Publications

Undergraduate student authors underlined, *Invited. Email me directly if you need a PDF copy (rheuer@miami.edu) or check out my ResearchGate profile. 

31. Oehlert, AO, Walls, S, Arista, K, Garza, J, Folkerts, EJ, Vitek, BE, Masoule, ST, Pollier, CGL, Duchâtellier, G, Stieglitz, JD, Benetti, DD, Heuer, RM, Ghahremaninezhad, A, Grosell, M. (2025) “Organic coatings reduce dissolution rate by an order of magnitude for carbonate minerals produced by fish.” Global Biogeochemical Cycles. (38): 11.

30. Heuer, RM, Falagan-Lotsch, P, Okutsu, J, Deperalto, M, Koop, RR, Umeh, OG, Guevara, GA, Md Imran Noor, Covington, MA, Shelton, DS. “Exploring the therapeutic potential of selenium in mitigating cadmium cardiotoxicity using zebrafish (Danio rerio).” Cardiovascular Toxicology.  24 (11), 1287-1300

29. Ranges, K, Heuer, RM, Durant A, Grosell M. (2024) “Larval zebrafish startle response is highly sensitive to crude oil exposure.” Environmental Science and Technology, (4): 6

28. Folkerts, EJ, Nixson, S, Stieglitz, JD, Heuer, RM, Oehlert, AM, Grosell, M. “Ichthyocarbonate and the marine carbon cycle: investigating the potential fates of marine fish-derived carbonates and implications on oceanic chemistry.” (2024) In Press, Science of the Total Environment

27. Oehlert, AO, Garza, J, Nixon, S, Frank, L, Heuer, RM, del Campo, J, Gomez, F, Grosell, M. “Fish carbonates: an overlooked component of the biological pump.” (2024) In Press, Science of the Total Environment

26. *Heuer, RM. (2024) “The physiology of ocean acidification.” Book chapter in Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology. In Press. Elsevier

25. Heuer, RM, Wang, Y, Pasparakis, C, Zhang, W, Scholey, V, Marguiles, D, Grosell, M. (2023) “Effects of elevated CO2 on metabolic rate and nitrogenous waste handling in the early life stages of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacores).” Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A. 280,
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24. Schlenker, LS, Stieglitz, JD, Greer, JB, Failletaz, R, Lam, CH, Hoenig, RN, Heuer, RM, McGuigan, CJ, Pasparakis, C, Esch, EB, Menard, GM, Jaroszewski, AL, Paris, CB, Benetti, DD, Grosell, M. (2022) “Oil exposure reduces fitness in wild Gulf of Mexico mahi-mahi.” Environmental Science and Technology. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c01783.

23. Shu, J.J., Heuer, R.M., Hannan, K.D., Stieglitz, J.D., Benetti, D.D., Rummer, J.L., Grosell, M., Brauner, C.J. (2022) “Short Communication: Enhanced oxygen unloading in two marine percomorph teleosts.” Journal of Comparative Physiology A. (264): 111101

22. Pasparakis, C., Wang, Y., Heuer, R.M., Zhang, W., Stieglitz, J.D., McGuigan, C., Benetti, D.D., Scholey, V., Marguiles, D., Grosell, M. (2021) “Ultraviolet avoidance by embryonic buoyancy control in three species of marine fish.” Science of the Total Environment. 150542.

21. Heuer, R.M., Stieglitz, J.D., Pasparakis, C., Enochs, I.C., Benetti, D.D., Grosell, M. (2021) “The effects of temperature on swimming performance in the pelagic Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). Frontiers in Marine Science. 9:654276. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.654276

20. Hansen, N.G.W., Brauckhoff, M., Heuer, R.M., Schlenker, L.S., Engelund, M.B., Madsen, S.S., Grosell, M. (2021) “Magnesium transport in the aglomerular kidney of the Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta).” Journal of Comparative Physiology B. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-021-01392-8

19. Schlenker, L.S., Faillettaz, R., Stieglitz, J.D., Lam, C.H., Hoenig, R.H., Cox, G.K., Heuer, R.M., Pasparakis, C., Benetti, D.D., Paris, C.B., Grosell, M. “Remote predictions of mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus) spawning in the open ocean using summarized accelerometry data.” Frontiers in Marine Science. 8 (131). doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.626082

18. Zongli, Y., Schauer, K.L., Ruhr, I.M., Mager, E.M., Heuer, R.M., Grosell, M. (2020) “A marine teleost, Opsanus beta, compensates acidosis in hypersaline water by H+ excretion rather than HCO3- uptake.” Journal of Comparative Physiology B https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-020-01320-2

17. Munday, P.L., Dixson, D.L., Welch, M.J., Chivers, D.P., Domenici, P., Grosell, M., Heuer, R.M., Jones, G.J., McCormick, M.I., Meekan, M., Nilsson, G.E., Ravasi, T., Watson, S. (2020) “Methods matter in repeating ocean acidfication studies.” Nature 586, E20-E44. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2803-x

16. Folkerts, E.J., Heuer, R.M., Flynn, S., Stieglitz, J.D., Benetti, D.D., Alessi, D.S., Goss, G.G., Grosell, M. (2020) “Exposure to hydraulic fracturing flowback water impairs Mahi-mahi (Corphaena hippurus) cardiomyocyte contractile function and swimming performance.” Environmental Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c02719

15. Cartolano, M., Berenshtein I., Heuer, R.M., Pasparakis, C., Rider, M., Hammerschlag, N., Paris, C.B., Grosell, M., McDonald, M.D. (2020) “Impacts of a local music festival on fish stress hormone levels and the adjacent underwater soundscape.” Environmental Pollution. 265 (114925) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114925

14. Grosell, M., Heuer, R.M. Wu, N., Cramp, R., Wang, Y., Mager, E.M., Dwyer, R., Franklin, C. (2020) “Saltwater acclimation of the crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, involves enhanced ion transport properties of the urodaeum and rectum.” Journal of Experimental Biology. 223 (4). jeb210732

13. *Heuer, R.M., Hamilton, T., Nilsson, G.E. (2019) “The physiology of behavioural impacts of high CO2.” Chapter 5 in Fish Physiology: Carbon Dioxide, Volume 37: 161-194. Academic Press

12. Zlatkin, R.L. Heuer, R.M. (2019) “Ocean acidification affects acid-base physiology and behaviour in a model invertebrate, the California sea hare (Aplysia californica). Royal Society Open Science. 6, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.191041

11. Heuer, R.M., Shiels, H.A, Galli, G.L.J., Cox, G.K., Mager, E.M., Stieglitz, J.D., Benetti, D.D., Grosell, M., Crossley II, D.A. (2019) “Impacts of crude oil on cardiomyocyte function in the mahi (Coryphaena hippurus).” Environmental Sci. and Technology.  53, 16, 9895-9904. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b03798

10. Kirby, A.R., Cox, G.K., Nelson, D, Heuer, R.M., Stieglitz, J.D., Benetti, D.D., Grosell, M., Crossley II, D.A. (2019) “Acute oil exposure alters mitochondrial function and ADP affinity in cardiac muscle fibers of young Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus).” Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology and Pharmacology. 218: 88-95

9. Cox, G.K., Crossley II, D.A., Stieglitz, J.D., Heuer, R.M., Benetti, D., Grosell, M. (2017) “Oil exposure impairs in situ cardiac function in response to β-adrenergic stimulation in Cobia (Rachycentron canadum).” Environmental Sci. and Technology. 51: 14390-14396

8. Nelson, D., Stieglitz, J.D., Heuer, R.M., Hoenig, R., Mager, E.M., Benetti, D.D, Grosell, M., Crossley II, D.A. (2017) “Cardiorespiratory function of the saltwater pelagic species, the cobia (Rachycentron canadum) during exercise: the impact of crude oil exposure.” Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C. 201: 58-65

7. Nelson, D., Heuer, R.M., Cox, G.K., Stieglitz, J.D., Hoenig, R., Mager, E.M., Benetti, D.D, Grosell, M., Crossley II, D.A. (2016) “Effects of crude oil on in situ cardiac function in young adult Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus).” Aquatic Toxicology. 180: 274-281

6. Heuer, R.M., Grosell, M. (2016) “Elevated CO2 increases energetic costs and ion movement in the marine fish intestine.” Scientific Reports. 6, 34480; doi: 10.1038/srep34480

5. Heuer, R.M., Welch, M.J., Rummer, J.L., Munday, P.L., Grosell, M. (2016) “Altered brain ion gradients following compensation for elevated CO2 are linked to behavioural alterations in a coral reef fish.” Scientific Reports. 6, 33216; doi: 10.1038/srep33216

4. Heuer, R.M., Munley, K.M., Narsinghani, N., Wingar, J.A., Mackey, T., Grosell, M. (2016) “Changes to intestinal transport physiology and carbonate production at various CO2 levels in a marine teleost, the Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta).” Physiol. and Biochem. Zool. 89 (5): 402-416.

3. *Heuer, R.M. and Grosell M. (2014) “Physiological impacts of elevated carbon dioxide and ocean acidification on fish.” Review article in Amer. J. Physiol-Reg Integr Comp Physiol. 307 (9): R1061–R1084.

2. Heuer R.M., Esbaugh A., Grosell M. (2012) “Ocean acidification leads to counterproductive intestinal base loss in the gulf toadfish, Opsanus beta.” Physiol. and Biochem. Zool. 85 (5): 450-459

1. Esbaugh A., Heuer R.M., Grosell M. (2012) “Imminent atmospheric carbon dioxide levels impact respiratory gas exchange and acid-base balance in a marine teleost, Opsanus beta.” Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 182 (7): 921-934.