Staff Member
Mr. Rob DeVries
PhD
Email: rjd155@msstate.edu
Education
- MS University of Georgia 2006
- BS College of Charleston 1998
Biography
I obtained my B.S. in marine biology from the College of Charleston in 1998 and then went to work for the South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources working on nearshore faunal surveys. In 2006, I completed my M.S. thesis entitled "Population dynamics, movements, and spawning habitat of the shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum, in the Altamaha River system, Georgia" at the University of Georgia after which I went to work for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as a lake manager on the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes. My research interests include fisheries management, age-growth, life history, and endangered fish species. After completing my Ph.D., I hope to land a research/teaching position where I can continue pursuing my research interests.
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| DeVries, R.J., and H.L. Schramm, Jr. 2015. Similarities and differences in 13C and 15N stable isotope ratios in two non-lethal tissue types from shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820). Journal of Applied Ichthyology 31:474-478. | Abstract | Download | March 2015 |
| Project | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Diet and temperature effects on growth of pallid and shovelnose sturgeon | September 2014 |
| Movement and habitat use of pallid sturgeon in the lower Mississippi River | December 2017 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| R. DeVries, D. Hann, and H. Schramm. 2013. Developing a predictive model for the probability of capturing pallid sturgeon In the Mississippi River. American Fisheries Society, Little Rock, Arkansas. | September 2013 |
| DeVries, R.J., and H.L. Schramm, Jr. 2013. A comparison of two non-lethal tissue sources for stable isotope analysis on shovelnose sturgeon. 7th International Symposium on Sturgeon, 21-26 July, Nanaimo, British Columbia. | July 2013 |
| DeVries, R.J., J. Porter, K.R. Keretz, and H.L. Schramm. 2015. Growth rates of Pallid Sturgeon and Shovelnose Sturgeon in the lower Mississippi River and beyond. Annual Meeting, Mississippi Chapter, American Fisheries Society. Vicksburg, Mississippi, 26 March. | March 2015 |
| DeVries, R., and H. Schramm. 2014. Similarities and differences in 13C and 15N stable isotope ratios in two non-lethal tissue types from shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus. Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Charleston, South Carolina. | January 2014 |
| DeVries, R., D. Hann, and H. Schramm. 2014. Improving the likelihood of successful captures of pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) in the lower Mississippi River. Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Charleston, South Carolina, 25 January 2014. | January 2014 |
| Role and Organization | Individual | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xi Sigma Pi - Member | DeVries | May 2014 | December 2099 |
| Phi Kappa Phi - Elected member | DeVries | May 2012 | Present |
| Other - General member | DeVries | January 2013 | Present |
| American Fisheries Society - Member of Fisheries Management Committee; Member of Education Section; Mississippi State University subunit member - served as treasurer of subunit (FY 2011-2012) | DeVries | January 2011 | Present |