Publications


Gong, A., Nosal, A., Cartamil, D., Anderson, J., Bellquist, L., Ben-Aderet, N., Blincow, K., Burns, E., Caldow, C., Freedman, R., Logan, R., Lowe, C., Semmens, B., Stirling, B., White, C., & Hastings, P. (2023). Migration, aggregation, and philopatry of two nearshore elasmobranch species in the Southern California Bight. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 724, 111–125. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14460
Milan, J., Fidel, T., Hongjamrassilp, W., Frable, B. W., Skelton, Z. R., & Hastings, P. A. (2023). Heterochrony and the evolution of the longjaw mudsucker (Gobiidae, Teleostei). Journal of Fish Biology, jfb.15568. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15568
Skelton, Z. R., Prinzing, T. S., Hastings, P. A., & Wegner, N. C. (2023). Laboratory‐based measures of temperature preference and metabolic thermal sensitivity provide insight into the habitat utilisation of juvenile California horn shark ( Heterodontus francisci ) and leopard shark ( Triakis semifasciata ). Journal of Fish Biology, jfb.15307. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15307
Wegner, N. C., Portner, E. J., Nguyen, D. T., Bellquist, L., Nosal, A. P., Pribyl, A. L., Stierhoff, K. L., Fischer, P., Franke, K., Vetter, R. D., Hastings, P. A., Semmens, B. X., Hyde, J. R., & Andrzejaczek, S. (2021). Post-release survival and prolonged sublethal effects of capture and barotrauma on deep-dwelling rockfishes (genus Sebastes): implications for fish management and conservation. Ices Journal of Marine Science, 78(9), 3230–3244. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsab188
Nosal, A. P., Cartamil, D. P., Ammann, A. J., Bellquist, L. F., Ben-Aderet, N. J., Blincow, K. M., Burns, E. S., Chapman, E. D., Freedman, R. M., Klimley, A. P., Logan, R. K., Lowe, C. G., Semmens, B. X., White, C. F., & Hastings, P. A. (2021). Triennial migration and philopatry in the critically endangered soupfin shark Galeorhinus galeus. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13848
Hastings, P. A. (2021). The Pandemic Blenny, Coralliozetus clausus, a new species of tube blenny endemic to Isla del Coco, Costa Rica (Teleostei: Chaenopsidae). Zootaxa, 4926(No. 2). https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4926.2.10
Conway, K. W., King, C. D., Summers, A. P., Kim, D., Hastings, P. A., Moore, G. I., Iglesias, S. P., Erdmann, M. V., Baldwin, C. C., Short, G., Fujiwara, K., Trnski, T., Voelker, G., & Ruber, L. (2020). Molecular phylogenetics of the clingfishes (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) — Implications for classification. Copeia, 108(4), 886–906. https://doi.org/10.1643/ci2020054
Hastings, P. A., Eytan, R. I., & Summers, A. P. (2020). Acanthemblemaria aceroi, a new species of tube blenny from the Caribbean coast of South America with notes on Acanthemblemaria johnsoni (Teleostei: Chaenopsidae). Zootaxa, 4816(2), 209–216. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4816.2.5
Walker, H. J., Hastings, P. A., Hyde, J. R., Lea, R. N., Snodgrass, O. E., & Bellquist, L. F. (2020). Unusual occurrences of fishes in the Southern California Current System during the warm water period of 2014-2018. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106634
Hongjamrassilp, W., Murase, A., Miki, R., & Hastings, P. A. (2020). Journey to the West: Trans-Pacific historical biogeography of fringehead blennies in the genus neoclinus (Teleostei: Blenniiformes). Zoological Studies, 59. https://doi.org/10.6620/zs.2020.59-09
Galland, G. R., Hastings, P. A., & Leichter, J. J. (2019). Fluctuating thermal environments of shallow-water rocky reefs in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Scientific Reports, 9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53730-0
Nosal, A. P., Cartamil, D. P., Wegner, N. C., Lam, C. H., & Hastings, P. A. (2019). Movement ecology of young-of-the-year blue sharks Prionace glauca and shortfin makos Isurus oxyrinchus within a putative binational nursery area. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 623, 99–115. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13021
Hongjamrassilp, W., Summers, A. P., & Hastings, P. A. (2018). Heterochrony in fringeheads (Neoclinus) and amplification of an extraordinary aggressive display in the Sarcastic Fringehead (Teleostei: Blenniiformes). Journal of Morphology, 279(5), 626–635. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20798
Galvan-Villa, C. M., & Hastings, P. A. (2018). Mating behavior and rapid concealing of nuptial coloration in males of the Fishgod Blenny Malacoctenus ebisui (Teleostei: Blenniiformes). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 101(5), 735–739. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-018-0733-3
Sibert, E. C., Cramer, K. L., Hastings, P. A., & Norris, R. D. (2017). Methods for isolation and quantification of microfossil fish teeth and elasmobranch dermal denticles (ichthyoliths) from marine sediments. Palaeontologia Electronica, 20(1), 1–14.
Huang, W., Hongjamrassilp, W., Jung, J. Y., Hastings, P. A., Lubarda, V. A., & McKittrick, J. (2017). Structure and mechanical implications of the pectoral fin skeleton Longnose Skate (Chondrichthyes, Batoidea) in the. Acta Biomaterialia, 51, 393–407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2017.01.026
Brusca, R. C., Alvarez-Borrego, S., Hastings, P. A., & Findley, L. T. (2017). Colorado River flow and biological productivity in the Northern Gulf of California, Mexico. Earth-Science Reviews, 164, 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2016.10.012
Hastings, P. A., & Conway, K. W. (2017). Gobiesox lanceolatus, a new species of clingfish (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from Los Frailes submarine canyon, Gulf of California, Mexico. Zootaxa, 4221(3), 393–400. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4221.3.8
Nosal, A. P., Keenan, E. A., Hastings, P. A., & Gneezy, A. (2016). The effect of background music in shark documentaries on viewers’ perceptions of sharks. PLOS ONE, 11(8), e0159279. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159279
Cartamil, D., Wraith, J., Wegner, N. C., Kacev, D., Lam, C. H., Santana-Morales, O., Sosa-Nishizaki, O., Escobedo-Olvera, M., Kohin, S., Graham, J. B., & Hastings, P. (2016). Movements and distribution of juvenile common thresher sharks Alopias vulpinus in Pacific coast waters of the USA and Mexico. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 548, 153–163. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11673
Miller, E. C., Lin, H. C., & Hastings, P. A. (2016). Improved resolution and a novel phylogeny for the Neotropical triplefin blennies (Teleostei: Tripterygiidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 96, 70–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2015.12.003
Galvan-Villa, C. M., Rios-Jara, E., Bastida-Izaguirre, D., Hastings, P. A., & Balart, E. F. (2016). Annotated checklist of marine fishes from the Sanctuary of Bahia Chamela, Mexico with occurrence and biogeographic data. Zookeys, 554, 139–157. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.554.6106
Nosal, A. P., Chao, Y., Farrara, J. D., Chai, F., & Hastings, P. A. (2016). Olfaction contributes to pelagic navigation in a coastal shark. PLOS ONE, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143758
Hastings, P. A., & Širović, A. (2015). Soundscapes offer unique opportunities for studies of fish communities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(19), 5866–5867. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1505897112
Hastings, P. A., & FINDLEY, L. T. (2015). Chriolepis prolata , a new species of Atlantic goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the North American continental shelf. 2015, 3904(4), 7. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3904.4.8
Hastings, P. A., Walker, H. J., & Galland, G. R. (2015). Fishes: A Guide to Their Diversity (1st ed.). University of California Press.
Hastings, P. A., Craig, M. T., Erisman, B. E., Hyde, J. R., & Walker, H. J. (2014). Fishes of Marine Protected Areas near La Jolla, California. Bulletin, Southern California Academy of Sciences, 113(3), 200–231. https://doi.org/10.3160/0038-3872-113.3.200
Hastings, P. A., & Findley, L. T. (2013). Chriolepis bilix, a new species of goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from deep waters of the western Atlantic. Zootaxa, 3745(5), 596–600.
Erisman, B. E., Petersen, C. W., Hastings, P. A., & Warner, R. R. (2013). Phylogenetic perspectives on the evolution of functional hermaphroditism in teleost fishes. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 53(4), 736–754. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/ict077
Lin, H. C., & Hastings, P. A. (2013). Phylogeny and biogeography of a shallow water fish clade (Teleostei: Blenniiformes). Bmc Evolutionary Biology, 13.
Fishelson, L., Baldwin, C. C., & Hastings, P. A. (2013). Gonad morphology, gametogenesis, and reproductive modes in fishes of the tribe starksiini(Teleostei, Blenniiformes). Journal of Morphology, 274(5), 496–511. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20110
Rosenblatt, R. H., Miller, E. C., & Hastings, P. A. (2013). Three new species of triplefin blennies of the genus Enneanectes (Teleostei, Tripterygiidae) from the tropical eastern Pacific with a key to Pacific species of Enneanectes. Zootaxa, 3636(2), 361–373.
Rife, A. N., Aburto-Oropeza, O., Hastings, P. A., Erisman, B., Ballantyne, F., Wielgus, J., Sala, E., & Gerber, L. (2013). Long-term effectiveness of a multi-use marine protected area on reef fish assemblages and fisheries landings. Journal of Environmental Management, 117, 276–283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.12.029
Fishelson, L., Baldwin, C. C., & Hastings, P. A. (2012). Comparison of the oropharyngeal cavity in the Starksiini (Teleostei: Blenniiformes: Labrisomidae): Taste buds and teeth, including a comparison with closely-related genera. Journal of Morphology, 273(6), 618–628. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20008
Berquist, R. M., Gledhill, K. M., Peterson, M. W., Doan, A. H., Baxter, G. T., Yopak, K. E., Kang, N., Walker, H. J., Hastings, P. A., & Frank, L. R. (2012). The Digital Fish Library: Using MRI to digitize, database, and document the morphological diversity of fish. PLOS ONE, 7(4). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034499
Erisman, B., Aburto-Oropeza, O., Gonzalez-Abraham, C., Mascarenas-Osorio, I., Moreno-Baez, M., & Hastings, P. A. (2012). Spatio-temporal dynamics of a fish spawning aggregation and its fishery in the Gulf of California. Scientific Reports, 2. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00284
Eytan, R. I., Hastings, P. A., Holland, B. R., & Hellberg, M. E. (2012). Reconciling molecules and morphology: Molecular systematics and biogeography of Neotropical blennies (Acanthemblemaria). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 62(1), 159–173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.028
Erisman, B. E., & Hastings, P. A. (2011). Evolutionary transitions in the sexual patterns of fishes: insights from a phylogenetic analysis of the seabasses (Teleostei: Serranidae). Copeia, 3, 357–364. https://doi.org/10.1643/cg-10-086
Lin, H. C., & Hastings, P. A. (2011). Evolution of a Neotropical marine fish lineage (Subfamily Chaenopsinae, Suborder Blennioidei) based on phylogenetic analysis of combined molecular and morphological data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 60(2), 236–248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.04.018
Erisman, B. E., Galland, G. R., Mascarenas, I., Moxley, J., Walker, H. J., Aburto-Oropeza, O., Hastings, P. A., & Ezcurra, E. (2011). List of coastal fishes of Islas Marias archipelago, Mexico, with comments on taxonomic composition, biogeography, and abundance. Zootaxa, 2985, 26–40.
Hastings, P. A. (2011). Complementary Approaches to Systematic Ichthyology. Zootaxa, 2946, 57–59.
Galland, G. R., Aburto-Oropeza, O., & Hastings, P. A. (2011). Irregular schooling behavior and abandonment of mimicry by the Sabertooth Blenny (Blenniidae) in Cabo Pulmo National Park, Gulf of California, Mexico. Coral Reefs, 30(1), 215–215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-010-0702-6
Erisman, B. E., Paredes, G. A., Plomozo-Lugo, T., Cota-Nieto, J. J., Hastings, P. A., & Aburto-Oropeza, O. (2011). Spatial structure of commercial marine fisheries in Northwest Mexico. Ices Journal of Marine Science, 68(3), 564–571. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsq179
Erisman, B. E., Craig, M. T., & Hastings, P. A. (2010). Reproductive biology of the Panama graysby Cephalopholis panamensis (Teleostei: Epinephelidae). Journal of Fish Biology, 76(6), 1312–1328. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02567.x
Hastings, P. A., & Galland, G. R. (2010). Ontogeny of microhabitat use and two-step recruitment in a specialist reef fish, the Browncheek Blenny (Chaenopsidae). Coral Reefs, 29(1), 155–164. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-009-0565-x
Hastings, P. A., Lindley, L. T., & van der Heiden, A. (2010). Fishes of the Gulf of California. In R. C. Brusca (Ed.), The Gulf of California: biodiversity and conservation. University of Arizona Press : Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
Erisman, B. E., Craig, M. T., & Hastings, P. A. (2009). A phylogenetic test of the size-advantage model: evolutionary changes in mating behavior influence the loss of sex change in a fish lineage. American Naturalist, 174(3), E83–E99. https://doi.org/10.1086/603611
Lin, H. C., Sanchez-Ortiz, C., & Hastings, P. A. (2009). Colour variation is incongruent with mitochondrial lineages: cryptic speciation and subsequent diversification in a Gulf of California reef fish (Teleostei: Blennioidei). Molecular Ecology, 18(11), 2476–2488. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04188.x
Hastings, P. A., & Springer, V. G. (2009). Recognizing diversity in blennioid fish nomenclature (Teleostei: Blennioidei). Zootaxa, 2120, 3–14.
Patzner, R. A., Hastings, P. A., Springer, V. G., Wirtz, P., & Gonclaves, E. J. (2009). List of valid species of blennies. In R. A. Patzner, E. J. Gonclaves, P. A. Hastings, & B. G. Kapoor (Eds.), The biology of blennies (pp. 443–473). Science Publishers.