Butler, M.J. IV, Alain Duran, Colette J. Feehan, Alastair R. Harborne, Alwin Hykema, Joshua T. Patterson, William C. Sharp, Angelo J. Spadaro, Tom Wijers, and Stacey M. Williams. 2024.  Restoration of Herbivory on Caribbean Coral Reefs: A Comparison of the Promise. Frontiers in Marine Science 11:1329028. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1329028

Hutchinson, E, Matthews, TR, Ross, E, Hagedorn, S and Butler, MJ IV. 2024. Gastric mill ossicles record chronological age in the Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus). Fisheries Research https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2024.107083

Martinangeli, L., M. Fourt, M. Butler, A. C. Tsikliras, N. Smith, M.L.D. Palomares, B. Derrick, E. Chu and D. Pauly. 2022. The global catch of commercial sponges (1950 to 2019), p. 85-106. In: D. Pauly and E. Chu (eds).Marine and Freshwater Miscellanea IV. Fisheries Centre Research Reports 30(4). Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

Pauly, D., U.S. Amarasinghe, E. Chu, K.M.F Freire, E. Vázquez, M. J. Butler IV. 2022. The growth, respiration, and reproduction of crustaceans: a synthesis through the Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT). Journal of Crustacean Biology. 42(4).

Pauly, D., N. Smith, and M.J. Butler IV. 2022. Growth and related traits of the wool sponge Hippospongia lachne: practical and theoretical considerations. Fisheries Bulletin 120: 99

Butler, J., E.R. Anderson, and M.J. Butler IV. 2022. Habitat Restoration Restores Underwater Soundscapes and Larval Recruitment. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10:785986. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.785986

Butler, J., W. C. Sharp, J.H. Hunt, and M.J. Butler IV. 2021. Setting the foundations for renewal: restoration of sponge communities to aid the ecological recovery of Florida Bay, FL (USA). Ecosphere 12

Pierce et al 2021 FMS 3D Model Coral , J., M.J. Butler IV, Y. Rzhanov, K. Lowell, and Jennifer A. Dijkstra. 2021. Classifying 3D Models of Coral Reefs using Structure-from-Motion and Multi-View Semantic Segmentation. Frontiers in Marine Science.

Anderson, E., J. Butler, and M.J. Butler IV. (2021) Response of fish and invertebrate larvae to backreef sounds at varying distances. Frontiers in Marine Science.

Butler, M.J. IV and D.C. Behringer (2021). Behavioral Immunity and Social Distancing in the Wild: the Same as in Humans? Bioscience 71: Volume 71 (6); 571–580.

Spadaro, A.J. and M.J. Butler IV. (2020) Herbivorous crabs reverse the seaweed dilemma on coral reefs. Current Biology 31: 1–7

Gnanalingam, G., H. Gaff, and M.J. Butler IV (2020) Expanding the footprint of protected areas: combining harvest slot limits and no-take marine protected areas to rebuild and conserve spawning stocks. Conservation Biology 34(6): 1492-1502.

Griffiths, S.M., M. J. Butler IV, D.C. Behringer, T. Pérez and R. F. Preziosi. (2020) Connectivity of the vase sponge Ircinia campana in the Caribbean is shaped by oceanographic features and limited dispersal. Heredity 126: 63–76.

Griffiths, S.M., E. Taylor-Cox, D.C. Behringer, M. J. Butler IV, T. Pérez, and R.F. Preziosi. (2020) Using genetics to inform restoration and predict resilience in declining populations of a habitat-building marine sponge. Biodiversity and Conservation.

Small, H.J., Huchin-Mian, J.P., Reece, K.S., Butler, IV M.J., and J.D. Shields. 2019. Prevalence of the parasitic dinoflagellate Hematodinium perezi in larval and juvenile blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, from the coastal bays of Virginia. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 134: 215–222.

Griffiths, S.M, R. E. Antwis, L. Lenzi, A. Lucaci, D.C. Behringer, M.J. Butler IV and R. F. Preziosi. 2019. Host genetics and geography influence microbiome composition in the sponge Ircinia campana. Journal of Animal Ecology. 88:1684–1695.

Valentine, M.V. and M.J. Butler IV 2019. Sponges structure water column characteristics in a shallow, tropical coastal ecosystem. Marine Ecology Progress Series 608: 133–147.

Gnanalingam, G., M.J. Butler IV, T.R. Matthews, E. Hutchinson, and R. Kilada. 2018. Directly ageing the Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus with validated band counts from gastric mill ossicles. ICES Journal of Marine Science

Gnanalingam, G.G. and M.J. Butler IV 2018. Parental effects and reproductive senescence in Caribbean spiny lobster. Bulletin of Marine Science 94:675–698.

Kough, A, C.B. Paris, and M.J. Butler IV. 2018. The Spatial Context of "Winning" in MPA Nework Design: Location Matters. 17Conservation Letters

Butler, M.J. IV, J. B. Weisz, and J. Butler. 2018. The effects of water quality on back-reef sponge survival and distribution in the Florida Keys, Florida (USA). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 503:92-99.

Gittens, L.G. and M. J. Butler IV. 2018. The Effect of Casitas on Panulirus argus Mortality, Growth, and Susceptibility to Disease in The Bahamas. Bulletin of Marine Science 94(3):995–1016.

Gnanalingam, G.G. and M.J. Butler IV. 2018. Examining the relationship between size and prey preference in the Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Panulirus argus. Journal of Crustacean Biology 38(2), 245–249, 2018.

Gnanalingam, G.G. and M.J. Butler IV. 2018. Application of a non-invasive technique for estimating clutch size in Caribbean spiny lobster. Journal of Crustacean Biology 38(1), 124–127, 2018.

Butler, M.J. IV. 2017. Collecting and processing lobsters. Journal of Crustacean Biology 37 (3): 340–346

Butler, M.J. IV and T. W. Dolan III. 2017. Potential impacts of Everglades restoration on lobster and hard-bottom communities in the Florida Keys, FL (USA). Estuaries and Coasts: 40(6): 1523-1539.

Gutzler, B. and M.J. Butler IV. 2017. Comparison of methods for determining nutritional condition in decapod crustaceans. Journal of Shellfish Research 36: 175-179.

Butler, J., M.J. Butler IV, and H. Gaff. 2017. Snap, crackle, and pop: acoustic-based model estimation of snapping shrimp populations in healthy and degraded hard-bottom habitats. Ecological Indicators 77: 377-385.

Butler, M.J. IV, D.C. Behringer, and M. M. Valentine. 2017. Commercial sponge fishery impacts on the population dynamics of sponges in the Florida Keys, FL (USA). Fisheries Research 190: 113-121.

Truelove, N.K., A.S. Kough, R. F. Preziosi, D. Behringer Jr, S. J. Box, C. Paris, and M. Butler IV. 2017. Biophysical connectivity explains population genetic structure in a highly dispersive marine species. Coral Reefs 36:233–244.

Butler, J., J.A. Stanley, and M.J. Butler IV. 2016. Underwater soundscapes in near-shore tropical habitats and the effects of environmental degradation and habitat restoration. Journal Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 479: 89-96

Truelove N.K., D.C. Behringer Jr, M.J. Butler IV, and R.F. Preziosi. 2016. Isolation and characterization of eight polymorphic microsatellites for the spotted spiny lobster, Panulirus guttatus. PeerJ 4:e1467

Butler, M.J. IV and M.D. Kintzing. 2016. An Exception to the Rule: Top-Down Control of a Coral Reef Macroinvertebrate Community by a Tropical Spiny Lobster. Bulletin of Marine Science 92(1):137–152/

Gutzler, B.C., M.J. Butler IV, and D.C. Behringer. 2015. Casitas: a site-dependent ecological trap for juvenile Caribbean spiny lobsters, Panulirus argus. ICES Journal of Marine Science 72: i177-184.

Butler, M.J. IV, A. MacDiarmid, G. Gnanalingam. 2015. The effect of parental size on spermatophore production, egg quality, fertilization success, and larval characteristics in the Caribbean Spiny lobster, Panulirus argus. ICES Journal of Marine Science 72: i115-123.

Kough, A.S., C. B. Paris, D. C. Behringer, and M. J. Butler IV. 2015. Modeling the spread and connectivity of waterborne marine pathogens: the case of PaV1 in the Caribbean. ICES Journal of Marine Science 72: i139-146

Butler, M.J. IV, R. Bertelsen, and A. MacDiarmid. 2015. Mate Choice in Temperate and Tropical Spiny Lobsters With Contrasting Reproductive Systems. ICES Journal of Marine Science 72: i101-114

Butler M.J. IV, Behringer D.C. Jr., Dolan T.W. III, Moss J., and J.D. Shields. 2015. Behavioral Immunity Suppresses an Epizootic in Caribbean Spiny Lobsters. PLoS ONE 10(6): e0126374.

Kearny, K., M.J. Butler, Glazer, R., Keblie, C., Serafy, S.E., Sand, and E. Stabenau. 2015. Quantifying Florida Bay habitat suitability for fishes and invertebrates under climate change scenarios. Environmental Management 55:836–856

Truelove, N., S. Griffiths, K. Ley-Cooper, J. Azueta, I. Majil, S. Box, D. Behringer Jr, M.J. Butler IV, and R. F. Preziosi. 2015. Genetic evidence from the spiny lobster fishery supports international cooperation among Central American marine protected areas. Conservation Genetics 16:347–358

Kintzing, M.D. and M.J. Butler IV. 2014. The influence of shelter, conspecifics, and predator threat on the behavior of the long-spined sea urchin (Diadema antillarum). Journal of Shellfish Research 33(3), 1–5.

Butler, M.J. IV, J. M. Tiggelaar II, M.J. Butler V, and J.D. Shields. 2014. Effects of the parasitic dinoflagellate Hematodinium perezi on blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) behavior and predation. Journal Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 461: 381–388

Dolan, T. W., M.J. Butler IV, and J.D. Shields. 2014. Host behavior alters spiny lobster–viral disease dynamics: a simulation study. Ecology 95(8): 2346–2361

Kintzing, M.D. and M.J. Butler IV. 2014. Effects of predation upon the long-spined sea urchin (Diadema antillarum by the spotted spiny lobster (Panulirus guttatus). Marine Ecology Progress Series 495: 185–191.

Kough, A., C.P. Paris, and M.J. Butler IV. 2013. Larval Connectivity and the International Management of Fisheries. PLOS ONE 8: e64970: 1-11

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. Schärer, L. Reynal, N. Truelove, and M. J. Butler. 2013. Distribution, prevalence, and genetic analysis of Panulirus argus Virus I from the Caribbean Sea. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 104: 129–140

Truelove, N.K., E. Burdfield-Steel, S. Griffiths, K. Ley-Cooper, R. Preziosi, M.J. Butler IV, D.C. Behringer, S. Box, and S. Canty. 2012. Genetic Connectivity of Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus) in Belize. Proceedings of Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 64, 463–467.

Butler, M. J. IV and A.M. Mojica. 2012. Effect of the herbivorous channel clinging crab on patch reef algal communities in Florida. Marine Biology 159: 2697-2706

Butler, M.J. IV. 2012. Caribbean Spiny Lobsters Require Healthy Nursery Habitats. Pp. 389-390 in Tropical Connections: Facts about south Florida’s marine environment. Kruczynski, William L. and Pamela J. Fletcher (eds), IAN Press, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge, Maryland. 452 pp.

Butler, M.J. IV. 2012. Carribean Spiny Lobsters are widely dispersed. Pp. 388 in Tropical Connections: Facts about south Florida’s marine environment. Kruczynski, William L. and Pamela J. Fletcher (eds), IAN Press, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge, Maryland. 452 pp.

Behringer, D. C., M.J. Butler IV, and G. D. Stentiford. 2012. Disease Effects on Lobster Fisheries and Ecology. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 100: 89-93

Behringer, D.C., M. J. Butler IV and J. D. Shields. 2012. Juvenile Caribbean Spiny Lobsters are Plagued by the Lethal Viral Pathogen PaV. Pp.392-393 in Tropical Connections: Facts about south Florida’s marine environment. Kruczynski, William L. and Pamela J. Fletcher (eds), IAN Press, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge, Maryland. 452 pp.

Robertson, D.N. and M. J. Butler IV. 2012 Mate Choice and Sperm Limitation in the Spotted Spiny Lobster, Panulirus guttatus. Marine Biological Research 9: 69-76

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

Behringer, D.C., J. Moss, J. D. Shields, and M. J. Butler IV. 2012. PaV1 infection in the Florida Spiny Lobster Fishery and its Effects on Trap Function and Disease Transmission. Canadian Journal Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 69: 136–144

Butler, M.J. IV, 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.

Behringer, D.C., M.J. Butler, J. Shields, and J. Moss. 2011. A review of Panulirus argus Virus 1 – a Decade after its Discovery. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 94: 153–160.

Butler, M.J. IV, J. 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 15: 69-84

Behringer, D.C., M.J. Butler, and J. Shields. 2010. A Review of the Lethal Spiny Lobster Virus PaV1 – Ten Years After Its Discovery. Proceedings Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 62: 370-375

Butler, M.J. IV, A.M. Mojica, E. Sosa-Cordero, M. Millet, P. Sanchez-Navarro, M. A. M. Cuevas, J. Posada, B. Rodriquez, M. Prada, A. Oviedo, M. Arronne, N. Bach, N. Jimenez, M. C. G. Rivas, T. Matthews, and D. Behringer. 2010. Comparison of Lobster Postlarval Recruitment Patterns in the Caribbean: a CRTR Project. Proceedings Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 62: 360-369

Behringer, D.C. and M.J. Butler IV. 2010. Disease Avoidance and its Role in Shelter Competition and Predation in Caribbean Spiny Lobster. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 64:747–755

Sale, P.F., H. Van Lavieren, M.C. Ablan Lagman, J. Atema, M. Butler, F. Fauvelot, J.D. Hogen, G.P. Jones, K.C. Lindeman, C.B. Paris, R. Steneck, and H.L. Stewart. 2010. Preserving Reef Connectivity: A Handbook for Marine Protected Area Managers. Connectivity Working Group, Coral Reef Targeted Research and Capacity Building for Management Program, UNU-INWEH, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 78p.

Ehrhardt, N.M., R. Puga, and M. Butler IV. 2010. Large ecosystem dynamics and fishery management concepts: The Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, fisheries. In: Towards Marine Ecosystem-Based Management in the Wider Caribbean. Fanning, L., R. Mahon and P. McConney (eds). Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam.

Robertson, D.R. and M.J. Butler IV. 2009. Variable reproductive success in isolated populations of lobster. 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 57(Panulirus argus). Limnology and Oceanography 54: 1669-1678.

Butler, M.J. IV and J.A. Lear. 2009. Habitat-based intraguild predation by Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus) on juvenile Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus). Marine Ecology Progress Series 386:115-122.

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

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

Bertelsen, R.D., M. J. Butler IV, W. F. Herrnkind, and J. H. Hunt. 2009. Regional Characterization of Hard-bottom Nursery Habitat for Juvenile Caribbean Spiny Lobster Using Rapid Assessment Techniques. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43: 299-312

Butler, M. J. IV. 2008. More than an Entrée: Lobsters, pp. 88-97 in Adrift: Tales of Ocean Fragility, Campagna, C., Sadovy de Mitcheson, Y., Pilcher, N., Hurd, A., Griffin, J., (Eds.). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 136pp.

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

Behringer, D.B., M.J. Butler IV, and J.D. Shields. 2008. Effect of PaV1 infection on Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) movement, condition, and survival. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 359: 26-33.

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

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

Torres, R.C., M.J. Butler, and B. Shellito. 2006. A GIS-based characterization of commercial sponge populations in the Florida Keys, FL (USA). Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 57: 1043-1044.

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

Butler, M.J. IV, R.S. Steneck, and W.F. Herrnkind. 2006. Juvenile and adult ecology. Pp. 263 – 309 in Lobsters: Biology and Management, B.F. Phillips (ed.). Blackwell Scientific Press, Oxford

Behringer, D.C. Jr. and M.J. Butler IV. 2006. Trophic structure in a tropical hard-bottom community: a stable-isotope analysis. Oecologia 148: 334 - 341

Behringer, D.C. Jr., and M. J. Butler IV. 2006. The impact of artificially enhanced density on juvenile spiny lobster condition, residency, and disease in wild populations. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 334: 84-95

Dolan, Thomas W. III and M. J. Butler IV. 2006. Modeling ontological changes in the social behavior of juvenile Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus. Journal of Crustacean Biology 26: 565 – 578.

Butler, M. J. IV. 2005. Benthic Fisheries Ecology in a Changing Environment: Unraveling Process to Achieve Prediction. Aquatic Living Resources 18: 301-311

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

Castaneda-Fernandez, V., M. Butler, S. Hernandez-Vazquez, S. Guzman del Proo, and E. Serviere-Vasquez. 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: 1 – 9.

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

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 Marine and Freshwater Research 39: 425-435

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

Robertson, D.N. and M. J. Butler IV. 2003. Growth and size at maturity of the spotted spiny lobster, Panulirus guttatus. Journal of Crustacean Biology 23: 265-272

Butler, Mark J. IV, T. Dolan, W.F. Herrnkind, and J. Hunt. 2001. Modeling the effect of spatial variation in postlarval supply and habitat structure on recruitment of Caribbean spiny lobster. Marine and Freshwater Research 52: 1243 - 1253

Butler, Mark J. IV. 2001. Lobster biology and management: an introduction. Marine and Freshwater Research 52: 1033 - 1036

Butler, M.J. IV and W.F. Herrnkind. 2001. Puerulus and juvenile ecology, pp. 276 - 301 in Spiny Lobsters: Fisheries and Culture, 2nd ed., B.F. Phillips and J. Kittaka (eds.). Blackwell Scientific Press, Oxford.

Berger, D. K. and Mark J. Butler IV. 2001. Do octopuses influence den selection by juvenile Caribbean spiny lobster? Marine and Freshwater Research 52: 1049- 1054

Reznick, D., M.J. Butler IV, and H. Rodd. 2001. Life history evolution in guppies 7: the comparative ecology of high and low predation environments. American Naturalist 157: 126-140

Robertson, D.N., M. J. Butler, and F.C. Dobbs. 2000. An evaluation of lipid- and morphometric-based indices of nutritional condition for early benthic stage spiny lobsters, Panulirus argus. Marine and Freshwater Behavior and Physiology 33: 161-171

Sharp, W.C., W.A. Lellis, M.J. Butler, W.F. Herrnkind, J.H. Hunt, M. Pardee-Woodring, and T.R. Matthews. 2000. The use of coded microwire tags for mark-recapture studies of juvenile Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus. Journal of Crustacean Biology 20: 510-521

Butler, M.J. IV, 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

Herrnkind, W.F., M.J. Butler IV, and J. H. Hunt. 1999. A case for shelter replacement in a disturbed spiny lobster nursery in Florida: why basic research had to come first. In Fish Habitat: Essential Fish Habitat and Rehabilitation, American Fisheries Society

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

Acosta, C.A. and M.J. Butler IV. 1999. Adaptive strategies that reduce predation on spiny lobster postlarvae during onshore transport. Limnology and Oceanography 44:494-501

Acosta, C.A. and M. J. Butler IV. 1997. The role of mangrove habitat as nursery for juvenile spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, in Belize. Marine and Freshwater Research 48:721-728

Herrnkind, W.H., M.J. Butler IV, J.H. Hunt, and M. Childress. 1997. The role of physical refugia: implications from a mass sponge die-off in a lobster nursery. Marine and Freshwater Research 48: 759-770

Butler, M.J. IV. 1997. Benthic processes in lobster ecology: report from a workshop. Marine and Freshwater Research 48: 659-662

Butler, M.J. IV, W.F Herrnkind, and J. H. Hunt. 1997. Factors affecting the recruitment of juvenile Caribbean spiny lobsters dwelling in macroalgae. Bulletin of Marine Science 61: 3-19

Acosta, C.A., T.R. Matthews, and M. J. Butler IV. 1997. Temporal patterns and transport processes in recruitment of spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, postlarvae to south Florida. Marine Biology 129: 79-85

Butler, M.J. IV and W.F. Herrnkind. 1997. A test of recruitment limitation and the potential of artificial enhancement of spiny lobster populations in Florida. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 54: 452-463

Herrnkind, W.F., M.J. Butler IV, and J.H. Hunt. 1997. Can artificial habitats that mimic natural structures enhance recruitment of Caribbean spiny lobster? Fisheries 22: 24-27

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

Reznick, D.A., M.J. Butler IV, H. Rodd, and P. Ross. 1996. Life history evolution in guppies (Poecillia reticulata) 6. differential mortality as a mechanism for natural selection. Evolution 50: 1651-1660

Butler, M.J. IV, J.H. Hunt, W.F. Herrnkind, T. Matthews, M. Childress, R. Bertelsen, W. Sharp, J.M. Field, and H. Marshall. 1995. Cascading disturbances in Florida Bay, USA: cyanobacteria blooms, sponge mortality, and implications for juvenile spiny lobster Panulirus argus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 129: 119-125

Field, J.M. and M.J. Butler IV. 1994. The influence of temperature, salinity, and larval transport on the distribution of juvenile spiny lobsters, Panulirus argus, in Florida Bay. Crustaceana

Herrnkind, W.F. and M.J. Butler IV.1994. Settlement of spiny lobsters, Panulirus argus in Florida: pattern without predictability. Crustaceana 67: 46-64

Herrnkind, W.F., P. Jernakoff, and M.J. Butler IV. 1994. Puerulus and post-puerulus ecology, pp. 213-229 in Spiny Lobster Management, B. Phillips, S. Cobb, and J. Kittaka (eds.), Blackwell Press, Oxford.

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

Mattingly, H.T. and M.J. Butler IV.1994. Laboratory predation on the Trinidadian guppy: implications for the size-selective predation hypothesis and guppy life history evolution. Oikos 69: 54-64

Butler, M.J., IV and W.F. Herrnkind. 1992. Spiny lobster recruitment in south Florida: field experiments and management implications. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 41: 508-515.

Butler, M.J., IV and W.F. Herrnkind. 1992. Are artificial "Witham" surface collectors adequate indicators of Caribbean spiny lobster recruitment? Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 42: 135-136.

Butler, M.J., IV and W.F. Herrnkind. 1992. Spiny lobster recruitment in south Florida: field experiments and management implications. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 41: 508-515.

Butler, M.J., IV and W.F. Herrnkind. 1991. Effect of benthic microhabitat cues on the metamorphosis of postlarvae of the spiny lobster Panulirus argus. Journal of Crustacean Biology 11:23-28.

Butler, M.J., IV. 1989. Community responses to variable predation: field experiments with sunfish and freshwater macroinvertebrates. Ecological Monographs 59: 311-328.

Butler, M.J., IV. 1988. In situ observations of bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) foraging behavior: the effects of habitat complexity, school size, and predators. Copeia 1988: 941-946.

Butler, M.J., IV. 1988. An evaluation of reproductively-mediated character displacement in the crayfishes Orconectes rusticus and O. sanborni. Ohio Journal of Science 88: 87-91.

Herrnkind, W.F., M.J. Butler IV, and R.A. Tankersley. 1988. The effects of siltation on the recruitment of spiny lobsters (Panulirus argus) in south Florida. Fisheries Bulletin 86: 331-338.

Herrnkind, W.F. and M.J. Butler IV. 1986. Factors regulating settlement and microhabitat use by juvenile spiny lobsters, Panulirus argus. Marine Ecology Progress Series 34: 23-30.

Butler, M.J., IV and R.A. Stein. 1985. Range expansion in crayfish: an analysis of the replacement mechanisms. Oecologia 66: 168-177.

Butler, M.J., IV and H.H. Hobbs III. 1982. Drift and upstream movement of invertebrates in a springbrook community ecosystem. Hydrobiologia 89: 153-159.

Hobbs, H.H., III and M.J. Butler IV. 1981. A sampler for simultaneously measuring drift and upstream movement of aquatic macroinvertebrates in lotic environments. Journal of Crustacean Biology 1:63-69.