John J. Govoni

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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John J. Govoni is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, John J. Govoni has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 21 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 11 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in John J. Govoni's work include Marine and fisheries research (21 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (20 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (5 papers). John J. Govoni is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (21 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (20 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (5 papers). John J. Govoni collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Puerto Rico. John J. Govoni's co-authors include Yoshirou Watanabe, George W. Boehlert, Donald E. Hoss, Diane K. Stoecker, Jonathan A. Hare, Churchill B. Grimes, David R. Colby, Leonard J. Pietrafesa, Edward Pfeiler and James A. Morris and has published in prestigious journals such as Limnology and Oceanography, Marine Biology and Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

John J. Govoni

34 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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The physiology of digestion in fish larvae

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John J. Govoni United States	19	782	586	556	493	330	35	1.4k
Frank G. Nordlie United States	23	755 1.0×	1.1k 1.8×	791 1.4×	1.2k 2.5×	154 0.5×	44	1.9k
Gustavo J. Macchi Argentina	20	871 1.1×	537 0.9×	375 0.7×	373 0.8×	143 0.4×	105	1.2k
Ralf Thiel Germany	19	622 0.8×	774 1.3×	382 0.7×	703 1.4×	157 0.5×	71	1.3k
Kelig Mahé France	18	682 0.9×	435 0.7×	508 0.9×	433 0.9×	89 0.3×	82	1.1k
Mario La Mesa Italy	25	1.0k 1.3×	802 1.4×	320 0.6×	843 1.7×	322 1.0×	119	1.7k
Jen‐Chieh Shiao Taiwan	27	1.1k 1.4×	1.1k 1.9×	832 1.5×	695 1.4×	154 0.5×	95	2.1k
Leonard DiMichele United States	22	334 0.4×	579 1.0×	400 0.7×	659 1.3×	89 0.3×	32	1.4k
Mark J. Wuenschel United States	20	932 1.2×	799 1.4×	454 0.8×	511 1.0×	90 0.3×	35	1.3k
M. P. Fahay United States	11	904 1.2×	1.0k 1.8×	568 1.0×	734 1.5×	468 1.4×	12	1.8k
Hélène de Pontual France	27	1.4k 1.9×	978 1.7×	607 1.1×	824 1.7×	126 0.4×	59	2.0k

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Allen, Dennis M., John J. Govoni, Kenneth W. Able, et al.. (2024). Long-term dynamics of larval and early juvenile spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) off the U.S. East Coast: relating ocean origins, estuarine ingress, and changing environmental conditions. Fishery Bulletin. 122(4). 162–185.

Govoni, John J., et al.. (2013). The Distribution of Larval Fishes of the Charleston Gyre Region off the Southeastern United States in Winter Shaped by Mesoscale, Cyclonic Eddies. Marine and Coastal Fisheries. 5(1). 246–259. 11 indexed citations

Vaughan, Douglas S., John J. Govoni, & Kyle W. Shertzer. (2011). Relationship between Gulf Menhaden Recruitment and Mississippi River Flow: Model Development and Potential Application for Management. Marine and Coastal Fisheries. 3(1). 344–352. 10 indexed citations

Govoni, John J.. (2010). Feeding on protists and particulates by the leptocephali of the worm eels Myrophis spp. (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae), and the potential energy contribution of large aloricate protozoa. Scientia Marina. 74(2). 339–344. 23 indexed citations

Govoni, John J., et al.. (2009). Mesoscale, cyclonic eddies as larval fish habitat along the southeast United States shelf: a Lagrangian description of the zooplankton community. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 67(3). 403–411. 44 indexed citations

Govoni, John J., et al.. (2008). Effects of Underwater Explosions on Larval Fish: Implications for a Coastal Engineering Project. Journal of Coastal Research. 2. 228–233. 27 indexed citations

Quattrini, Andrea M., et al.. (2005). Distribution of larval fishes among water masses in Onslow Bay, North Carolina: implications for cross‐shelf exchange. Fisheries Oceanography. 14(6). 413–431. 13 indexed citations

Govoni, John J., Lawrence R. Settle, & Melissa West. (2003). Trauma to Juvenile Pinfish and Spot Inflicted by Submarine Detonations. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 15(2). 111–119. 21 indexed citations

Hare, Jonathan A., James H. Churchill, Robert K. Cowen, et al.. (2002). Routes and rates of larval fish transport from the southeast to the northeast United States continental shelf. Limnology and Oceanography. 47(6). 1774–1789. 97 indexed citations

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Pfeiler, Edward & John J. Govoni. (1993). Metabolic Rates in Early Life History Stages of Elopomorph Fishes. Biological Bulletin. 185(2). 277–283. 36 indexed citations

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Govoni, John J. & John E. Olney. (1991). Potential Predation On Fish Eggs By The Lobate Ctenophore Mnemiopsis-Leidyi Within And Outside The Chesapeake Bay Plume. Fishery Bulletin. 89(2). 181. 17 indexed citations

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Govoni, John J., et al.. (1990). Diet composition of larval Leiostomus xanthurus in and about the Mississippi River plume. Journal of Plankton Research. 12(4). 819–830. 35 indexed citations

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Powell, Allyn B., et al.. (1990). Nutritional Condition of Spot Larvae Associated with the Mississippi River Plume. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 119(6). 957–965. 11 indexed citations

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Govoni, John J., Donald E. Hoss, & David R. Colby. (1989). The spatial distribution of larvalfishes about the Mississippi River plume. Limnology and Oceanography. 34(1). 178–187. 85 indexed citations

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Govoni, John J., et al.. (1985). An observation of episodic feeding and growth of larval Leiostomus xanthurus in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Plankton Research. 7(1). 137–146. 38 indexed citations

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Govoni, John J., et al.. (1984). Observations On Structure And Evaluation Of Possible Functions Of The Vexillum In Larval Carapidae (Ophidiiformes). Bulletin of Marine Science. 34(1). 60–70. 17 indexed citations

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Stoecker, Diane K. & John J. Govoni. (1984). Food selection by young larval gulf menhaden (Brevoortia patronus). Marine Biology. 80(3). 299–306. 73 indexed citations

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Govoni, John J., David S. Peters, & John V. Merriner. (1982). Carbon assimilation during larval development of the marine teleost Leiostomus xanthurus Lacépède. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 64(3). 287–299. 24 indexed citations

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Govoni, John J.. (1980). Morphological, Histological, And Physiological Aspects Of Assimilation In Larval Spot, Leiostomus Xanthurus Lacepede. W&M Publish (College of William & Mary). 2 indexed citations

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Govoni, John J. & John V. Merriner. (1978). The Occurrence of Ladyfish, Elops saurus, Larvae in Low Salinity Waters and Another Record for Chesapeake Bay. Estuaries. 1(3). 205–205. 6 indexed citations

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