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Glynn, P.W. and G.M. Wellington. 1983. Corals and coral reefs of the Galápagos Islands. University of California Press. 331 pages.
Wellington. G.M. and W.K. Fitt. (2001) Influence of UV radiation on the survival of larvae from broadcast-spawning reef corals.(in review: Limnology and Oceanography.)
Wellington, G.M. and D.R. Robertson. 2001.Variation in larval life-history traits among reef fishes across the Isthmus of Panamá. Marine Biology.(in press)
Wellington, G.M., A. Strong and G. Merlen. 2001. Monthly sea surface temperature variation in the Galápagos Archipelago: a comparison between AVHRR night-time satellite data and in-situ instrumentation 1982-1998. Bulletin of Marine Sciences. (in press).
Evans, M.N., M.A. Cane, D.P. Schrag, A Kaplan, B. Linsley R. Villalba and G.M. Wellington. 2001. Support for tropically driven Pacific variability based on paleoproxy evidence. Journal of Climate (in press).
Meekan, M., J.L. Ackerman and G.M. Wellington. 2001. The demography and age structure of coral reef damselfishes in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series. (in press)
Linsley, B.K. G.M. Wellington, D.P. Schrag. 2000. Decadal variability in the subtropical South Pacific from 1726 to 1997 A.D. Science 290:1145-1148.
Guilderson, T.P., D.S Schrag, E. Goddard, M. Kashgarian, G.M. Wellington and B.K Linsley.2000. Southwest subtropical Pacific surface water radiocarbon in a high resolution coral record. Radiocarbon. Radiocarbon 42:249-256.
Victor, B.C. and G.M. Wellington. 2000. A review of razorfishes (Perciformes:Labridae) of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Revista Biologia Tropical. (in press)
Victor, B.C. and G.M. Wellington. 2000. Endemism and the pelagic larval duration of reef fishes in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 205:241-248.
Wellington, G.M. 2000. Book Review: What is Natural? Coral Reef Crisis. By Jan Sapp; Oxford Press 1999. Bulletin of Marine Sciences 224: 307-309.
Meekan, M., G.M. Wellington and L. Axe, 1999. El Niño-Southern Oscillation events produce checkmarks in the otoliths of coral reef fishes in the Galápagos Archipelago. Bulletin of Marine Science, 64: 125-132.
Grottoli, A.G. and G.M. Wellington. 1998. Effect of light and zooplankton on skeletal del 13C values in the eastern Pacific coral Pavona clavus and P. gigantea. Coral Reefs 17: vol 3.
Booth, D. and G.M. Wellington. 1998. Settlement preferences in coral reef fishes: effects of patterns of adult and juvenile distributions, individual fitness and population structure. Australian Journal of Ecology 23, 274-279.
Grottoli-Everett, A. and G.M. Wellington. 1997. Fish predation on the scleractinian coral, Madracis mirabilis controls its depth distribution in the Florida Keys, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series.160:291-293.
Wellington, G.M. 1997. Field guide to the corals and coral reef of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Proceed. 8th International Coral Reef Symposium. Vol 1:185-202.
Wellington, G.M., R.B. Dunbar, G. Merlen. 1996. Calibration of stable oxygen isotope signatures in Galápagos corals. Paleoceanography 11:467-480.
Glynn, P.W., J.E.N. Veron and G.M. Wellington. 1996. Clipperton Atoll (eastern Pacific):oceanography, geomorphology, reef-building coral ecology and biogeography. Coral Reefs 15:71-99.
Lessios, H.A., B.D. Kessing, G.M. Wellington, and A. Graybeal. 1996. Indo-Pacific echinoids in the tropical eastern Pacific. Coral Reefs 15:133-142.
Wellington, G.M. and R.B. Dunbar. 1995. Stable isotope signature of ENSO events in the eastern tropical Pacific reef corals. Coral Reefs 14:5-25.
Gleason, D.F. and G.M. Wellington. 1995. Variation in UVB sensitivity of planula larvae of the coral Agaricia agaricites along a depth gradient. Marine Biology 123:693-703.
Lessios, H.A., G.R. Allen, G.M. Wellington and E. Bermingham. 1995. Genetic and morphological evidence that the Eastern Pacific Damselfish Abudefduf declivifrons is distinct from A. concolor (Pomacentridae) Copeia. 1995:277-288.
Dunbar, R.B., B.K. Linsley and G.M. Wellington. 1995. Eastern Pacific corals monitor El Niño/Southern Oscillation, precipitation, and sea surface temperature variability over the past three centuries. In: Jones, P.D., R.S. Bradley, and J. Jouzel (eds.), Climatic fluctuations and forcing mechanisms of the last 2000 years, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, p. 375-407.
Linsley, B.K., R.B. Dunbar, G.M. Wellington, D.A. Mucciarone. 1994. A coral based reconstruction of intertropical convergence zone variability over Central America since 1707. Journal of Geophysical Research 99:9977-9994.
Dunbar, R.B., G.M. Wellington, M. Colgan and P.W. Glynn. 1994. A 400-year record of sea surface temperatures and coral growth at Urvina Bay, Galapagos. Paleoceanography. 9:291-315.
Linsley, B.K., R.B. Dunbar, G.M. Wellington, D.A. Mucciarone. 1994. A coral based reconstruction of inter-tropical convergence zone variability over Central America since 1707. Journal of Geophysical Research 99:9977-9994.
Wellington, G.M., G.R. Allen and D.R. Robertson. 1994. Xyrichtys perlas (Labridae) a new species of razorfish from from the tropical eastern Pacific. Revue fr. Aquariol. 21:49-52.
Gleason, D.F. and G.M. Wellington. 1993. Ultraviolet radiation induces coral bleaching: evidence from field experiments. Nature, London 365:836-838.
Wellington, G.M. 1992. Xrichtys victori, a new species of razorfish from the Galápagos Islands (Teleostei: Labridae) Copeia 1992:1053-1059.
Wellington, G.M. 1992. Habitat selection and juvenile persistence control the distribution of two closely related Caribbean damselfishes. Oecologia 90:500-508.
Wellington, G.M. and B.C. Victor. 1992. Regional differences in the planktonic larval duration of reef fishes in the eastern Pacific. Marine Biology 113:491-498.
Dunbar, R.D., G.M. Wellington, M.W. Colgan and P.W. Glynn. 1991. Eastern tropical Pacific corals monitor low latitude climate of the past 400 years. In: J.L. Betancourt and V.L. Tharp (eds.), Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Pacific Climate (PACLIM) Workshop. California Department of Water Resources pp. 165-178.
Shen, G.T., R.B. Dunbar, G.M. Wellington, M.W. Colgan and P.W. Glynn. 1991. Paleochemistry of manganese in corals from the Galápagos Islands. Coral Reefs 10:91-100.
Druffel, E.R.M., R.B. Dunbar, G.M. Wellington and S.A. Minnis. 1990. Reef-building corals and identification of ENSO warming episodes. In: P.W. Glynn, ed., Some Ecological Consequences of the 1982-83 El Niño Event to Marine Life. Elsevier North/Holland Press.
Wellington, G.M. and B.C. Victor. 1989. Planktonic larval duration of one hundred species of Pacific and Atlantic damselfishes (Pomacentridae). Marine Biology 101:557-567.
Wellington, G.M. and B. Victor. 1988. Variation in components of reproductive success in an under saturated population of coral reef damselfish: a field perspective. American Naturalist 131:588-601.
Gleason, D.F. and G.M. Wellington. 1988. Food resources of post-larval brown shrimp (Penaeus aztecus) Marine Biology 97:329-337.
Alam, M., R. Sanduja and G.M. Wellington. 1988. Tubastraine: isolation and structure of a novel alkaloid from the stony coral, Tubastraea micrantha. Heterocycles 27:719-723.
Sanduja, R., M. Alam and G.M. Wellington. 1986. Secondary metabolites of the nonsymbiotic coral, Tubastraea micrantha (Ehrenberg). Journal of Chemical Research 12:450-451.
Wellington, G. M. and B.C. Victor. 1985. El Niño mass coral mortality: a test of resource limitation in a coral reef damselfish population. Oecologia (Berlin) 68:15-19.
Wellington, G.M. and R.K. Trench. 1985. Persistence and coexistence of a nonsymbiotic coral on open reef environments. Proceedings National Academy of Sciences 82:2432-2436.
Wellington, G.M. 1984. Marine environment and protection. Chapter 17 pages 247263. In: Key environments: Galápagos Islands, J.E. Treherne (general editor) and R. Perry (volume editor). Pergamon Press, Oxford, England.
Wellington, G.M., and A. Kuris. 1983. Growth and variation in the tropical eastern Pacific intertidal gastropod genus Purpura: ecological and evolutionary implications. Biological Bulletin 164:518-535.
Wellington, G.M., and P.W. Glynn. 1983. Environmental influences on skeletal banding in Pacific (Panamá) reef corals. Coral Reefs 1:215-222.
Wellington, G.M. 1982. An experimental analysis of the effects of light and zooplankton on coral zonation. Oecologia (Berlin) 52:311-320.
Wellington, G.M. 1982. Depth zonation of corals in the Gulf of Panamá: control and facilitation by resident reef fishes. Ecological Monographs 52:223-241.
Dunbar, R. and G.M. Wellington. 1981. Stable isotopes in a branching coral monitor seasonal temperature variation. Nature (London) 293:453-455.
Wellington, G.M. 1980. Digestive reversal among Pacific reef corals: mediation by sweeper tentacles. Oecologia (Berlin) 47:340-343.
Glynn, P.W., G.M. Wellington and C. Birkeland. 1979. Coral reef growth in the Galápagos Islands: Limitation by grazing sea urchins. Science 207:47-49.
Wellington, G.M. and S. Anderson. 1978. Surface feeding by a juvenile gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus. Fishery Bulletin 76:290-293.
Downey M.E. and G.M. Wellington. 1978. Rediscovery of the giant seastar Luidia superba A.H. Clark in the Galápagos Islands. Bulletin Marine Science. 28:375-376.
Wellington, G. M. 1977. Suggestions for the management of a Galapagos marine park. Noticias de Galápagos 25:5-12.
Wellington, G.M. 1976. A prospectus: proposal for a Galapagos marine park. Noticias de Galápagos 24:9-13.
Wellington, G.M. and Tj. de Vries. 1976. The South American sea lion, Otaria byronia in the Galápagos Islands. Journal of Mammalogy 57:166-168.
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