Edward J. Buskey, Ph.D.

 
   

Publications
 

 
   
  • Waggett, R.J. and E.J. Buskey.  2008.  Escape reaction performance of myelinated and non-myelinated calanoid copepods.  J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 361:111-118.
     

  • Robinson, H.E., C.M. Finelli and E.J. Buskey.  2007.  The turbulent lives of copepods: laboratory flume studies of how flow over a coral reef affect their ability to detect and evade predators.  Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 349:171-181.
     

  • DeYoe, H.R., E.J. Buskey and F.J. Jochem.  2007.  Physiological responses of Aureoumbra lagunensis and Synechococcus sp to nitrogen addition in a mesocosm experiment.  Harmful Algae 6:48-55.
     

  • Speekmann, C.L., B.S. Nunez and E.J. Buskey.  2007.  Measuring RNA:DNA ratios in individual copepods, Acartia tonsaMar. Biol. 151:759-766.
     

  • Firth, C. and E.J. Buskey.  2007.  Effects of the red tide dinoflagellate Karenia brevis on grazing and fecundity in the copepod Acartia tonsaJ. Plankton Res. 29:115-126.
     

  • Waggett, R.J. and E.J. Buskey.  2007.  Copepod escape behavior in non-turbulent and turbulent hydrodynamic regimes.  Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 334:193-198.
     

  • Waggett, R.J. and E.J. Buskey.  2007.  Calanoid copepod escape behavior in response to a visual predator: sensory and behavioral characteristics contributing to escape success.  Mar. Biol. 150:559-607.
     

  • Speekmann, C.L., C.J. Hyatt and E.J. Buskey.  2006.  Effects of a Karenia brevis diet on RNA:DNA ratios and egg production of Acartia tonsaHarmful Algae 5:693-704.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. and C.J. Hyatt.  2006.  Use of the Flow CAM for semi-automated recognition and enumeration of red tide cells in natural plankton samples.  Harmful Algae 5:685-692.
     

  • Waggett, R.J. and E.J. Buskey.  2006.  Copepod Sensitivity to flow fields: detection by copepods of predatory ctenophores.  Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser 323:205-211.
     

  • Alekperov, I., E. Buskey and N. Snegovaya.  2006.  New and little known free living ciliates from the plankton of the Caspian Sea.  Protistology 4:195-201.
     

  • Gilbert, O.M., and E.J. Buskey.  2005.  Turbulence decreases the hydrodynamic predator-sensing ability of the planktonic copepod Acartia tonsa.  J. Plankton Res. 27:1067-1071.
     

  • Buskey, E.J.  2005.  Behavior characteristics of copepods that affect their suitability as food for larval fishes.  In: Copepods in Aquaculture.  C.-S. Lee, P.J. O'Bryen and N.M. Marcus (eds.), pp. 91-106.  Blackwell Publishing, Ames, Iowa.
     

  • Clarke, R.J., E.J. Buskey and K.C. Marsden.  2005.  Effects of water movement and prey behavior on zooplankton capture by two coral reef fishes.  Marine Biology 146:1145-1155.
     

  • Collumb, C.J. and E.J. Buskey.  2004.  Effects of the toxic red tide dinoflagellate (Karenia brevis) on survival, fecal pellet production and fecundity of the copepod Acartia tonsaIn:  Harmful Algae 2002.  K.A. Steidinger, J.H. Landsberg, C.R. Tomas, and G.A. Vargo (eds.), pp. 44-46.
     

  • Villareal, T.A., T. Chirichella and E.J. Buskey.  2004.  Regional distribution of the Texas brown tide (Aureoumbra lagunensis) in the Gulf of Mexico.  In: Harmful Algae 2002.  K.A. Steidinger, J.H. Landsberg, C.R. Tomas, and G.A. Vargo (eds.), pp. 374-376.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., C.J. Hyatt and C.L. Speekmann.  2004.  Trophic interactions within the planktonic food webs in mangrove channels of Twin Cays, Belize, Central America.  Atoll Res. Bull. 529:1-22.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., C.J. Hyatt and W. Slingerland.  2004.  Survival and reproduction of the copepod Parvocalanus crassirostris fed the Texas brown tide alga Aureoumbra lagunensisIn: Harmful Algae 2002.  K.A. Steidinger, J.H. Landsberg, C.R. Tomas, and G.A. Vargo (eds.), pp. 106-108.  Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
     

  • Liu, H. and E. Buskey.  2003.  Effects of media N:P ratio on the extracellular polymeric substance (EPA) production by brown tide-forming alga Aureoumbra lagunensis Plankton Biol. Ecol. 50:55-60.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., H. DeYoe, F. Jochem and T. Villareal.  2003.  Effects of mesazooplankton removal on trophic structure during a bloom of the Texas "brown tide": a mesocosm study.  J. Plank. Res. 25:215-228.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. and D.K. Hartline.  2003.  High speed video analysis of the escape responses of the copepod Acartia tonsa to shadows.  Biol. Bull. 204:28-37.
     

  • Buskey, E.J.  2003.  Behavioral adaptations of the cubozoan medusa Tripedalia cystophora for feeding on copepod swarms.  Mar. Biol. 142: 225-232.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., P.H. Lenz and D.K. Hartline.  2002.  Escape behavior of planktonic copepods to hydrodynamic disturbance:  high speed video analysis. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 235:135-146.
     

  • Bersano, J., E.J. Buskey and T.A. Villareal.  2002.  Viability of the Texas brown tide alga Aureoumbra lagunensis in fecal pellets of the copepod Acartia tonsa. Plankton Biology and Ecology 49:88-92.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., H. Liu, C. Collumb and J. Bersano.  2001.  The decline and recovery of a persistent brown tide algal bloom in the Laguna Madre (Texas, USA). Estuaries 24:337-346.
     

  • Liu, H., E.A. Laws, T. Villareal and E.J. Buskey.  2001.  Nutrient limited growth of Aureoumbra lagunensis, with implications for its capability  to outgrow other phytoplankton species in phosphate-limited environments.  Journal of Phycology 37:500-508.
     

  • Jakobsen, H.H., C.J. Hyatt and E.J. Buskey.  2001.  Growth and grazing on the "Texan brown tide" forming alga Aureoumbra lagunensis by the tintinnid Amphorides quadraliniatus.  Aquat. Microb. Ecol.  23:245-252.
     

  • Liu, H. and E.J. Buskey. 2000. The extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) layer surrounding Aureoumbra lagunensis cells reduces grazing by protozoa. Limnol. Oceanogr. 45:1187-1191.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. 2000. The role of vision in the aggregative behavior of the mysid Mysidium columbiae. Marine Biology 137:257-265.
     

  • Ward, L.A., P.A. Montagna, R.D. Kalke and E.J. Buskey. 2000. Sublethal effects of Texas brown tide on Streblospio bendicti (Polychaeta) larvae. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 248:121-129.
     

  • Liu, H. and E.J. Buskey. 2000. Hypersalinity enhances extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) production of Texas brown tide alga Aureoumbra lagunensis. Journal of Phycology.
     

  • Hartline, D.K., E.J. Buskey and P. Lenz. 1999. Rapid jumps and bioluminescence elicited by controlled hydrodynamic stimuli in a mesopelagic copepod Pleuromamma xiphias. Biological Bulletin 197:132-143.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., T.A. Villareal and T. Lopez-Barreiro. 1999. Reconstructing the initiation of the Texas brown tide bloom of Aureoumbra lagunensis from archived samples using an immunofluorescence assay. Plankton Biology and Ecology 46:159.
     

  • Whitledge, T.E., D.A. Stockwell, E.J. Buskey, K.H. Dunton, G.J. Holt, S.A. Holt and P.A. Montagna. 1999. Persistent brown tide bloom in Laguna Madre, Texas. In: The Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem, K. Sherman (ed.). Blackwell Science.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., K.H. Dunton and P.L. Parker. 1999. Variations in stable carbon isotope ratio of the copepod Acartia tonsa during the onset of the Texas brown tide. Estuaries 22:1018-1026.
     

  • Ambler, J.W., F.D. Ferrari, J. Fornshell and E.J. Buskey. 1999. Diel cycles of molting, mating, egg production and hatching in the swarm forming copepod Dioithona oculata. Plankton Biology and Ecology 46:120-127.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. 1998. The energetic cost of position-holding behavior in the holoplanktonic mysid Mysidium columbia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 172:139-147.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., B. Wysor and C. Hyatt. 1998. The role of hypersalinity in the persistence of the Texas "brown tide" bloom in the Laguna Madre. J. Plankton Res. 20:1553-1565.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. 1998. Components of mating behavior in planktonic copepods. Journal of Marine Systems 15:13-21.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. 1998. Energetic costs of swarming behavior for the copepod Dioithona oculata. Marine Biology 130:417-423.
     

  • Villareal, T.A., A. Mansfield and E.J. Buskey. 1998. Growth and chemical composition of the Texas brown tide Aureoumba lagunensis. In: B. Reguera, J. Blanco, M.L. Fernandez, and T. Wyatt (Eds.). Harmful Algae. Xunta de Galicia and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, pp. 263-265.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., P.A. Montagna, A.F. Amos and T.E. Whitledge. 1997. The initiation of the Texas brown tide algal bloom: disruption of grazer populations as a contributing factor. Limnol. and Oceanogr. 42:1215-1222.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. 1997. Behavioral components of feeding selectivity of the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Protoperidinium pellucidum. Marine Ecology Progress Series 153:77-89.
     

  • Ambler, J.W., S.A. Broadwater, E.J. Buskey and J.O. Peterson. 1996. Mating behavior in swarms of Dioithona oculata. In: Zooplankton: Sensory ecology and physiology. P.H. Lenz, D.K. Hartline, J.E. Purcell and D.L. MacMillan, eds. Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, Basel, p. 287-299.
     

  • Li, Y., E. Swift and E.J. Buskey. 1996. Photoinhibition of mechanically stimulable bioluminescence in the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Protoperidinium depressum. J. Phycol. 32:974-982.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., J.O. Peterson and J.W. Ambler. 1996. The swarming behavior of the copepod Diothona oculata: in situ and laboratory studies. Limnol. Oceanogr.41:513-521.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. and C.J. Hyatt. 1995. Effects of the Texas "brown tide" alga on planktonic grazers. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 126:285-292.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., J.O. Peterson and J.W. Ambler. 1995. The role of photoreception in the swarming behavior of the copepod Diothona oculata. Marine and Freshwater Behavior and Physiology 26:273-285.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. 1995. Growth and bioluminescence of Noctiluca scintillans on varying algal diets. J. Plank. Res. 17:29-40.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. 1995. Bioluminescence and growth rates of heterotrophic dinoflagellates on varying algal diets: implication for studies of bioluminescence in the Arabian Sea. Marine Science of the Arabian Sea (M.F. Thompson and N.M. Tirmizi, eds.). Vangard Press, pp. 149-160.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. 1994. Factors affecting feeding selectivity of visual predators on the copepod Acartia tonsa: locomotion, visibility and escape responses. Hydrobiologia 292/293:447-453.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., C.J. Coulter and S.L. Brown. 1994. Feeding, growth and bioluminescence of the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Protoperidinium huberi. Mar. Biol. 121:373-380.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., C. Coulter, J.O. Peterson and S. Brown. 1994. Measurements of bioluminescence, distribution and abundance of planktonic bioluminescent organism in the Arabian Sea. In: Biogeochemical processes in the Arabian Sea. Proceedings of U.S. - C.I.S. Arabian Sea Workshop, Sevastopol, Ukraine, pp. 232-237.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., C.J. Coulter and S.L. Strom. 1993. Locomotory patterns of microzooplankton: potential effects on food selectivity of larval fish. Bull. Mar. Sci. 53(2):29-43.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. 1993. Annual cycle of micro- and mesozooplankton abundance and biomass in a subtropical estuary. J. Plank. Res. 15:907-924.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. and D.A. Stockwell. 1993. Effects of a persistent "Brown Tide" on zooplankton populations in the Laguna Madre of South Texas. In: Toxic Phytoplankton Blooms in the Sea, T.J. Smayda and Y. Shimizu (eds.), 659-666. Proceedings Fifth International Conf. Toxic Marine Phytoplankton. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science Publishers.
     

  • Stockwell, D.A., E.J. Buskey and T.E. Whitledge. 1993. Studies on conditions conducive to the development and maintenance of a persistent "brown tide" in Laguna Madre, Texas, T.J. Smayda and Y. Shimizu, (eds.), 693-698. Proceedings Fifth International Conf. Toxic Marine Phytoplankton. Amsterdam, Elsevier Science Publishers.
     

  • Strom, S.L. and E.J. Buskey. 1993. Feeding, growth, and behavior of the thecate heterotrophic dinoflagellate Oblea rotunda. Limnol. Oceanogr. 38:965-977.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. 1992. Epipelagic planktonic bioluminescence in the marginal ice zone of the Greenland Sea. Mar. Biol. 113:689-698.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., S.L. Strom and C.J. Coulter. 1992. Bioluminescence of heterotrophic dinoflagellates from Texas coastal waters. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 159:37-49.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. 1992 Measurement and prediction of epipelagic bioluminescence. In: B.N. Desai (ed.) Oceanography of the Indian Ocean. Oxford and IBH, New Delhi, pp. 21-31.
     

  • Smith, W.O., Jr., L.A. Codispoti, D.M. Nelson, T. Manley, E.J. Buskey, H.J. Niebauer and G.F. Cota. 1991. Importance of Phaeocystis blooms in the high-latitude ocean carbon cycle. Nature 352:514-516.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. and D.E. Stearns. 1991. The effects of starvation on bioluminescence potential and egg release of the copepod Metridia longa. J. Plank. Res. 13:885-893.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. and E. Swift. 1990. An encounter model to predict natural bioluminescence. Limnol. Oceanogr. 35:1469-1485.
     

  • Riley, C.M., G.J. Holt, S.A. Holt, E.J. Buskey and C.R. Arnold. 1989. Mortality of larval red drum Sciaenops ocellatus associated with a Ptychodiscus brevis red tide. Cont. Mar. Sci. 31:137-146.
     

  • Smith, R.C., D. Siegel, J. Marra, D.A. Kiefer, E. Swift, E. Buskey and M.J. Perry. 1989. Estimation of a photon budget for the upper ocean in the Sargasso Sea. Limnol. Oceanogr.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. and D.K. Stoecker. 1989. Behavioral responses of the marine tintinnid Favella sp. to phytoplankton: influence of chemical, mechanical and photic stimuli. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 132:1-16.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., K.S. Baker, R.C. Smith and E. Swift. 1989. Photosensitivity of the oceanic copepods Pleuromamma gracilis and Pleuromamma xiphias and its relationship to light penetration and daytime depth distribution. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 55:207-216.
     

  • Butman, C.A., J.P. Grassle and E.J. Buskey. 1988. Horizontal swimming and gravitational sinking of Capitella sp. I larvae: implications for settlement. Ophelia 29:43-57.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. and D.K. Stoecker. 1988. Locomotory patterns of the planktonic ciliate Favella sp.: adaptation for locating food patches and food particles. Bull. Mar. Sci. 43:783-796.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., C.G. Mann and E. Swift. 1987. Photophobic responses of calanoid copepods: possible adaptive value. J. Plankton Res. 9:857-870.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., C.G. Mann and E. Swift. 1986. The shadow response of the estuarine copepod Acartia tonsa.  J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 103:65-75.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. and E. Swift. 1985. Behavioral responses of oceanic zooplankton to simulated bioluminescence. Biol. Bull. 168:263-275.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. 1984. Swimming pattern as an indicator of the roles of copepod sensory systems in the recognition of food. Mar. Biol. 79:165-175.
     

  • Buskey, E.J. and E. Swift. 1983. Behavioral responses of the coastal copepod Acartia hudsonica to simulated dinoflagellate bioluminescence. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 72:43-58.
     

  • Buskey, E.J., L. Mills and E. Swift. 1983. The effects of dinoflagellate bioluminescence on the swimming behavior of a marine copepod. Limnol. Oceanogr. 28:575-579.
     

  • Sullivan, B.K., E.J. Buskey, P.J. Ritacco and D.C. Miller. 1983. Effects of metals on growth, swimming and predator-prey interactions in Eurytemora affinis. Mar. Biol. 77:299-306.

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