George, Anita, Abdo, Dave, Abdul Wahab, Muhammad Azmi, Ekins, Merrick, Hooper, John, and Whalan, Steve (2023) Cryptic biodiversity inhabiting coral reef sponges. Marine Ecology, 44 (2). e12747.

Ramsby, Blake D., Heishman, Joshua, Hoogenboom, Mia O., Whalan, Steve, and Webster, Nicole S. (2020) Dissolved inorganic nutrient enrichment does not affect sponge growth or condition. Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 634. pp. 77-88.

Ramsby, Blake D., Hoogenboom, Mia O., Whalan, Steve, and Webster, Nicole S. (2018) Elevated seawater temperature disrupts the microbiome of an ecologically important bioeroding sponge. Molecular Ecology, 27 (8). pp. 2124-2137.

Ramsby, Blake D., Hoogenboom, Mia O., Smith, Hillary A., Whalan, Steve, and Webster, Nicole S. (2018) The bioeroding sponge Cliona orientalis will not tolerate future projected ocean warming. Scientific Reports, 8. 8302.

Wahab, Muhammad Azmi Abdul, De Nys, Rocky, Holzman, Ross, Schneider, Caroline Luise, and Whalan, Steve (2017) Patterns of reproduction in two co-occurring Great Barrier Reef sponges. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68 (7). pp. 1233-1244.

Ramsby, Blake D., Hoogenboom, Mia O., Whalan, Steve, Webster, Nicole S., and Thompson, Angus (2017) A decadal analysis of bioeroding sponge cover on the inshore Great Barrier Reef. Scientific Reports, 7. 2706.

Whalan, Steve, Abdul Wahab, Muhammad A., Sprungala, Susanne, Poole, Andrew J., and de Nys, Rocky (2015) Larval settlement: the role of surface topography for sessile coral reef invertebrates. PLoS ONE, 10 (2). e0117675. pp. 1-17.

Abdul Wahab, Muhammad Azmi, de Nys, Rocky, Abdo, David, Webster, Nicole, and Whalan, Steve (2014) The influence of habitat on post-settlement processes, larval production and recruitment in a common coral reef sponge. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 461. pp. 162-172.

Abdul Wahab, M., De Nys, R., Webster, N., and Whalan, S. (2014) Phenology of sexual reproduction in the common coral reef sponge, Carteriospongia foliascens. Coral Reefs, 33 (2). pp. 381-394.

Abdul Wahab, Muhammad Azmi, de Nys, Rocky, Webster, Nicole, and Whalan, Steve (2014) Larval behaviours and their contribution to the distribution of the intertidal coral reef sponge Carteriospongia foliascens. PLoS ONE, 9 (5). e98181. pp. 1-13.

Abdul Wahab, Muhammad, Fromont, J., Whalan, S., Webster, N., and Andreakis, N. (2014) Combining morphometrics with molecular taxonomy: how different are similar foliose keratose sponges from the Australian tropics? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 73. pp. 23-39.

Macintosh, Hugh, de Nys, Rocky, and Whalan, Steve (2014) Contrasting life histories in shipworms: growth, reproductive development and fecundity. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 459. pp. 80-86.

Vucko, M.J., Poole, A.J., Carl, C., Sexton, B.A., Glenn, F.L., Whalan, S., and de Nys, R. (2014) Using textured PDMS to prevent settlement and enhance release of marine fouling organisms. Biofouling, 30 (1). pp. 1-16.

Vucko, M.J., Poole , A.J., Sexton , B.A., Glenn, F.L., Carl, C., Whalan, S., and de Nys, R. (2013) Combining a photocatalyst with microtopography to develop effective antifouling materials. Biofouling, 29 (7). pp. 751-762.

Carl, C., Poole, A.J., Vucko, M.J., Williams, M.R., Whalan, S., and De Nys, R. (2012) Enhancing the efficacy of fouling-release coatings against fouling by Mytilus galloprovincialis using nanofillers. Biofouling, 28 (10). pp. 1077-1091.

Macintosh, Hugh, De Nys, Rocky, and Whalan, Stephen (2012) Shipworms as a model for competition and coexistence in specialized habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 461. pp. 95-105.

Luter, Heidi M., Whalan, Stephen, and Webster, Nicole S. (2012) The marine sponge Ianthella basta can recover from stress-induced tissue regression. Hydrobiologia, 687 (1). pp. 227-235.

Abdul Wahab, M.A., de Nys, R., and Whalan, S. (2012) Closing the lifecycle for the sustainable aquaculture of the bath sponge Coscinoderma matthewsi. Aquaculture, 324-325. pp. 281-289.

Whalan, Steve, Webster, Nicole S., and Negri, Andrew P. (2012) Crustose coralline algae and a cnidarian neuropeptide trigger larval settlement in two coral reef sponges. PLoS ONE, 7 (1). e30386. pp. 1-8.

Carl, C., Poole, A.J., Sexton, B.A., Glenn, F.L., Vucko, M.J., Williams, M.R., Whalan, S., and de Nys, R. (2012) Enhancing the settlement and attachment strength of pediveligers of Mytilus galloprovincialis by changing surface wettability and microtopography. Biofouling, 28 (2). pp. 175-186.

Luter, Heidi M., Whalan, Steve, and Webster, Nicole S. (2012) Thermal and sedimentation stress are unlikely causes of brown spot syndrome in the coral reef sponge, Ianthella basta. PLoS ONE, 7 (6). e39779. pp. 1-9.

Webster, Nicole S., Botté, Emmanuelle S., Soo, Rochelle M., and Whalan, Steve (2011) The larval sponge holobiont exhibits high thermal tolerance. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 3 (6). pp. 756-762.

Carl, C., Poole, A.J., Vucko, M.J., Williams, M.R., Whalan, S., and de Nys, R. (2011) Optimising settlement assays of pediveligers and plantigrades of Mytilus galloprovincialis. Biofouling, 27 (8). pp. 859-868.

Abdul Wahab, M.A., De Nys, R., and Whalan, S. (2011) Larval behaviour and settlement cues of a brooding coral reef sponge. Coral Reefs, 30 (2). pp. 451-460.

Webster, Nicole S., Cobb, Rose E., Soo, Rochelle, Anthony, Shelley L., Battershill, Christopher N., Whalan, Stephen, and Evans-Illidge, Elizabeth (2011) Bacterial community dynamics in the marine sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile under in situ and ex situ cultivation. Marine Biotechnology, 13 (2). pp. 296-304.

Bannister, Raymond, Hoogenboom, Mia, Anthony, Kenneth R. N., Battershill, Chris, Whalan, Stephen, Webster, Nicole, and De Nys, Rocky (2011) Incongruence between the distribution of a common coral reef sponge and photosynthesis. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 423. pp. 95-100.

Hasbi, Ghitarina, de Nys, Rocky, Burns, Kathryn, Whalan, Stephen, and Dunlap, Walter C. (2011) Hepatic coenzyme Q redox balance of fishes as a potential bioindicator of environmental contamination by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Biology Letters, 7 (1). pp. 123-126.

Gagliano, M., Lema, A.K., Depczynski, M., and Whalan, S. (2011) Use it and lose it: lipofuscin accumulation in the midbrain of a coral reef fish. Journal of Fish Biology, 78 (2). pp. 659-666.

Luter, Heidi M., Whalan, Steve, and Webster, Nicole S. (2010) Exploring the role of microorganisms in the disease-like syndrome affecting the sponge Ianthella basta. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76 (17). pp. 5736-5744.

Webster, Nicole S., Taylor, Michael W., Behnam, Faris, Lücker, Sebastian, Rattei, Thomas, Whalan, Stephen, Horn, Matthias, and Wagner, Michael (2010) Deep sequencing reveals exceptional diversity and modes of transmission for bacterial sponge symbionts. Environmental Microbiology, 12 (8). pp. 2070-2082.

Luter, Heidi M., Whalan, Stephen, and Webster, Nicole S. (2010) Prevalence of tissue necrosis and brown spot lesions in a common marine sponge. Marine and Freshwater Research, 61 (4). pp. 484-489.

Whalan, S., Ettinger-Epstein, P., and de Nys, R. (2008) The effect of temperature on larval pre-settlement duration and metamorphosis for the sponge, Rhopaloeides odorabile. Coral Reefs, 27 (4). pp. 783-786.

Whalan, S., Ettinger-Epstein, P., Battershill, C., and de Nys, R. (2008) Larval vertical migration and hierarchical selectivity of settlement in a brooding marine sponge. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 368. pp. 145-154.

Steger, Doris, Ettinger-Epstein, Piers, Whalan, Stephen, Hentschel, Ute, de Nys, Rocky, Wagner, Michael, and Taylor, Michael W. (2008) Diversity and mode of transmission of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in marine sponges. Environmental Microbiology, 10 (4). pp. 1087-1094.

Whalan, S., de Nys, R., Smith-Keune, C., Evans, B.S., Battershill, C., and Jerry, D.R. (2008) Low genetic variability within and among populations of the brooding sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile on the central Great Barrier Reef. Aquatic Biology, 3 (2). pp. 111-119.

Ettinger-Epstein, Piers, Whalan, Steve, Battershill, Christopher N., and de Nys, Rocky (2008) A hierarchy of settlement cues influences larval behaviour in a coral reef sponge. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 365. pp. 103-113.

Ettinger-Epstein, Piers, Whalan, Steve W., Battershill, Christopher N., and de Nys, Rocky (2007) Temperature cues gametogenesis and larval release in a tropical sponge. Marine Biology, 153 (2). pp. 171-178.

Whalan, S., Battershill, C., and de Nys, R. (2007) Variability in reproductive output across a water quality gradient for a tropical marine sponge. Marine Biology, 153 (2). pp. 163-169.

Louden, D., Whalan, S., Evans-Illidge, E., Wolff, C., and de Nys, R. (2007) An assessment of the aquaculture potential of the tropical sponges Rhopaloeides odorabile and Coscinoderma sp. Aquaculture, 270 (1-4). pp. 57-67.

Whalan, S., Battershill, C., and de Nys, R. (2007) Sexual reproduction of the brooding sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile. Coral Reefs, 26 (3). pp. 655-663.

Whalan, Steve (2006) Reproduction, larval dispersal and population genetics of the sponge Rhopaloeides odorabile. PhD thesis, James Cook University.