Publications

Scientific Papers (Peer-reviewed)

2025

1.   Kim, T. (2025) Adaptation of marine animals to extreme environments. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 13(9), 1803. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13091803

2.   Seo, Y., Kim, T., & Lee, J. (2025) Seasonally Intensified Mud Shrimp Bioturbation Hinders Seagrass Restoration. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 13(9), 1824. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13091824

3.   Kim, D., Jang, S.-J., Kim, T.* (2025) Possible evidence of range expansion of the tropical ghost crab Ocypode ceratophthalmus to a temperate region driven by climate change. Journal of Sea Research 207, 102623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2025.102623

4.   Joo, S., Cho, J., & Kim, T.* (2025) The physiological response of the fiddler crab Austruca lactea to anthropogenic low-frequency substrate-borne vibrations.  Biology 14 (8), 962.  https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14080962

5.   Park, B., Lee, Y., & Kim, T.* (2025) Comparison of microplastics between lung tissues and intestinal contents in finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) Environmental Science & Technology 59, 8673–8680. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.4c10640

2024

6.   Cho, B., Jang, S.-J., Hwang, H.-s., & Kim, T.* (2024) Convergent evolution of armor: thermal resistance in deep-sea hydrothermal vent crustaceans. Biology 13(12), 956. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13120956

7.   Park, S., Kim, M., Joo, S., Seo, H., Jo, K., Lee, Y., & Kim, T. W. * (2024) Assessment of the impacts of human trampling on locally endangered crab behavior and its implications for coastal ecosystem conservation, Ocean & Coastal Management, 256: 107295.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107295

8.   Cho, B., Seo, H., Hong, J., Jang, S., & Kim, T. * (2024) Exoskeletal trade-off between claws and carapace in deep-sea hydrothermal vent decapod crustaceans. Integrative and Comparative Biology icae011. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icae011

9.   Park, B., Cho, B., Cho, J., & Kim, T. * (2024) Microplastic contamination of a benthic ecosystem in a hydrothermal vent. Environmental Science & Technology 58 : 7636–7642 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c02811

10.   Joo, S. & Kim, T. * (2024) The effect of anthropogenic substrate-borne vibrations on locomotion of the fiddler crab Austruca lactea. Marine Pollution Bulletin 200:116107 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116107

11.   Jang, S.-J., Jo, K., Jang, S., Nishizawa, H., Kim, M., Balazs, G., Im, J., Suk, H. Y., Kim, B.-Y. * & Kim, T. * (2024) Connectivity between sea turtles off Jeju Island on the Korean Peninsula, and other populations in the western Pacific. Frontiers in Marine Science 11:1281897. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1281897

12.   Seo, H., Cho, B., Joo, S., Ahn, I., & Kim, T. * (2024) Archival records of the Antarctic clam shells from Marian Cove, King George Island suggest a protective mechanism against ocean acidification. Marine Pollution Bulletin 200:116052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116052

13.   Kim, M., Park, S., Lee, H., & Kim, T.* (2024) Where the fiddlers sing: fiddler crabs change their tunes depending on the context. Animal Behaviour 207:37-45 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.10.006 This article was also covered in Scientific American. Fiddler Crabs Unleash Special Vibrations to Attract Mates—And Deter Foes | Scientific American

2023

14.   Kim, D.-I., Jang, S.-J., & Kim, T.* (2023) The first record of Ocypode sinensis (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) from the Korean peninsula: how the complete mitochondrial genome elucidates the divergence history of ghost crabs. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 11(12):2348. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11122348

15.   Cho, J., Lee, W., Kim, T.*, & Park, B.* (2023) A hybrid design for the functional assay of LvLRRm (protein containing LRR domain) of the white leg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 11(12):2257. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11122257

16.   Park, B., Kim, S.-K.*, Joo, S., Kim, J.-S. Jo, K. Song, N.-S., Im, J., Lee, H-J, Kim, S. W., Lee S. B., Kim, S., Lee, Y., Kim, B.-Y., Kim, T.* (2023) Microplastics in large marine animals stranded in the Republic of Korea, Marine Pollution Bulletin 189: 114734, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114734

2022

17.   Jo, K., Im, J., Park, B., Cho, B., Joo, S., Kim, B.-Y., & Kim, T. * (2022) Possible link between derelict fishing gear and sea turtle strandings in coastal areas, Marine Pollution Bulletin 185, Part A,114240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114240

18.   Cho, B., Kim, D., & Kim, T. * (2022) Exceptional properties of hyper-resistant armor of a hydrothermal vent crab, Scientific Reports 12:11816. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-15982-1

19.   Oh, J. H., Kang, T., Shin, A., Kim, T., Yu, O. H, Lee, W., & Kim, D.* (2022) Effect of different pCO2 concentrations in seawater on meiofauna: abundance of communities in sediment and survival rate of harpacticoid copepods, Ocean Science Journal https://doi.org/10.1007/s12601-022-00066-y

20.  

Cho, B., Bae, H., Kim, T.* (2022) The symbiotic relationship between the Antarctic limpet, Nacella concinna, and epibiont coralline algae. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10(4):496. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10040496

21.   Kim, Y.-O., Oh, S.-Y., & Kim, T.* (2022) Effect of fasting and refeeding on juvenile leopard mandarin fish Siniperca scherzeri. Animals 12(7), 889. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12070889

22.   Hwang, H.-s., Cho, B., Cho, J., Park, B.*, & Kim, T.* (2022) New record of hydrothermal vent squat lobster (Munidopsis lauensis) provides evidence of a dispersal corridor between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, 400. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10030400

2021

23.   Park, S. & Kim, T. W. * (2021) Human trampling decreases surface activity and disturbs behavioral rhythm of an endangered intertidal crab. Ecological Indicators 108178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108178

24.   Kim, Y.-O., Oh, S.-Y.*, & Kim, T. * (2021) Effects of the feeding rate on growth performance, body composition and hematological properties of juvenile mandarin fish Siniperca scherzeri in a recirculating aquaculture system. Sustainability 13, 8257. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158257

25.   Bae, H., Im, J., Joo, S., Cho, B., & Kim, T.* (2021) The effects of temperature and salinity stressors on the survival, condition, and valve closure of the Manila clam, Venerupis philippinarum in a holding facility, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering  9(7), 754; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9070754

26.   Joo, S., Jo, K., Bae, H., Seo, H., & Kim, T. * (2021) Optimal sediment grain size and sorting for survival and growth of juvenile Manila clams, Venerupis philippinarum, Aquaculture 543: 737010, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737010

27.   Park, S., Im, J., Lee, J., & Kim, T.* (2021) Ocean freshening adversely affects the food detection ability of the gammarid amphipod Haustorioides koreanus. Marine and Freshwater Research https://doi.org/10.1071/MF20068

2020

28.   Sin, E, Ahn, I., Park, S., & Kim, T. * (2020) Effects of low pH and low salinity induced by meltwater inflow on the behavior and physical condition of the Antarctic limpet, Nacella concinna. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8(10), 822; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8100822

29.   Im, J., Joo, S., Lee, Y., Kim, B.-Y., & Kim, T. *(2020) First record of plastic debris ingestion by a fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) in the sea off East Asia. Marine Pollution Bulletin 159:111514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111514

30.   Kim, T., Lee, J. A. & Yoo, C. Y. (2020) Change of foraging and hiding behaviors in the Pacific abalone Haliotis discus hannai in response to elevated seawater temperature. Ocean Science Journal 55: 383-390. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12601-020-0024-8

31.   Park, S, Ahn, I-Y,, Sin, E., Shim JH, & Kim, T. *(2020) Ocean freshening and acidification differentially influences mortality and behavior of the Antarctic amphipod Gondogeneia antarctica. Marine Environmental Research 154: 104847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104847

32.   Cho, B., Kim, D., Bae, H., & Kim, T. * (2020) Unique characteristics of the exoskeleton of Austinograea rodriguez in the Indian Ocean hydrothermal vent (Onnuri Vent Field). Integrative and Comparative Biology 60:24-32. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icz150

2019

33.   Sin, E., Min, W. G., Kim, Y. B. & Kim, T. W. * (2019) Respiration of the sea urchin Mesocentrotus nudus in response to large temperature fluctuations, Marine Environmental Research 144: 178-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.01.003 

2018

34.   Jang, S, Balazs, G. H., Parker, D. M., Kim, B.-Y., Kim, M.Y., Ka Yan NG, C. & Kim, T.* (2018) Movements of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) rescued from pound nets near Jeju Island, the Republic of Korea. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 17: 236–244. https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1279.1

35.   Kim, T. W., Park, S. Y. & Sin E. C. (2018) At the tipping point: differential influences of warming and deoxygenation on the survival, emergence, and respiration of cosmopolitan clams. Ecology and Evolution 8: 4860-4866. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4041.

36.   Kim, T. W., Kim, S., Lee, J. A. (2018) Effects of mudflat trampling on activity of intertidal crabs. Ocean Science Journal 53: 101-106. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12601-018-0004-4

2017

37.   Lee, J. A. † & Kim, T. W. *† (2017) Effects of potential future CO2 levels in seawater on emerging behaviour and respiration of Manila clams, Venerupis philippinarum. ICES Journal of Marine Science 74:1013-1020.

38.   Oh, J. H., Kim, D., Kim, T. W., Kang, T., Yu, O. H. & Lee, W. (2017) Effect of increased pCO2 in seawater on survival rate of different developmental stages of the harpacticoid copepod Trigriopus japonicus. Animal Cells and Systems 21: 217-222.

39.   Kim, T. W., Lee, J. H. & Choe, J. C. (2017) Not all crabs are created equal: diverse paths of female preferences for courtship structures in fiddler crabs. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 71:33.

2016

40.   Kim, T. W., Barry, J. P. (2016) Boldness in a deep-sea hermit crab to simulated tactile predator attacks is unaffected by ocean acidification. Ocean Science Journal 51:381-386.

41.   Choi, H.-Y., Kim, T. W., & Kim, S. (2016) The complete mitochondrial genome of the Pacific needlefish Strongylura anastomella (Belonidae,Beloniformes) from Korea. Mitochondrial DNA Part A 27: 2479-2480. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2015.1033707

42.   Kim, T. W., Taylor, J., Lovera, C., & Barry, J. P. (2016) CO2-driven decrease in pH disrupts olfactory behaviour and increases individual variation in deep-sea hermit crabs. ICES Journal of Marine Science 73:613-619 (Special Issue on Ocean Acidification)

2015

43.   Oh, J., Kim, T. W., & Kim, S. (2015) The complete mitochondrial genome of Chaenogobius glosus (Gobiidae, Perciformes) from the South Sea, Korea. Mitochondrial DNA. doi:10.3109/19401736.2015. 1022742.

44.   Kim, T. W. & Christy, J. H. (2015) A mechanism for visual orientation may facilitate courtship in a fiddler crab. Animal Behaviour. 101:61-66. Selected as a piece In Focus in March 2015 issue.

2014

45.   Sung, C. G†, Kim, T. W. † * Park, Y. K. * et al. (2014) Species and gamete-specific fertilization success of two sea urchins under future levels of CO2. Journal of Marine Systems. 17:67-73. † equal contribution,

2013

46.   Kim, T. W., Barry, J. P., & Micheli, F. (2013) The effects of intermittent exposure to low pH and low oxygen conditions on the mortality and growth of red abalone. Biogeosciences. 10: 7255-7262.  (Special Issue for The Ocean in a high-CO2 world III )

47.   Kim, T. W. & Micheli, F. (2013) Decreased solar radiation and increased temperature combine to facilitate fouling by marine non-indigenous species. Biofouling 5: 501-512.

Before 2012

48.   Zhu, Z.†, Kim, T. W.†*, & Choe, J. C.* (2012) Is female preference for large sexual ornaments due to the bias to escape predation risk? BMC Evolutionary Biology 12:33. † equal contribution

49.   Kim, T. W., Ryu, H. J., Choi., J. B., Choe, J. C. (2011) Tower construction by the manicure crab Cleistostoma dilatatum during dry periods on an intertidal mudflat. Journal of Ethology 29:459-465. doi: 10.1007/s10164-011-0280-2

50.   Kim, T. W. (2010) Food storage and carrion feeding in the fiddler crab Uca lactea. Aquatic Biology 10:33-39. doi: 100.3354/ab00264.

51.   Kim, T. W., Kim, T. K., & Choe, J. C. (2010) Compensation for homing errors by using visual landmarks. Behavioral Ecology 21:836-842. doi:10.1093/beheco/arq067.

52.   Kim, T. W., Christy, J. H., Rissanen, R., Ribeiro, P., Choe, J. C. (2010) Effect of food addition on the reproductive intensity and timing of both sexes of an intertidal crab. Marine Ecology Progress Series 401:183-194.

53.   Kim, T. W., Christy, J. H., Dennenmoser, S., Choe, J. C. (2009) The strength of a female mate preference increases with predation risk. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 276:775-780. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2008.1070

54.   Lee, J. H., Kim, T. W.*, Choe, J. C. (2009) Commensalism or mutualism: conditional outcomes in a branchiobdellid-crayfish symbiosis. Oecologia 159:217-224. doi: 10.1007/s00442-008-1195-7

55.   Kim, T. W., Sakamoto, K., Henmi, Y. & Choe, J. C. (2008) To court or not to court: reproductive decisions by male fiddler crabs in response to fluctuating food availability. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62:1139-1147.

56.   Kim, T. W., Christy, J. H. & Choe, J. C. (2007) A preference for a sexual signal keeps females safe. PLoS ONE 2(5): e422. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000422 This article was covered by over 50 news and science media such as New Scientists, Fox News, Science Alive, Smithsonian Magazine and Science Daily. It was also picked up as an outstanding paper on evolutionary biology published in PLoS ONE by the editor Tom Tregenza.

57.   Ribeiro, P., Christy, J. H., Rissanen, R., & Kim, T. W. (2006) Males are attracted by their own courtship signals. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61: 81-89.

58.   Kim, T. W., Kim, T. K, Hong, S.-K. & Choe, J. C. (2006) Surface mating as an alternative mating strategy in the fiddler crab Uca lactea. Journal of Ecology and Field Biology 29: 49-53.

59.   Kim, T. W., Christy, J. H. & Choe, J. C. (2004) Semidome building as courtship signaling in the fiddler crab Uca lactea. Journal of Crustacean Biology 24:673-679.

60.   Kim, T. W., Kim, K. W., Srygley, R. B. & Choe, J. C. (2004) Semilunar courtship rhythm of the fiddler crab Uca lactea in the habitat with great tidal variation. Journal of Ethology 22:63-68.

61.   Kim, T. W. & Choe, J. C. (2003) The effect of food availability on the semilunar courtship rhythm in the fiddler crab Uca lactea (Brachyura: Ocypodidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 54:210-217.

Translated books into Korean

Jae Chun Choe & Tae Won Kim (2005) Why We Age? (Authored by Steven N. Austad) Kungri publishers

Tae Won Kim et al. The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex (Authored by Charles Darwin) Science Books (under translation)