2019
| Edmunds, P.J., Lasker, H.R. Regulation of population size of arborescent octocorals on shallow Caribbean reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 615:1-14 (Featured Article) | |
| Morín, J. G., D. E. Venera-Pontón, A. C. Driskell, J. A. Sánchez, H. R. Lasker, and R. Collin. 2019. Reference DNA barcodes and other mitochondrial markers for identifying Caribbean Octocorals. Biodiversity Data Journal 7. | |
| Isabel Porto-Hannes*, Lyubov E. Burlakova, Alexander Y. Karatayev, Howard R. Lasker. Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, and conservation status of the Texas-endemic freshwater mussel Lampsilis bracteata (Bivalvia, Unionidae) in Texas. Zootaxa |
2018
| Tsounis, G.,Edmunds, P.J., Bramanti, L., Gambrel. B., Lasker, H.R. Variability of size structure and species composition in Caribbean octocoral communities under contrasting environmental conditions. Marine Biology 165:1-14 |
2016
| Edmunds, P.J., Tsounis, G., Lasker, H.R. Differential distribution of octocorals and scleractinians around St. John and St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Hydrobiologia 767:347-360 | |
| Coelho M.A.G., Lasker H.R. Larval behavior and settlement dynamics of a ubiquitous Caribbean octocoral and its implications for dispersal. Marine Ecology Progress Ser. 561:109-121 | |
| Edmunds, P.J., Lasker, H.R. Cryptic regime shift in benthic community structure on shallow reefs in St. John, US Virgin Islands. Marine Ecology Progress Ser. 559:1-12 (featured article) | |
| Coelho, M.G., Lasker, H.R.S. Goffredo, Z. Dubinsky (eds.), The Cnidaria, Past, Present and Future, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland p 291-315 | |
| Gambrel, B., Lasker, H.R. Interactions in the canopy among Caribbean reef octocorals. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 546: 85–95 |
2015
| Edmunds, P.J., Tsounis, G., Lasker, H.R. Differential distribution of octocorals and scleractinians around St. John and St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Hydrobiologia 767 347-360 | |
| Lasker H.R. and I. Porto-Hannes, Population structure among octocoral adults and recruits identifies scale dependent patterns of population isolation in The Bahamas. PeerJ 3:e1019; DOI 10.7717/peerj.1019 | |
| Lenz, EA. Bramanti, L. Lasker, H.R., Edmunds, P.J. Long-term variation of octocoral populations in St. John, US Virgin Islands. Coral Reefs 34:1099-1109 | |
| Joseph, E.O., Carlo, J., Lasker, H.R. Phenotypic Plasticity in Sclerites of the Gorgoniid Octocoral Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata. Hydrobiologia 759:109-118. DOI 10.1007/s10750-014-2153-5 |
2014
| Coelho MAG, and Lasker HR. 2014. Reproductive biology of the Caribbean brooding octocoral Antillogorgia hystrix. Invertebrate Biology 133:299-313. | |
| Smilansky, V.; Lasker, H.R. Fine-scale genetic structure in the surface brooding Caribbean octocoral, Antillogorgia elisabethae. Marine Biology 161:853-861, DOI 10.1007/s00227-013-2385-3 |
2013
| Lasker, H.R., Recruitment and Resilience of a Harvested Caribbean Octocoral. PLoS ONE 8(9): e74587. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074587 | |
| Porto-Hannes, I, Lasker, H.R., Isolation and characterization of 7 microsatellite loci in the Caribbean gorgonian Antillogorgia elisabethae. Marine Biodiversity 43:273-277. DOI 10.1007/s12526-013-0154-7 | |
| Evans, M., Coffroth, M.A. and H.R. Lasker. Effects of predator exclusion on recruit survivorship in an octocoral (Briareum asbestinum) and a scleractinian coral (Porites astreoides). Coral Reefs 32:597-601 |
2012
| Page, C.A. and H.R. Lasker. Effects of tissue loss, age and size on fecundity in the octocoral Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae. J. Expt. Mar. Biol. & Ecol 434-435:47-52. ( HYPERLINK “http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2012.07.022” http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2012.07.022 | |
| McLean, E.A. and H.R. Lasker. Height Matters: position above the substratum influences the growth of two demosponge species. Marine Ecology 34:122-129 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2012.00523.x | |
| Lessios, H.A., Lasker, H.R., Levitan, D. The use of SCUBA to study early life histories of marine invertebrates. Research and Discovery: The Revolution of Science through Scuba. Smithsonian Institution Press |
2011
| Kahng, S., Benayahu, Y. and H.R. Lasker. Sexual reproduction in octocorals. Marine Ecology Progress Series 443:265-283 | |
| Carlo, J.M., Barbeitos, M.S., Lasker, H.R. Quantifying complex shapes: elliptical fourier analysis of octocoral sclerites. Biological Bulletin 220:224-237. |
2010
| Barbeitos, M.S., Romano, S.L., Lasker, H.R. Repeated loss of coloniality and symbiosis in scleractinian corals. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 107: 11877–11882 |
2009
| Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, C., Barbeitos, M.S., Sánchez, J.A. and H. R. Lasker. Phylogeography and morphological variation of the branching octocoral Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae. Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics 50:1-15 |
2008
| Lasker, H.R., Guteirrez-Rodriguez, C., Bala, K., Bilewitch, J.P., Hannes, A. Male reproductive success during spawning events of the octocoral Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae . Marine Ecology Progress Series 367:153-161. | |
| Goffredo, S., Lasker, H.R. An adaptive management approach to an octocoral fishery based on the Beverton-Holt model. Coral Reefs 27:751–761 DOI 10.1007/s00338-008-0391-6 | |
| Jamison, J.L., Lasker, H.R. Identification of octocoral recruits using microsatellite primers: Relationships between recruitment and adult distribution of Pseudopterogorgia spp. Limnology & Oceanography 53: 1963-1972 |
2006
| Goffredo, S, Lasker, H.R. Modular growth of a gorgonian coral can generate predictable patterns of colony growth. J. Expt. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 336:221-229 | |
| Lasker, H.R. High fertilization success in a surface brooding gorgonian. Biological Bulletin 210:10-17 |
2005
| Gutiérrez-Rodríguez,C., Hannes ,A.R., Lasker, H.R Corrigendum: Microsatellite variation reveals high levels of genetic variability and population structure in the gorgonian coral Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae across the Bahamas. Molecular Ecology 14:4205-4206 | |
| Lasker, H.R. Gorgonian Mortality During a Thermal Event in the Bahamas. Bull. Marine Science 76:155-162 |
2004
| Kim, E.A.B., Lasker, H.R., Coffroth, M.A., and Kim, K. Morphological and genetic variation across reef habitats in a broadcast-spawning octocoral. Hydrobiologia 530:423-432 | |
| Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, C. and H.R. Lasker. Microsatellite variation reveals high levels of genetic variability and population structure in the gorgonian coral Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae across the Bahamas. Molecular Ecology 13:2211-2221 | |
| Sanchez, J.A., Lasker, H.R. Do multi-branched colonial organisms exceed normal growth after partial mortality? Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B (Suppl.) 271:S117–S120 | |
| Gutierrez-Rodriguez, C. and H.R. Lasker. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the Caribbean gorgonian Molecular Ecology Notes 4:153-155. | |
| Sanchez, J.A., Lasker, H.R., Neopmuceno, E.G., Woldenberg, M.A. Branching and self-organization in marine modular colonial organisms: a model. American Naturalist 163:E24-E39 (selected electronic access article) | |
| Gutierrez-Rodriguez, C. and H.R. Lasker. Reproductive biology of the Caribbean gorgonian Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae. Invertebrate Biology 123:53-66 |
2003
| Sanchez, J.A., Lasker, H.R.Patterns of morphologic integration in branching colonies of marine modular organisms: Interspecific comparative analysis in gorgonian corals. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 270:2039-2044 | |
| Lasker, H.R., Boller, M.A., Castanaro, J., Sánchez, J.A. Determinate growth and modularity in a gorgonian octocoral. Biological Bulletin 205: 319-330 | |
| Santos, S.R., Gutierrez-Rodriguez, C., Lasker, H.R., and M.A. Coffroth. Patterns of Symbiodinium associations in the Caribbean gorgonian Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae: high levels of genetic variability and population structure in symbiotic dinoflagellates of the Bahamas. Marine Biology 143:111-120 | |
| Castanaro, J. and H.R. Lasker. Effects of clipping on growth of colonies of the Caribbean gorgonian Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae. Invertebrate Biology 122:209-307. | |
| Sanchez, J.A., Lasker, H.R. and D.J. Taylor. Phylogenetic analyses among Octocorals (Cnidaria) according to mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences (lsu-rRNA, 16S and ssu-RNA, 18S) support two convergent clades of branching goronians. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 29:31-42 | |
| Sanchez, J.A., Frances, S., McFadden, C.S., and H.R. Lasker. Phylogenetic analyses of the shallow-water Caribbean octocorals using coding mitochondrial DNA sequences and morphological characters. Marine Biology 142:975-987 | |
| Sanchez, J.A., Zeng,W., Coluci,V. R., Simpson, C. & H. R. Lasker. How similar are branching networks in nature? A view from the ocean: Caribbean gorgonian corals.Journal of Theoretical Biology 222:135-138. | |
| Lasker, H.R. Zooxanthella densities within a Caribbean octocoral during bleaching and non-bleaching years. Coral Reefs 22:23-26. |
2002
| Lasker H.R. and Sanchez J.A. Astogeny and allometry of modular colonial organisms. In: R.N. Hughes (ed.), Progress in Asexual Propagation and Reproductive Strategies. John Wiley, Oxford pp 208-253 | |
| Boller, M. L., Swain, T. D. and. Lasker, H. R. Skeletal morphology and material properties of a fragmenting gorgonian coral. Marine Ecology Progress Series 228:131-141. |
1999
| Lasker, H.R. and Coffroth, M.A. Responses of clonal reef taxa to environmental change. American Zoologist 39:92-103. (1999) | |
| Kapela, W. and Lasker, H.R. Size dependent reproduction in the Caribbean gorgonian Pseudoplexaura porosa. Marine Biology 135:107-114 |
1998
| Coffroth, M.A. and Lasker, H.R. Larval paternity and male reproductive success of a broadcast spawning benthic invertebrate. Marine Biology 131:329-337 | |
| Lasker, H.R., Kim, K. and Coffroth MA. Production, survival and recruitment of a plexaurid gorgonian. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 162:111-123 | |
| Kim, K. and H.R. Lasker. Allometry of resource capture and constraints on modular growth. Functional Ecology 12:646-654 | |
| Coffroth, M.A. and Lasker, H.R. Population structure of a clonal gorgonian coral: the interaction between vegetative propagation and disturbance. Evolution 52:379-383. |
1997
| Coma, R., and Lasker, H.R. Effects of spatial distribution and reproductive biology on in situ fertilization rates of a broadcast-spawning invertebrate. Biological Bulletin 93:20-29. | |
| Swain, T.S., Kim, K. and Lasker, H.R. Use of fluorescence microscopy in an assay of sperm density for the gorgonian coral Plexaura kuna. Proceedings 8th Int. Coral Reef Symp. 2;1341-1344. | |
| Lasker, H.R. and Kapela, W.J. Heterogeneous water flow and its effects on the mixing and transport of gametes. Proceedings of the 8th Int. Coral Reef Symp. 2:1109-1114. | |
| Coma, R., and Lasker, H.R. Small scale heterogeneity of fertilization success in a broadcast spawning octocoral. J. Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 214:107-120. | |
| Kim, K., Lasker, H.R. Flow mediated resource competition in the suspension feeding gorgonian Plexaura homomalla (Esper). J. Expt. Marine Biology and Ecology 215:49-64. |
1996
| Lasker, H.R., Kim, K. Larval development and settlement behavior of the gorgonian coral Plexaura kuna. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 207:161-175. | |
| Lasker, H.R., Brazeau, D.A., Calderon, J., Coffroth, M.A., Coma, R.C. and Kim, K. In situ rates of fertilization among broadcast spawning gorgonians. Biological Bulletin 190:45-55. | |
| Lasker, H.R., Kim, K., Coffroth, M.A. Reproductive and genetic variation among Caribbean gorgonians: the differentiation of Plexaura kuna, new species. Bulletin of Marine Science 58:277-288. |
1993
| Lasker, H.R., Stewart, K.M. Gamete dilution and fertilization success among broadcast spawning octocorals. Proceedings of the 7th International Coral Reef Symposium. University of Guam Press, Mangilao, Guam. pp 476-483 . |
1992
| Brazeau, D.A., Lasker, H.R. Growth rates and growth strategy in a clonal marine invertebrate, the Caribbean octocoral Briareum asbestinum. Biol. Bull. 183:269-277. | |
| Coffroth, M.A., Lasker, H.R., Diamond, M.E., Bruenn, J.A., Bermingham, E. DNA fingerprints of a gorgonian coral: A method for detecting clonal structure in a vegetative species. Marine Biology 114:317-325. | |
| Lang, J.C., Lasker, H.R., Gladfelter, E.H., Hallock, P., Jaap, W.C., Losada, F.J., Muller, R.G. Spatial and temporal variability during periods of recovery after mass bleaching on Western Atlantic coral reefs. American Zoologist 32:696-706. | |
| Brazeau, D.A., Lasker, H.R. Reproductive success in the Caribbean octocoral Briareum asbestinum. Marine Biology 114:157-163. |
1991
| Lasker, H.R. Population growth of a gorgonian coral: equilibrium and non-equilibrium sensitivity to changes in life history variables. Oecologia 86:503-509. |
1990
| Coffroth, M.A., Lasker, H.R., Oliver, J.A. Coral mortality outside of the Central Pacific during 1982-1983: Relationship to El Nino. In: P.W. Glynn (ed.), Ecological Effects of the 1982/83 El Nino. Elsevier Oceanography Series. pp. 141-182. | |
| Lasker, H.R. Clonal propagation and population dynamics of a gorgonian coral. Ecology 71:1578-1589. | |
| Brazeau, D.A. and H.R. Lasker. Sexual reproduction and external brooding by the Caribbean gorgonian Briareum asbestinum (Pallas). Marine Biology 104:465-474. |
1989
| Vreeland, H.V. and H.R. Lasker. Selective feeding by the polycheate Hermodice carunculata on Caribbean gorgonians. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 129:265-277. | |
| Brazeau, D.A., Lasker, H.R. The reproductive cycle and larval spawning in a Caribbean gorgonian. Biol. Bull. 176:1-7. |
1988
| Brazeau, D.A., H.R. Lasker. Inter- and intraspecific variation in gorgonian colony morphology: quantifying branching patterns in arborescent animals. Coral Reefs. 7:139-143. | |
| Lasker, H.R., Coffroth, M.A. Temporal and spatial variability among gazers: variability in the distribution of the gastropod Cyphoma gibbosum on octocorals. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 43:285-295. | |
| Lasker, H.R., Coffroth, M.A., Fitzgerald, L.M. Foraging patterns of Cyphoma gibbosum on octocorals: the roles of host and prey preferences. Biol. Bull. 174:254-266. | |
| Lasker, H.R. The incidence and rate of vegetative propagation among coral reef alcyonarians. 6th Int’l. Coral Reef Symp. 2:763-768. |
1985
| Lasker, H.R. and M.A. Coffroth. Vegetative reproduction, clonal spread, and histocompatibility in a Caribbean gorgonian. Proc. 5th Int’l. Coral Reef Congress, Tahiti. 4:331-336. | |
| Clayton, W.S., Jr. and H.R. Lasker. Individual and population growth in the asexually reproducing anemone Aiptasia pallida Verill. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 90:249-258. | |
| Lasker, H.R. Prey preferences and browsing pressure of the butterflyfish Chaetodon capistratus on Caribbean gorgonians. Marine Ecology: Progress Series 21:213-220. |
1984
| Lasker, H.R., E.C. Peters, and M.A. Coffroth. Bleaching of reef coelenterates in the San Blas Islands, Panama. Coral Reefs 3:183-190. | |
| Clayton, W.S. Jr., and H.R. Lasker. Host feeding regime and zooxanthellal photosynthesis in the anemone Aiptasia pallida. Biol. Bull. 167:590-600. | |
| Lasker, H.R. Asexual reproduction, fragmentation and skeletal morphology of a plexaurid gorgonian. Marine Ecology: Progress Ser. 19:261-268. |
1983
| Lasker, H.R. Vegetative reproduction in the octocoral Briareum asbestinum. J. Exp. Marine Biol. Ecol. 72:157-169. | |
| Lasker, H.R., M.A. Coffroth. Octocoral distributions at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 13:21-28. | |
| Lasker, H.R., M.D. Gottfried, M.A. Coffroth. Effects of depth on the feeding capabilities of two octocorals. Mar. Biol. 73:73-78. | |
| Lasker, H.R., J.A. Syron, W.S. Clayton, Jr. The feeding response of Hydra viridis: Effects of prey density on capture rates. Biological Bulletin 162:290-298. |
1982
| Clayton, W.S., Jr. and H.R. Lasker. Effects of light and dark treatments on feeding by Pocillopora damicornis. J. Exp. Marine Biology and Ecology 63:269-279. |
1981
| Lasker, H.R. A comparison of the particulate feeding abilities of 3 gorgonian soft corals. Marine Ecology Progress Series 5:61-67. | |
| Lasker, H.R. Phenotypic variation in the coral Montastrea cavernosa and its effects on colony energetics. Biol. Bull. 160:292-302. |
1980
| P. Rublee, H.R. Lasker, M. Gottfried, and M.A. Roman. Production and bacterial colonization of mucus from the gorgonian Briareum asbestinum. Bull. Mar. Sci. 30:888-893. | |
| Lasker, H.R. Coral sediment rejection patterns: the role of morphology and behavior in Montastrea cavernosa. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 47:77-88. |
1979
| Lasker, H.R. Light dependent activity patterns among reef corals: Montastrea cavernosa. Biol. Bull. 156:196-211. |
1978
| Lasker, H.R. The measurement of taxonomic evolution; preservational consequences. Paleobiology 4:135-149. |
1977
| Lasker, H.R. Patterns of zooxanthellae distribution and polyp expansion in the reef coral Montastrea cavernosa. Proc. Third Int’l. Coral Reef Symp. 1:607-613. |
1976
| Lasker, H.R., Intraspecific variability of zooplankton feeding in the hermatypic coral Montastrea cavernosa. In G.O. Mackie (ed), Coelenterate Ecology and Behavior. Plenum Press, New York, pp. 101-109. | |
| Lasker, H.R. Effects of differential preservation on the measure of taxonomic diversity. Paleobiology 2:84-93. |
