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R. Dean Grubbs

Florida State University

Coastal and Marine Laboratory

3012 Westcott North
Tallahassee, FL  32306  

dgrubbs@bio.fsu.edu

Project List:

Deepsea to Coast Connectivity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (DEEP-C)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Task Co-Lead, Research Scientist

Assessing Impacts of Oil Exposure to Deep Sea Ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico Using Sharks and Scavengers As Integrative Models

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Co-Principal Investigator

Assessment of Deepwater Fish Assemblages Associated with Desoto Canyons and Continental Slope Waters in the Eastern GOM

Year One Block Grant - Florida Institute of OceanographyRole: Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 5

2019

Perrot, V., Landing, W. M., Grubbs, R. D., & Salters, V. J. M. (2019). Mercury bioaccumulation in tilefish from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico 2 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Insights from Hg, C, N and S stable isotopes. Science of The Total Environment, 666, 828–838. doi

2015

Churchill, D., Heithaus, M., Vaudo, J. J., Grubbs, R. D., & Castro, J. I. (2015). Trophic interactions of common elasmobranchs in deep-sea communities of the Gulf of Mexico revealed through stable isotope and stomach contents analysis. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 115, 92–102. doi
Churchill, D. A., Heithaus, M. R., & Grubbs, R. D. (2015). Effects of lipid and urea extraction on δ15N values of deep-sea sharks and hagfish: Can mathematical correction factors be generated? Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 115, 103–108. doi
Cotton, C. F., Dean Grubbs, R., Dyb, J. E., Fossen, I., & Musick, J. A. (2015). Reproduction and embryonic development in two species of squaliform sharks, Centrophorus granulosus and Etmopterus princeps: Evidence of matrotrophy? Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 115, 41–54. doi
Giresi, M. M., Grubbs, R. D., Portnoy, D. S., Driggers III, W. B., Jones, L., & Gold, J. R. (2015). Identification and distribution of morphologically conserved smoothhound sharks (Genus Mustelus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 144(6), 1301–1310. doi

Conference Presentations - 39

2015

Churchill, D. A., Heithaus, M. R., & Grubbs, R. D. (2015). Estimating the Trophic Position of Deep-water Sharks and Associated Species Using Compound-specific Nitrogen Isotope Analysis of Amino Acids. In 2015 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Reno, NV : 07/16/15-07/19/15. openurl
Daly-Engel, T. S., Grubbs, R. D., Varney, R., Pereira, E., & Larson, S. (2015). Strange Things Happen When You Turn Back the Molecular Clock: Evolution and Speciation in Sixgill Sharks (Genus Hexanchus). In 2015 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Reno, NV : 07/16/15-07/19/15. openurl
Gelsleichter, J. A., Grubbs, R. D., Heithaus, M., Drymon, J. M., Kerstetter, D., & Hueter, R. E. (2015). Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Gulf Fish Populations: What Have We Learned? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Grubbs, R. D., Cotton, C. F., Mickle, A., Varney, R., & Daly-Engel, T. (2015). New data for three species of hagfishes (Myxinidae) from the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Harper, A., Perrot, V., Chanton, J., Landing, W., Salters, V., & Grubbs, D. (2015). Determining the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impact on Mercury Concentrations of Northern Gulf of Mexico Fishes Using Stable Isotopes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster. openurl
Leary, A., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2015). Monitoring status and trends of long-lived marine vertebrates as a measurable indicator of restoration and long-term health of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Mickle, A., Grubbs, R. D., & Chanton, J. P. (2015). Trophic Structure, Feeding Ecology and Bioaccumulation Of Hg In GoM Hagfishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Mickle, A., Grubbs, R. D., & Chanton, J. P. (2015). Trophic Structure, Feeding Ecology and Bioaccumulation Of Hg In GoM Hagfishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster. openurl
Mickle, A., Grubbs, R. D., & Chanton, J. P. (2015). Trophic Structure, Feeding Ecology and Bioaccumulation of Hg in Gulf of Mexico Hagfishes. In 2015 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Reno, NV : 07/16/15-07/19/15. openurl
Pfleger, M. O., Grubbs, R. D., & Daly-Engel, T. S. (2015). The Dogfish Formerly Known as Squalus mitsukurii: a New Deep-water Shark Species from the Gulf of Mexico. In 2015 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Reno, NV : 07/16/15-07/19/15. openurl
Prohaska, B., & Grubbs, R. D. (2015). Stress Physiology of Deep Demersal Sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2015 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Reno, NV : 07/16/15-07/19/15: Poster. openurl
Rolfe, S. C., Cotton, C. F., Grubbs, R. D., & Heil, A. (2015). Life History Characteristics Of Two Common Deep-Water Dogfishes (Squalus cubensis and S. cf. mitsukurii) From The Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl
Vaccaro, K., Varney, R., Grubbs, R. D., & Daly-Engel, T. (2015). Microsatellite applications for multiple paternity in Squalus clarkae, a novel shark species from the Gulf of Mexico. In 2015 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Reno, NV : 07/16/15-07/19/15: Poster. openurl
Varney, R., Grubbs, R. D., Feldheim, K., & Daly-Engel, T. (2015). A novel panel of microsatellite loci for the Gulf of Mexico hagfish, Eptatretus springeri. In 2015 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Reno, NV : 07/16/15-07/19/15. openurl
Whalen, J., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2015). Using DNA adducts to examine polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in shark populations affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In 2015 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Reno, NV : 07/16/15-07/19/15. openurl
Whalen, J. C., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2015). Using DNA adducts to examine polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in shark and bony fish populations impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15. openurl

2014

Cotton, C., Rolfe, S., Heil, A., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). Life history characteristics of two common deep-water dogfishes (Squalus cubensis and S. cf. mitsukurii) from the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society (AES) – 30th. Chatanooga, TN : 7/30/14-8/3/14: Poster. openurl
Daly-Engel, T., Grubbs, R. D., & Larson, S. (2014). Phylogeography Across the Global Range of an Ancient Deep-water Predator: the Bluntnose Sixgill Shark (Hexanchus griseus). In Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society (AES) – 30th. Chatanooga, TN : 7/30/14-8/3/14. openurl
Giresi, M., Portnoy, D., Grubbs, R. D., Skomal, G., McCandless, C., Frazier, B., et al. (2014). Genetic Population Structure of the Dusky Smoothhound Shark, Mustelus canis, in U.S. Waters. In Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society (AES) – 30th. Chatanooga, TN : 7/30/14-8/3/14. openurl
Grubbs, R. D. (2014). Endangered sawfish and deep-sea sixgills: using modern telemetry to study very large elasmobranch fishes. In V Iberian Congress of Ichthyology. Lisbon, Portugal : 06/24/14-06/27/14. openurl
Grubbs, R. D. (2014). Endangered sawfish and deep-sea sixgills: using modern telemetry to study very large elasmobranch fishes. In College of Charleston Marine Biology Graduate Student Colloquium. Charleston, SC : 9/19/2014. openurl
Grubbs, R. D. (2014). Peer review, waning scientific skepticism and the danger of losing credibility: Lessons from shark management and conservation efforts. In College of Charleston Marine Biology Graduate Student Colloquium. Charleston, SC : 9/20/2014. openurl
Grubbs, R. D., C Cotton, C., Daly-Engel, T., & Kerstetter, D. (2014). Post-release Survival and Vertical Movements of Bluntnose Sixgill Sharks (Hexanchus griseus) in Four Oceanic Regions. In Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society (AES) – 30th. Chatanooga, TN : 7/30/14-8/3/14. openurl
Heil, A., Cotton, C. F., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). Age and growth of two sympatric deep-water dogfishes (Squalus cubensis, and S. cf. mitsukurii) from the northern Gulf of Mexico. In 2014 Deep-C Student Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL : 09/18/14-09/19/14. openurl
Imhoff, J., Mickle, A., Peterson, C., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). The Effects Of Sample Processing Methods On Light Stable Isotope And Mercury Analyses Of Fish Muscle. In Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society (AES) – 30th. Chatanooga, TN : 7/30/14-8/3/14: Poster. openurl
Imhoff, J. L., Mickle, A., Peterson, C. T., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). Effects of sample processing techniques on light stable isotope and mercury analyses of fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Leary A., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biomarkers in Gulf of Mexico sharks and fishes in the years following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster. openurl
Leary, A., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). PAH Biomarkers in deepwater sharks after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster. openurl
Leary, A., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Biomarkers in Gulf of Mexico Sharks and Fishes in the Years Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (Pollution and Toxicology). In Southern Division Meeting-American Fisheries Society. Charleston, SC - 01/22/14-01/26/14: Poster. openurl
Leary, A., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impacts on Deep Sea Gulf Fishes. In Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society (AES) – 30th. Chatanooga, TN : 7/30/14-8/3/14: Poster. openurl
Leary, A., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). Biomarkers in Centrophorus and Squalus Species in the years following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society (AES) – 30th. Chatanooga, TN : 7/30/14-8/3/14. openurl
Leary, A., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). The Deepwater Horizon oil spill effects on deep sea teleost and sharks evaluated using oil-related biomarkers. In 2014 Deep-C Student Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL : 09/18/14-09/19/14. openurl
Mickle, A., Grubbs, R. D., & Chanton, J. P. (2014). Trophic Structure, Feeding Ecology and Bioaccumulation of Mercury (Hg) on Deep Sea Hagfish: An Elemental Analysis Approach. In American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) – 94th annual meeting. Chatanooga, TN : 7/30/14-8/3/14: Poster. openurl
Mickle, A., Grubbs, R. D., & Chanton, J. P. (2014). Trophic Structure, feeding ecology and Hg bioaccumulation in Gulf of Mexico hagfishes. In 2014 Deep-C Student Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL : 09/18/14-09/19/14. openurl
Pfleger, M. O., Grubbs, R. D., & Daly-Engel, T. S. (2014). DNA Barcoding in the Genus Squalus Reveals a Novel Dogfish Species from the Gulf of Mexico. In Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society (AES) – 30th. Chatanooga, TN : 7/30/14-8/3/14. openurl
Prohaska, B. P., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). Stress physiology of deep demersal elasmobranchs in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2014 Deep-C Student Research Symposium. Tallahassee, FL : 09/18/14-09/19/14. openurl
Varney, R., Daly-Engel, T., & Grubbs, R. D. (2014). Preliminary Analysis of Genetic Variation in Three Species of Gulf of Mexico Hagfishes. In American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) – 94th annual meeting. Chatanooga, TN : 7/30/14-8/3/14. openurl

2013

Leary, A., Gelsleichter, J., & Grubbs, R. D. (2013). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biomarkers suggest continued exposure in sharks after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In SETAC. Nashville, TN, November 17, 2013: Poster. openurl

2012

Churchill, D., Heithaus, M., Grubbs, D., & Vaudo, J. (2012). Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Spill on the trophic interactions of deep-sea sharks and associated species of the Gulf of Mexico. In American Elasmobranch Society Annual Meeting. Vancouver, BC, August 8-13, 2012. openurl
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