Sanderson, M., Hudson, K., Gregg, L., Chesler-Poole, A., Small, J., Reece, K., Carnegie, R., & J. Smith. (2023). Detection of toxins and harmful algal bloom cells in shellfish hatcheries and efforts towards removal. Aquaculture , 562.
Guo, X., Puritz, J.B., Wang, Z., Proestou, D., Allen, S.K., Small, J ., Verbyla, K., Zhao, Z., Haggard, J., Chriss, N., Zeng, D., Lundgren, K., Allam, B., Bushek, D., Gomez-Chiarri, G., Hare, M., Hollenbeck, C., LaPeyre, J., Liu, M., Lotterhos, K., Plough, L., Rawson, P., Rickard, S., Saillant, E., Varney, R., Wikfors G., and Wilbur, A. (2023). Development and Evaluation of High-Density SNP Arrays for the Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica . Marine Biotechnology. 25:174-191
Takyi, E., Gregg, L., Chesler-Poole, A., Small, J., White, M., Hudson, R., Giray, C., Rowley, D., Nelson, D., Gomez-Chiarri, M. (2023). Probiotic treatment in the hatchery shifts the composition of bacterial microbiomes in larval eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica . Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries. 1-12.
Takyi, E., LaPorte, J., Sohn, S., Stevick, R., Witkop, E., Gregg, L., Chesler-Poole, A., Small, J., White, M., Giray, C., Rowley, D., Nelson, D., and M. Gomez-Chiarri. (2022). Development and evaluation of a formulation or probiont Phaeobacter inhibens S4 for the management of vibriosis in bivalve hatcheries. Frontiers in Microbiology .
Allen, S. K., Small, J. M., & P. D., Kube. (2021). Genetic Parameters for Crassostrea virginica and their application to family-based breeding in the mid-Atlatic, USA. Aquaculture , 538.
Matt, J. L., Guevelou, E., Small, J. M., & Allen, S. K. (2020). A field test investigating the influence of brood stock origin and ploidy on the susceptibility of Crassostrea virginica to "triploid mortality" in the Chesapeake Bay. Aquaculture, 526 .
Allen, S. K., Rexroad, C. & Rheault, R. (2020) Improving production of the Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica through coordination of genetic improvement programs, research and technology transfer activities. Journal of Shellfish Research, 39 (2), 175-179.
Proestou, D. A., Corbett, R. J., Ben-Horin, T., Small, J. M., & Allen, S. K. (2019). Defining Dermo resistance phenotypes in an eastern oyster breeding population. Aquaculture Research, 50 (8), 2142-2154.
Guevelou, E., Carnegie, R. B., Small, J. M., Hudson, K., Reece, K. S., Rybovich, M. M., & Allen, S. K. (2019). Tracking Triploid Mortalities of Eastern Oysters Crassostrea virginica in the Virginia Portion of the Chesapeake Bay. Journal of Shellfish Research, 38 (1), 101-113.
Thomas, L. L., Allen, S. K., & Plough, L. V. (2019). The effect of aquaculture gear on the growth and shape of the oyster Crassostrea virginica during a "finishing period" in Chesapeake Bay, USA. Aquaculture, 508 , 1-9.
Ben-Horin, T., Allen, S. K., Small, J. M., & Proestou, D. A. (2018). Genetic variation in anti-parasite behavior in oysters. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 594 , 107-117.
de Sousa, J. T., Allen, S. K., Wolfe, B. M., & Small, J. M. (2018). Mitotic instability in triploid and tetraploid one-year-old eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica , assessed by cytogenetic and flow cytometry techniques. Genome, 61 (2), 79-89.
Callam, B. R., Allen, S. K., & Frank-Lawale, A. (2016). Genetic and environmental influence on triploid Crassostrea virginica grown in Chesapeake Bay: Growth. Aquaculture, 452 , 97-106.
de Sousa, J. T., Allen, S. K., Baker, H., & Matt, J. L. (2016). Aneuploid progeny of the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica , produced by tetraploid x diploid crosses: another example of chromosome instability in polyploid oysters. Genome, 59 (5), 327-338.
Proestou, D. A., Vinyard, B. T., Corbett, R. J., Piesz, J., Allen, S. K., Small, J. M., . . . Gomez-Chiarri, M. (2016). Performance of selectively-bred lines of eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica , across eastern US estuaries. Aquaculture, 464 , 17-27.
Frank-Lawale, A., Allen, S. K., & Degremont, L. (2014). Breeding and Domestication of Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica ) Lines for Culture in the Mid-Atlantic, USA: Line Development and Mass Selection for Disease Resistance. Journal of Shellfish Research, 33 (1), 153-165.
Matt, J. L., & Allen, S. K. (2014). Heteroploid mosaic tetraploids of Crassostrea virginica produce normal triploid larvae and juveniles as revealed by flow cytometry. Aquaculture, 432 , 336-345.
Frank-Lawale, A., & Allen, S. (2012). Establishing the Relationships between Larval and Field Traits in the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica . Journal of Shellfish Research, 31 (1), 285-285.
Degremont, L., Garcia, C., Frank-Lawale, A., & Allen, S. K. (2012). Triploid Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay: Comparison of Diploid and Triploid Crassostrea virginica . Journal of Shellfish Research, 31 (1), 21-31.
Allen, S. K., Frank-Lawale, A., Blackshear, K., & Ritter, K. (2012). What Constitutes Normal for Tetraploid Crassostrea virginica . Journal of Shellfish Research, 31 (1), 259-259.
Callam, B. R., Allen, S. K., & Frank-Lawale, A. (2012). Genotype-Environment Interaction in Selectively Bred Diploid and Triploid Crassostrea virginica Lines. Journal of Shellfish Research, 31 (1), 265-266.
Allen, S. K. (2011). The Challenge of Domesticating Tetraploid Brood Stock for the Production of Triploid Oyster Seed. Journal of Shellfish Research, 30 (2), 481-481.
Callam, B. R., & Allen, S. K. (2011). Variation in Larval Traits among Pair-Mated Tetraploid Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica , Families. Journal of Shellfish Research, 30 (2), 491-491. Retrieved from
Frank-Lawale, A. S., & Allen, S. K. (2011). Utility of Selectively Bred Lines of the Native Oyster (Crassostrea virginica ) for Half Shell and on Bottom Growout in Virginia. Journal of Shellfish Research, 30 (2), 507-507.
Reiner, S. (2011). Evaluating the Use of Flow-through Larval Culture for the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica . Journal of Shellfish Research, 30 (2), 547-547.
Xiao, J., Cordes, J. F., Moss, J. A., & Reece, K. S. (2011). Genetic Diversity in US Hatchery Stocks of Crassostrea ariakensis (Fujita, 1913) and Comparison with Natural Populations in Asia. Journal of Shellfish Research, 30 (3), 751-760.
Harwell, H. D., Kingsley-Smith, P. R., Kellogg, M. L., Allen, S. M., Allen, S. K., Meritt, D. W., . . . Luckenbach, M. W. (2010). A Comparison of Crassostrea virginica and C. ariakensis in Chesapeake Bay: Does Oyster Species Affect Habitat Function? Journal of Shellfish Research, 29 (2), 253-269.
Zhang, Q. Q., Zhuang, Y., & Allen, S. K. (2010). Meiotic chromosome configurations in triploid and heteroploid mosaic males of Crassostrea gigas and Crassostrea ariakensis . Aquaculture Research, 41 (11), 1699-1706.
Student Publications
Matt, J.L. (2021). A Quantitative Genetic Analysis Of Commercial Traits In Polyploid Crassostrea virginica, With An Evaluation Of Strategies For Genetic Improvement Of Triploids (Dissertation). William & Mary.
Ritter, K.M. (2019). Fecundity of Triploid Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica ) as a Function of Tetraploid Lineage (Master's Thesis). William & Mary. 108 pp.
Matt, J.L. (2018) The Relationship Between Reproduction and Mortality in Triploid Crassostrea virginica (Master’s Thesis). William & Mary. 144 pp.
Callam, B.R. (2013) Improvements in Triploid Crassostrea virginica Production: Characterizing the Diploid Parent (Master’s Thesis). William & Mary. 259 pp.
Reiner, S.L. (2011) Evaluating the use of Flow-Through Larval Culture for the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica (Master’s Thesis). William & Mary. 168 pp.
Harwell, H. (2010) Habitat complexity and habitat function of native (Crassostrea virginica ) and non-native (C. ariakensis ) oysters in the Chesapeake Bay region. (PhD Thesis). William & Mary. 192 pp.
Congrove, M.S. (2008) A Bio-Economic Feasibility Model for Remote Setting: Potential for Oyster Aquaculture in Virginia (Master’s Thesis). William & Mary. 126 pp.
Erskine, A.J. (2003) Biology of Mated Triploid Crassostrea ariakensis in Multiple Environments: Gametogenesis, Sex Ration, Disease Prevalence, and Reversion. (Master’s Thesis). William & Mary. 159 pp.
