller, SY, Watson WH, Chabot CC, 2010. Seasonal movements of American horseshoe crabs, Limulus polyphemus, in the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire (USA). Curr. Zool. 56(5): 587-598. [pdf]
Saunders KM, Brockmann HJ, Watson WH, Jury SH. 2010. Male horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) use multiple sensory cues to locate mates. Curr. Zool. 56(5): 485-498. [pdf]
Rillahan, C., M.D. Chambers, W.H. Howell and W.H. Watson III. 2011. The behavior of cod (Gadus morhua) in an offshore aquaculture net pen. Aquaculture 310: 361-368. [pdf]
Rillahan, C., M. Chambers, W.H. Howell and W.H. Watson III. 2009. A self-contained system for observing and quantifying the behavior of Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, in an offshore aquaculture cage. Aquaculture 293: 49-56. (pdf)
Chabot CC, Yelle JF, O’Donnell CB, Watson WH. 2010. The effects of water pressure, temperature and current cycles on circatidal rhythms expressed by the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. Mar. Fresh. Behav. Physiol. 44: 43-60.
Saunders KM, Brockmann HJ, Watson WH, Jury SH. 2010. Male horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) use multiple sensory cues to locate mates. Curr. Zool. 56(5): 485-498. doi.org/10.1093/czoolo/56.5.485
Schaller, S.Y., Watson WH, Chabot CC, 2010. Seasonal movements of American horseshoe crabs, Limulus polyphemus, in the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire (USA). Curr. Zool. 56(5): 587-598. doi.org/10.1093/czoolo/56.5.587
Watson WH, Chabot CC, 2010. High resolution tracking of adult horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) in a New Hampshire estuary using fixed array ultrasonic telemetry. Curr. Zool. 56(5): 599-610.(pdf)
Chabot CC, Watson WH III, 2010. Circatidal rhythms of locomotion in the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus: Underlying mechanisms and cues that influence them. Current Zoology 56(5): 499-517. (pdf)
Rillahan C, MD Chambers, WH Howell and WH Watson III. 2011. The behavior of cod (Gadus morhua) in an offshore aquaculture net pen. Aquaculture 310: 361-368. doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.10.038
Johnson, K.J., J.S. Goldstein, and W.H. Watson III. 2011. Two methods for determining the fertility status in early-stage American lobster, Homarus americanus, eggs. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 31(4): 693-700. doi.org/10.1651/11-3459.1
Ward, D., F. Morison, E. Morrissey, K. Jenks and W.H. Watson III. 2011. Evidence that potential fish predators elicit the production of carapace vibrations by the American lobster. J. Exp. Biol. 214: 2641-2648. doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-7345.2012.00593.x
Watson, W. H. III and S.H. Jury. 2013. The relationship between American lobster catch, entry rate into traps and density. Marine Biology Research 9:59-68. doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2012.727430
Ward, D., M. Fore, WH Howell and W.H. Watson III. 2012. The influence of stocking density on the swimming behavior of adult Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, in a near shore net-pen. J. Amer. Aquaculture Soc. 43(5): 621-634. doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-7345.2012.00593.x
Chambers, M., J. Bunker, W.H. Watson III and W.H. Howell III. 2012. Comparative growth and survival of juvenile Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) cultured in copper and nylon net pens. J. Aquaculture Res. and Dev. 3: 137-142. doi.org/10.4172/2155-9546.1000137
Pugh, T.L., J.S. Goldstein, K.L. Lavalli, M. Clancy and W.H.Watson III. 2013. At-sea determination of female American lobster (Homarus americanus) mating activity: Patterns vs expectatons. Fisheries Research 147: 327-337. doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2013.07.008
Goldstein, J. S., Pugh, T. L., Dubofsky, E. A., Lavalli, K. L., Clancy, M., Watson III, W. H. 2014. A Noninvasive Method For In situ Determination of Mating Success in Female American Lobsters (Homarus americanus). J. Vis. Exp. (84), e50498, doi.org/10.3791/50498.
Dubofsky, E.A., S.D. Simpson, C. C. Chabot, W.H. Watson III. 2013. Patterns of Activity Expressed by Juvenile Horseshoe Crabs. Biol. Bull. 225: 42-49. doi.org/10.1086/BBLv225n1p42
Jury, S.H., Watson III, W.H. 2013. Seasonal and sexual differences in the thermal preferences and movements of American lobsters. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 70(11): 1650-1665. doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2013-0061
Anderson, R.L., W.H. Watson III and C.C. Chabot. 2013. Sublethal behavioral and physiological effects of the biomedical bleeding process on the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. Biol. Bull. 225: 137-151. doi.org/10.1086/BBLv225n3p137
Newcomb, J.M., L.E. Kirouac, A.A. Naimie, K.A. Bixby, C. Lee, S. Malanga, M. Raubach and W.H. Watson III. 2014. Circadian rhythms of crawling and swimming in the nudibranch mollusk Melibe leonina. Biol. Bull. 227: 263-273. doi.org/10.1086/BBLv227n3p26
Chabot, CC and WH Watson III. 2014. Biological rhythms in Intertidal animals. In: Annual, Lunar and Tidal Clocks Patterns and Mechanisms of Nature's Enigmatic Rhythms. H. Numata and B. Helm (Eds).
Cheng, H., CC Chabot and WH Watson III. 2015. The life history cycle of Limulus polyphemus in the Great Bay estuary, New Hampshire, USA. In: Changing Global Perspectives on Biology, Conservation and Management of Horseshoe Crabs. R. Carmichael et al. eds. Chapter 13: 237-253. dot.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19542-1_13.
Goldstein, JS and WH Watson III. 2015. Seasonal movements of American lobsters in New Hampshire coastal waters: Patterns, environmental triggers and implications for larval hatch. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Series 524: 197-211. doi.org/10.3354/meps11192. doi.org/10.1086/BBLv228n1p1
Goldstein, JS and WH Watson III. 2015. The influence of natural inshore and offshore thermal regimes on egg development and time of hatch in the American lobster, Homarus americanus. Biol. Bull. 228: 1-12. doi.org/10.1086/BBLv228n1p1
Clark, AS, SH Jury, JS Goldstein, TG Langley and WH Watson III. 2015. A comparison of American lobster size structure and abundance using standard and ventless traps. Fisheries Research. 167: 243-251. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2015.02.016
Pugh, TL, M Comeau, K Benhalima and WH Watson III. 2015. Variation in the size and composition of ejaculates produced by male American lobsters Homarus americanus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (Decapoda, Nephropidae). J. Crustacean Biol. 00: 1-12. doi.org/10.1163/1937240X-00002365
Cheng, H, CC Chabot and WH Watson III. 2016. Influence of environmental factors on spawning of the American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) in the Great Bay Estuary, USA. Estuaries and Coasts 39(4): 1142-1153. DOI 10.1007/s12237-015-0044-2.
Watson, WH III, SK Johnson, CD Whitworth and CC Chabot. 2016. Rhythms of locomotion and seasonal changes in activity expressed by horseshoe crabs in their natural habitat. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 542: 109-121. doi:10.3354/meps11556.
Chabot, C.C., N. Ramberg-Pihl*, W.H Watson. 2016. Circalunidian clocks control tidal rhythms of locomotion in the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. Mar. Fresh Behav. Physiol. 49: 75-91. doi.org/10.1080/10236244.2015.1127679
Chesmore, KN, WH Watson III and CC Chabot. 2016. Identification of putative circadian clock genes in the American horseshoe crab, Limulus Polyphemus. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (D) 19: 45-62. doi.org/10.1016/j.cbd.2016.06.001
Lee, C and WH Watson III. 2016. The influence of stomach distension on feeding in the nudibranch mollusk Melibe leonina. Marine and Freshwater Behav. and Physiol. 49 (4): 277-290, DOI: 10.1080/10236244.2016.1192305.
Watson, WH III, JS Goldstein, EM Morrissey, HA Cole and TL Pugh. 2017. Evidence of mating by sexually immature female American lobsters Homarus americanus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (Decapoda: Nephropidae). 2017. J. Crustacean Biol. 37(1): 2-6. doi:10.1093/jcbiol/ruw010. (pdf)
Goldstein, J.S, E.M. Morrissey, E.D. Moretti, and W.H. Watson III. 2017. A comparison of the distribution and abundance of European green crabs and American lobsters in the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire, USA. Fisheries Res. 189: 10-17. doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2017.01.002
Anderson, R.L., W.H. Watson III and C.C. Chabot. 2017. Local tidal regime dictates plasticity of expression of locomotor activity rhythms of American horseshoe crabs, Limulus Polyphemus. Marine Biol. 164: 63-75. doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3098-9
Simpson, S.D., J.S. Ramsdell, W.H. Watson III and C.C. Chabot. 2017. The draft genome and transcriptome of the Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus Polyphemus. Int. J. of Genomics 2017: 1-14. doi.org/10.1155/2017/7636513
Dubofsky, B.A., W.H. Watson, and C.C. Chabot. 2017. Entrainment of Juvenile Horseshoe Crab Activity to Artificial Tides. Mar Fresh Behav Physiol. 50:125-140. DOI: 10.1080/10236244.2017.1344525.
Føre, K. Frank, T. Norton, E. Svendsen, J. Arve Alfredsen , T. Dempster, H. Eguiraun, W. Watson, A. Stahl, L. Magne Sunde, C. Schellewald, K. R. Skøien, M. O. Alver and D. Berckmans. 2017. Precision fish farming: A new framework to improve production in aquaculture. Biosystems Eng. 1-18. doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2017.10.014
Clark, A.S, S.H. Jury, J.S. Goldstein, T.G. Langley and W.H. Watson III. 2018. Underwater video surveillance of American lobsters (Homarus americanus) to understand saturation levels in lobster traps. Fish. Bull. 116: 161-170. doi.org/10.7755/FB.116.2.5
Duback, V.E., M.S. Pankey, R.I. Thomas, T.L. Huyck, I.M. Mbarani, K.R. Bernier, G.M. Cook, C.A. O'Dowd, J.M. Newcomb and W.H. Watson III. 2018. Localization and expression of putative circadian clock transcripts in the brain of the nudibranch Melibe leonina. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Part A. 223: 52-59. doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.05.002
Cook, G.M., A.E. Gruen, J. Morris, M.S. Pankey, A. Senatore, P.S. Katz, W.H. Watson III, and J.M. Newcomb. 2018. Sequences of circadian clock proteins in the nudibranch molluscs Hermissenda crassicornis, Melibe leonina, and Tritonia diomedea Biol. Bull. 234: 207-218. doi.org/10.1086/698467
Jury, S.H., T. Langley, B.C. Gutzler, J.S. Goldstein and W.H. Watson III. 2018. Monitoring the behavior of freely moving lobsters with accelerometers. Bull. Mar. Sci. 94(3): 533-553. doi.org/10.5343/bms.2017.1117
Carloni, J.T. and W.H. Watson III. 2018. Distribution of ovigerous American lobsters near the Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire. Bull. Marine. Sci. 94 (3): 555-570. doi.org/10.5343/bms.2017.1135
Bicknell RDC, Ledogar JA, Wroe S, Gutzler BC, Watson III WH, Paterson JR. 2018. Computational biomechanical analyses demonstrate similar shell-crushing abilities in modern and ancient arthropods. Proc. R. Soc. B 285: 20181935. doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.1935
Watson, W.H., E. Morrissey, S. Sykes, A. Clark and S. Jury. 2019. Experimental analyses of the mechanisms leading to American lobster (Homarus americanus) ventless trap saturation. Fish. Bull. 117: 87-95. (pdf)
Owings, M., C. C. Chabot and W. H. Watson III. 2019. Effects of the biomedical bleeding process on the behavior of the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, in its natural habitat. Biol. Bull. 236(3): 207-223. doi.org/10.1086/702917.
Jury, S. H., T. L. Pugh, H. Henninger, J. T, Carloni and W. H. Watson III. 2019. Patterns and possible causes of skewed sex ratios in American lobster (Homarus americanus) populations. Invert. Reprod. & Devel. doi.org/10.1080/07924259.2019.1595184.
Gutzler, BC, TL Pugh and WH Watson III. 2020. A novel method of quantifying sperm to determine the potential for sperm depletion in male American lobsters Homarus americanus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (Decapoda: Astacidea: Nephropidae). J. Crustacean Biology 40: 471-478. doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruaa030
Moore, E.M., T. Langley, J. Goldstein and W.H. Watson III. 2020. American lobster, Homarus americanus, reproduction and recruitment in the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire. Estuaries and Coasts. doi.org/10.1007/s12237-020-00759-4.
Owings, M., C.C. Chabot and W.H. Watson III. 2020. Effects of the biomedical bleeding process on the behavior and hemocyanin levels of the American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). Fish. Bull. 118: 225-239. doi.org/10.7755/FB.118.3.2
Watson, W.H. III, A. Nash, C. Lee, M.D. Patz and J.M. Newcomb. 2020. The distribution and possible roles of small cardioactive peptide in the Nudibranch Melibe leonina. J. Integrative Organismal Biol. 2(1): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaa016.
Thomas, T.N., W.H. Watson III and C.C. Chabot. 2020. The relative influence of nature vs. nurture on the expression of circatidal rhythms in the American horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus. MEPS 649: 83-96. doi.org/10.3354/meps13454.
Watson, W.H. III, A. Nash, C. Lee, M.D. Patz and J.M. Newcomb. 2020. The Distribution and Possible Roles of Small Cardioactive Peptide in the Nudibranch Melibe leonina. Integrative Org. Biol:2(1): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaa016.
Carloni, J., J. Goldstein and W.H. Watson III. 2021. Movements and daily patterns of activity expressed by egg-bearing American lobsters, Homarus americanus. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Series 661: 163-173.(pdf)
Cheng, H., C.C. Chabot and W.H. Watson III. 2021. The distribution of juvenile American horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) in the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire U.S.A. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Series. 662: 199-203. doi.org/10.3354/meps13611.
Gutzler, B.C., T. L. Pugh, K. Benhalima and W. H. Watson III. 2021. Does female shell disease status influence the mating success in American lobsters? J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 548: 151681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2021.151681
Dorrance, A.N., J.S. Goldstein, J.T. Carloni, G.C. Gutzler and W.H. Watson III. 2021. Sublethal behavioral and physiological effects of claw removal on Jonah crabs (Cancer borealis). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 545: 151642 doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2021.151642
Scopel, D.A. and W.H. Watson III. 2022. Evidence for homing behavior in American lobsters. J. Crustacean Biol. 41(4) (pdf)
Watson, W.H. III, A. G. Lemmon and C. C. Chabot. 2022. Impacts of biomedical bleeding on locomotion and mating behavior in the horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. MEPS 699: 65-74. doi.org/10.3354/meps14154
Watson, W.H. III, K. Jenks and C. Whitworth. 2022. A circadian rhythm of visual sensitivity in the American Lobster, Homarus americanus. Biol. Bull.243(1): 353-358. doi.org/10.1086/721753. (pdf)
Cheng, H., V. Vaattovaara, M. Connelly, B. Looney, C. C. Chabot and W. H. Watson III. 2022. Temperature and salinity preference of adult American horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus). In: J. T. Tanacredi et al. (eds.), International Horseshoe Crab Conservation and Research Efforts: 2007-2020, doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82315-3_33. Pp. 581-598.
Gutzler, B. C. and Watson, W. H. III. 2022. Measurements of American lobster heart rate and movements in the wild using a low-cost open source datalogger. Marine Biol. 169:52-67. doi.org/10.1007/s00227-022-04046-7
Lee, C. A. and W. H. Watson III. 2022. “In the sea slug Melibe leonina the posterior nerves communicate stomach distention to inhibit feeding and modify oral hood movements. Front. Physiol. 13:1047106. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1047106.
Smith, D.R., Brockmann, H.J., Carmichael, R.H., Hallerman, E.M., Watson, W. & Zaldivar-Rae, J. 2023. Assessment of recovery potential for the American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus): An application of the IUCN green status process. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 33: 1175-1199. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3990
Pugh, T.L., R. Glenn and W.H. Watson III. 2023. Spatial differences in female lobster mating success and population characteristics in southern Massachusetts. MEPS 718: 69-84. doi.org/10.3354/meps14394
Gutzler, B. C., S. H. Jury, J. S. Goldstein and W. H. Watson III. 2023. A novel method for quantifying the attractiveness of lobster trap baits. Fisheries Res. 267: 106815. doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106815
Watson, W. H. III, B. C. Gutzler, J. S. Goldstein, and S. H. Jury. 2023. Impacts of increasing temperature on the metabolism of confined and freely moving American lobsters (Homarus americanus). Biol. Bull. 245(2)doi.org/10.1086/730687.(pdf)
Munley, M. K., E. A. Fairchild, S. H. Jury and W. H. Watson III. 2024. Laboratory investigations into alternative baits for the channeled whelk (Busycotypus canaliculatus) fishery. Fisheries Res. 271.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106920
Jury, S. H., B. C. Gutzler, J. S. Goldstein, J. T. Carloni and W. H. Watson III. Behavioral thermoregulation of ovigerous American lobsters (Homarus americanus). 2024. Fish. Bull. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107068.