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Robertson, D. N. and M. J. Butler. 2013. Mate choice and sperm limitation in the spotted spiny lobster, Panulirus guttatus. Marine Biology Research 9:69-76.

Moss, J., D. Behringer, J. D. Shields, A. Baeza, A. Aguilar-Perera, P. G. Bush, C. Dromer, A. Herrera-Moreno, L. Gittens, T. R. Matthews, M. R. McCord, M. T. Scharer, L. Reynal, N. Truelove, and M. J. Butler. 2013. Distribution, prevalence, and genetic analysis of Panulirus argus virus 1 (PaV1) from the Caribbean Sea. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 104:129-140.

Kough, A. S., C. B. Paris, and M. J. Butler IV. 2013. Larval connectivity and the international management of fisheries. PLOS ONE 8:e64970.

Moss, J., Butler M. J., D. C. Behringer, and J. D. Shields. 2012. Genetic diversity of the Caribbean spiny lobster virus, Panulirus argus virus 1 (PaV1), and the ­discovery of PaV1 in lobster postlarvae. Aquatic Biology 14:223-232.

Butler, M. J. and A. M. Mojica. 2012. Herbivory by the Caribbean king crab on coral patch reefs. Marine Biology 159:2697-2706.

Behringer, D. C., M. J. Butler, and G. D. Stentiford. 2012. Disease effects on lobster fisheries, ecology, and culture: overview of DAO Special 6. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 100:89-93.

Behringer, D. C., M. J. Butler, J. Moss, J. D. Shields, and B. Sainte-Marie. 2012. PaV1 infection in the Florida spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) fishery and its effects on trap function and disease transmission. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 69:136-144.

Butler IV, M. J., C. B. Paris, J. S. Goldstein, H. Matsuda, and R. K. Cowen. 2011. Behavior constrains the dispersal of long-lived spiny lobster larvae. Marine Ecology Progress Series 422:223-237.

Butler IV, M. J., A. M. Mojica, E. Sosa-Cordero, M. Millet, P. Sanchez-Navarro, M. A. Maldonado, J. Posada, B. Rodriguez, C. M. Rivas, A. Oviedo, M. Arrone, M. Prada, N. Brach, N. Jimenez, M. del Carmen Garcia-Rivas, K. Forman, D. C. Behringer, T. Matthews, C. Paris, and R. Cowen. 2011. Patterns of spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) postlarval recruitment in the Caribbean: A CRTR project. Proceedings of the 62nd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute:360-369.

Butler IV, M. J., J. S. Heisig-Mitchell, A. B. MacDiarmid, and R. J. Swanson. 2011. The effect of male size and spermatophore characteristics on reproduction in the Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus. New Frontiers in Crustacean Biology:69-84.

Behringer, D. C., M. J. Butler, J. D. Shields, and J. Moss. 2011. Review of Panulirus argus virus 1 – a decade after its discovery. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 94:153-160.

Behringer, D. C., M. J. Butler IV, and J. D. Shields. 2010. A review of the lethal spiny lobster virus PaV1 – Ten years after its discovery. Proceedings of the 62nd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute:370-375.

Behringer, D. C. and M. J. Butler. 2010. Disease avoidance influences shelter use and predation in Caribbean spiny lobster. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 64:747-755.

Steneck, R. S., C. B. Paris, S. N. Arnold, M. C. Ablan-Lagman, A. C. Alcala, M. J. Butler, L. J. McCook, G. R. Russ, and P. F. Sale. 2009. Thinking and managing outside the box: coalescing connectivity networks to build region-wide resilience in coral reef ecosystems. Coral Reefs 28:367-378.

Robertson, D. N. and M. J. Butler. 2009. Variable reproductive success in fragmented populations. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 377:84-92.

Goldstein, J. S. and M. J. Butler IV. 2009. Behavioral enhancement of onshore transport by postlarval Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus). Limnology and Oceanography 54:1669-1678.

Ehrhardt, N., R. Puga, and M. J. Butler IV. 2009. The Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, fisheries.

Bertelsen, R. D., M. J. Butler IV, W. F. Herrnkind, and J. H. Hunt. 2009. Regional characterisation of hard-bottom nursery habitat for juvenile Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) using rapid assessment techniques. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43:299-312.

Behringer, D. C., M. J. Butler IV, W. F. Herrnkind, J. H. Hunt, C. A. Acosta, and W. C. Sharp. 2009. Is seagrass an important nursery habitat for the Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, in Florida? New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43:327-337.

Sale, P. F., M. J. Butler IV, A. J. Hooten, J. P. Kritzer, K. C. Lindeman, Y. J. S. d. Mitcheson, R. S. Steneck, and H. van Lavieren. 2008. Stemming Decline of the Coastal Ocean: Rethinking Environmental Management, UNU-INWEH, Hamilton, Canada.

Li, C., J. D. Shields, R. E. Ratzlaff, and M. J. Butler. 2008. Pathology and hematology of the Caribbean spiny lobster experimentally infected with Panulirus argus virus 1 (PaV1). Virus Res 132:104-113.

Goldstein, J. S., H. Matsuda, T. Takenouchi, and M. J. Butler IV. 2008. The complete development of larval Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) in culture. Journal of Crustacean Biology 28:306-327.

Butler, M. J., D. C. Behringer, and J. D. Shields. 2008. Transmission of Panulirus argus virus 1 (PaV1) and its effect on the survival of juvenile Caribbean spiny lobster. Disease of Aquatic Organisms 79:173-182.

Behringer, D. C., M. J. Butler, and J. D. Shields. 2008. Ecological and physiological effects of PaV1 infection on the Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus Latreille). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 359:26-33.

Dolan III, T. W. and M. J. Butler IV. 2006. The adaptive value of aggregation among juvenile Caribbean spiny lobster: An evaluation using individual-based modeling. Journal of Crustacean Biology 26:565-578.

Butler, M. J., R. S. Steneck, and W. F. Herrnkind. 2006. Juvenile and adult ecology. Pages 263–309 in B. F. Phillips, editor. Lobsters: biology, management, aquaculture, and fisheries. Blackwell Scientific Press. Oxford, United Kingdom.

Behringer, D. C. and M. J. Butler. 2006. Stable isotope analysis of production and trophic relationships in a tropical marine hard-bottom community. Oecologia 148:334-341.

Behringer, D. C., M. J. Butler, and J. D. Shields. 2006. Avoidance of disease by social lobsters. Nature 441:421.

Behringer, D. C. and M. J. Butler. 2006. Density-dependent population dynamics in juvenile Panulirus argus (Latreille): The impact of artificial density enhancement. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 334:84-95.

Robles, M. D., M. R. Lara, D. L. Jones, and M. J. Butler. 2005. Condition of the Natural Resources of Florida Bay, Everglades National Park, A State of the Parks Technical Report. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.

Pease, M. L., R. K. Rose, and M. J. Butler. 2005. Effects of human disturbances on the behavior of wintering ducks. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:103-112.

Butler IV, M. J. 2005. Benthic fisheries ecology in a changing environment: Unraveling process to achieve prediction. Aquatic Living Resources 18:301-311.

Castañeda-Fernández-de-Lara, V., E. Serviere-Zaragoza, S. Hernández-Vázquez, and M. J. Butler IV. 2005. Feeding ecology of juvenile spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus, on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 39:425-435.

Castañeda-Fernández-de-Lara, V., M. Butler, S. Hernández-Vázquez, S. G. d. Próo, and E. Serviere-Zaragoza. 2005. Determination of preferred habitats of early benthic juvenile California spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus, on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. Marine and Freshwater Research 56:1037-1045.

Butler IV, M. J., T. W. Dolan III, J. H. Hunt, K. A. Rose, and W. F. Herrnkind. 2005. Recruitment in degraded marine habitats: A spatially-explicit, individual-based model for spiny lobster. Ecological Applications 15:902-918.

Butler, M. J. 2003. Incorporating ecological process and environmental change into spiny lobster population models using a spatially-explicit, individual-based approach. Fisheries Research 65:63-79.

Reznick, D., M. J. Butler IV, and H. Rodd. 2001. Life-history evolution in guppies. VII. The comparative ecology of high- and low-predation environments. American Naturalist 157:126-140.

Butler IV, M. J., T. Dolan, W. Herrnkind, and J. Hunt. 2001. Modelling the effect of spatial variation in postlarval supply and habitat structure on recruitment of Caribbean spiny lobster. Marine and Freshwater Research 52:1243-1252.

Butler IV, M. J. 2001. The 6th International Conference and Workshop on Lobster Biology and Management: an Introduction. Marine and Freshwater Research 52:1033-1035.

Berger, D. K. and M. J. Butler IV. 2001. Octopuses influence den selection by juvenile Caribbean spiny lobster. Marine and Freshwater Research 52:1049-1053.

MacDiarmid, A. B. and M. J. Butler IV. 1999. Sperm economy and limitation in spiny lobsters. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 46:14-24.

Butler IV, M. J., A. B. MacDiarmid, and J. D. Booth. 1999. Ontogenetic changes in social aggregation and its adaptive value for spiny lobsters in New Zealand. Marine Ecology Progress Series 188:179-191.

Heffner, R. A., M. J. Butler, and C. K. Reilly. 1996. Pseudoreplication revisited. Ecology 77:2558-2562.

Forcucci, D., M. J. Butler IV, and J. H. Hunt. 1994. Population dynamics of juvenile Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, in Florida Bay, Florida. Bulletin of Marine Science 54:805-818.