Dr. Peter J. Allen
Title
- Dale Arner Professor
Contact Information
peter.allen@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-4768
Thompson Hall, Room 261
Overview
Education
- University of California, Davis, Doctor of Philosophy (PHD), Ecology
- University of California, Santa Barbara, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Biological Sciences
Research Interests
Physiological plasticity of fishes to environmental change
Culture of economically important fish species
Conservation aquaculture of imperiled or non-game fishes
Physiological ecology of primitive fishes
Osmo- and ionoregulation in fishes
Publications
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Hjelmstedt, P., To, S. D., Allen, P. J., Grans, A. 2025. Assessment of brain function during stunning and killing of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Aquaculture 596:741825. |
| 2024 | Vaughn, A. J., Street, G. M., Boudreau, M. R., Allen, P. J. 2024. The relationship among acceleration, metabolism, and tail beat frequency of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) during critical swimming speed tests. Aquaculture 580(1):740280. |
| 2024 | Gerhart, B. J., Mischke, C. C., Allen, P. J. 2024. Growth, condition, and survival of juvenile channel (Ictalurus punctatus), blue (I. furcatus), and hybrid (I. punctatus × I. furcatus) catfish at moderate and high temperatures. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 55:302-311. |
| 2024 | Neary, J. J., Pracheil, B. M., Gabitov, R., Li, M. H., Allen, P. J. 2024. The influence of water, diet, and temperature on 87Sr/86Sr in fin spines of juvenile Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 570:151973. |
| 2024 | Huang, J., Jordan, H. R., Older, C., Griffin, M. J., Allen, P. J., Wise, D. J., Goodman, P., Reifers, J., Yamamoto, F. 2024. Lactococcus lactis MA5 is a potential autochthonous probiotic for nutrient digestibility enhancement and bacterial pathogen inhibition in hybrid catfish (Ictalurus punctatus × I. furcatus). Journal of Fish Diseases 47(10). |
| 2024 | Chen, D. M., Vance, C. K., Songsasen, N., Roth, T. L., Allen, P. J., Kouba, A. J. 2024. Comparing novel sperm extenders for the internally-fertilizing tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum). . Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science 1(e1320803):12. |
| 2024 | Hjelmstedt, P., To, S. D., Grans, A., Allen, P. J. 2024. Use of electroencephalogram (EEG) to optimize stunning efficiency and animal welfare in commercial catfish production. Aquaculture 592:741200. |
| 2024 | Nelson, C., Standen, E., Allen, P. J., Brauner, C. 2024. An investigation of gill and blood carbonic anhydrase characteristics in three basal actinopterygian species: alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula), white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) and Senegal bichir (Polypterus senegalus). Journal of Comparative Physiology B |
| 2024 | Ott, B., Hulse-Kemp, A., Duke, M., Griffin, M. J., Peterson, B., Scheffler, B., Torrans, E., Allen, P. J. 2024. Hypothalamic transcriptome response to simulated diel earthen pond hypoxia cycles in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Physiological Genomics 56:519-530. |
| 2023 | Coffill-Rivera, M., Paez Mendez, Y., Little, L., Graham, P., Franks, J., Correa, S., Neal, J. W., Allen, P. J. 2023. Effects of temperature and salinity on blood chemistry and survival of juvenile Atlantic tarpon Megalops atlanticus. Journal of Fish Biology 103(2):272–279. |
| 2023 | Horowitz, L. B., Allen, P. J., Neal, J. W., Correa, S. 2023. Post-release mortality of angled Atlantic Tarpon Megalops atlanticus in Puerto Rico. Marine and Coastal Fisheries 15(e10238 (online)). |
| 2023 | Coffill, M. E., Neal, J. W., Allen, P. J. 2023. Effects of temperature on metabolic rate and lower dissolved oxygen tolerance of juvenile speckled peacock bass Cichla temensis. Journal of Fish Biology 102(3):635-642. |
| 2023 | Ott, B. D., Chisholm, D. O., Griffin, M. J., Torrans, E. L., Allen, P. J. 2023. Effect of hypoxia duration and pattern on channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) neuropeptide gene expression and hematology. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 193:631-645. |
| 2023 | Gunn, M. A., Ott , B. D., Rosser, T. G., Khoo, L. H., Wise, D. J., Allen, P. J. 2023. Physiological response of channel (Ictalurus punctatus) and hybrid (I. punctatus x I. furcatus) catfish following Bolbophorus damnificus infection. Aquaculture 563:1-8. |
| 2022 | Keretz, S., Peterman, B., Petrie-Hanson, L., Schilling, M. W., Allen, P. J. 2022. Effects of Aeromonas sobria on physiology and fillet quality of market-sized Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 53(2):572-586. |
| 2022 | Dinken, C., Keretz, K., Schramm, H. L., Petrie-Hanson, L., Schilling, M. W., Allen, P. J. 2022. The effects of water temperature and simulated angling on the physiological stress response of Largemouth Bass. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 151(4):487-506. |
| 2022 | Goff, S., Redd, M. E., Almond, C., Pearlman, R., Allen, P. J. 2022. Effects of acute temperature change associated with handling practices on metabolic rate stabilization in two centrarchids. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 42(1):115-122. |
| 2022 | Messina-Henriquez, S., Aguirre, A., Brokordt, K., Flores, H., Oliva, M., Allen, P. J., Alvarez, C. A. 2022. Swimming performance and physiological responses of juvenile Cojinoba Seriolella violacea in hypoxic conditions. Aquaculture 548(Part 1):737560. |
| 2022 | Coffill-Rivera, M. E., Neal, J. W., Allen, P. J. 2022. Effects of temperature on growth of juvenile Speckled Peacock Bass Cichla temensis. North American Journal of Aquaculture 84(4):486-492. |
| 2022 | Shartau, R. B., Harter, T. S., Baker, D. W., Aboagye, D. L., Allen, P. J., Val, A. L., Crossley, D. A., Kohl, Z., Hedrick, M. S., Damsgaard, C., Brauner, C. J. 2022. Acute CO2 tolerance in fishes is associated with air breathing but no the Root effect, red cell BNHE, or habitat. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A 274(111304). |
| 2022 | Ott, B., Torrans, E. L., Allen, P. J. 2022. Design of a vacuum degassing apparatus to reduce nitrogen supersaturation and maintain hypoxia in well water. North American Journal of Aquaculture 84(4):480-485. |
| 2022 | Ott, B., Torrans, E. L., Allen, P. J., Griffin, M. J. 2022. Quantitative PCR assays to measure the HPI axis neuropeptides corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and urotensin (UI) in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Aquaculture 555(738253). |
| 2022 | Gunn, M. A., Griffin, M. J., Ott, B. D., Rosser, T. G., Khoo, L. H., Wise, D. J., Allen, P. J. 2022. Physiological response of channel (Ictalurus punctatus) and hybrid (I. punctatus x I. furcatus) catfish following Bolbophorus damnificus infection. Aquaculture 563:739016. |
| 2021 | Shirley, C. A., Colvin, M., Tiersch, T., Allen, P. J. 2021. A generalized approach for sperm cryopreservation in the Genus Poxomis: Sperm cryopreservation and fertilization efficiency of black-stripe Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus). Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 52(2):405-417. |
| 2021 | Gunn, M. A., Allen, P. J., Rosser, T. G., Wise, D. J., Khoo, L. H., Griffin, M. J. 2021. Assessment of Bolbophorus damnificus prevalence and cercariae shedding in Planorbella trivolvis populations from catfish aquaculture ponds in Mississippi, USA. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 52(2):395-404. |
| 2021 | Gillis, A. B., Guy, E. L., Kouba, A. J., Allen, P. J., Marcec-Greaves, R. M., Vance, C. 2021. Short-term storage of tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) spermatozoa: The effect of collection type, temperature and time. PLOS ONE 16(1):e0245047. |
| 2021 | Gunn, M., Allen, P. J., Rosser, T. G., Wise, D. J., Griffin, M. J. 2021. Comparative mortality of juvenile channel and hybrid catfish exposed to Bolbophorus damnificus cercariae. North American Journal of Aquaculture 83(4):346-353. |
| 2020 | Dinken, C. P., Keretz, K. R., Schramm, H. L., Petrie-Hanson, L., Schilling, M. W., Allen, P. J. 2020. Changes in physiology and stress responses of pellet-reared largemouth bass fed live-forage diets. North American Journal of Aquaculture 82:3-23. |
| 2020 | Allred, S., Shao, W., Jones, J. H., Schilling, M. W., Baker, B., Allen, P. J. 2020. Effects of acute environmental and handling exposure on physiology and fillet quality of market-sized Channel Catfish. Aquaculture Research 51:1854-1866. |
| 2020 | Shartau, R. B., Baker, D. W., Harter, T. S., Aboagye, D. L., Allen, P. J., Val, A. L., Crossley, D. A., Kohl, Z. F., Hedrick, M. S., Damsgaard, C., Brauner, C. J. 2020. Preferential intracellular pH regulation is a common trait amongst fishes exposed to high environmental CO2. Journal of Experimental Biology 223:jeb208868. |
| 2020 | Chesser, B. M., Allen, P. J. 2020. Comparison of stocking time and density on Gulf Killifish growth in freshwater ponds. Aquaculture Research 51:3452-3459. |
| 2020 | Shirley, C. A., Allen, P. J. 2020. White Crappie (Pomoxis annularis) latency period following hormone administration is predictable and independent of diel injection time. Aquaculture Research 52(5):2305-2312. |
| 2020 | Allen, P. J., Brokordt, K., Oliva, M., Alveal, K., Flores, H., Alvarez, C. A. 2020. Physiological insights for aquaculture diversification: Swimming capacity and efficiency, and metabolic scope for activity in cojinoba Seriolella violacea. Aquaculture 531(735968). |
| 2019 | Chesser, B., Green, C., Allen, P. J. 2019. Egg production of Gulf killifish is dependent on broodstock rearing density but not spawning substrate surface area. North American Journal of Aquaculture 81:201-210. |
| 2019 | Gunn, M. A., Moran, Z. S., Pracheil, B. M., Allen, P. J. 2019. Spatial changes in trace element and strontium isotope water chemistry in a temperature river system with application to sturgeon movement. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 34(1):739-755. |
| 2019 | Stewart, H. A., Aboagye, D. L., Ramee, S. W., Allen, P. J. 2019. Effects of acute thermal stress on acid-base regulation, haematology, ion-osmoregulation and aerobic metabolism in Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Aquaculture Research 50:2133-2141. |
| 2019 | Guy, E., Mischke, C. C., Colvin, M., Allen, P. J. 2019. Zooplankton selectivity by black buffalo in fertilized ponds. North American Journal of Aquaculture 81:215-221. |
| 2019 | Neal, J. W., Allen, P. J., Marlay, S. E., Channa, P., Mahood, S., Sitha, S., Pranthna, P. 2019. Collection of small-scale artisanal fi sheries data using interviews of village fi shers on the Sre Ambel River, Cambodia. Cambodian Journal of Natural History 2019(1):7-23. Download |
| 2019 | Omer, A., Henderson, J. E., Falconer, L. L., Kroger, R., Allen, P. J. 2019. Economic costs of using tailwater recovery systems for maintaining water quality and irrigation. Journal of Environmental Management 235:186-193. |
| 2019 | Allred, S., Shao, W., Schilling, M. W., Petrie-Hanson, L., Allen, P. J. 2019. An assessment of red fillet prevalence in the catfish industry. Aquaculture 507:203-210. |
| 2018 | Guy, E. L., Allen, P. J. 2018. Evaluation of snail consumption by Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger. North American Journal of Aquaculture 80:24-25. |
| 2018 | Burger, W. S., Ramee, S. W., Culpepper, C. M., Green, C. C., Allen, P. J. 2018. Demonstration of survival, growth, and reproduction of Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandis in freshwater ponds. North American Journal of Aquaculture 80:88-96. |
| 2018 | Allen, P. J., DeVries, R. J., Fox, D. A., Gabitov, R., Anderson, W. G. 2018. Trace element and strontium isotopic analysis of Gulf Sturgeon fin rays to assess habitat use. Environmental Biology of Fishes 101:469-488. |
| 2018 | Guy, E., Li, M. H., Allen, P. J. 2018. Effects of dietary protein levels on growth and body composition of juvenile (age-1) Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger. Aquaculture 492:67-72. |
| 2018 | Aboagye, D. L., Allen, P. J. 2018. Effects of acute and chronic hypoxia on acid-base regulation, hematology, ion, and osmoregulation of juvenile American paddlefish. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 188:77-88. |
| 2018 | Culpepper, C. M., Guitreau, A. M., Allred, S., Tiersch, T. R., Allen, P. J. 2018. Evaluation of commercial-scale approaches for cryopreservation of White Crappie Pomoxis annularis, sperm. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 49(4):725-734. |
| 2018 | Omer, A. R., Moore, M. T., Krutz, L. J., Kroger, R., Czarnecki, J., Baker, B., Allen, P. J. 2018. Potential for recycling of suspended solids and nutrients by irrigation of tailwater from tailwater recovery systems. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply 18(4):1396-1405. |
| 2018 | Omer, A. R., Dyer, J. L., Czarnecki, J., Kroger, R., Allen, P. J. 2018. Development of a water budget for tailwater recovery systems in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley . Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering 144(6):05018001. |
| 2018 | Omer, A. R., Miranda, L., Moore, M. T., Krutz, L. J., Czarnecki, J., Kroger, R., Baker, B., Hogue, J. A., Allen, P. J. 2018. Reduction of solids and nutrient loss from agricultural lands by tailwater recovery systems. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 73:282-295. |
| 2018 | Guy, E., Allen, P. J. 2018. Tank acclimation and induced spawning of the catostomid, Black Buffalo. North American Journal of Aquaculture 80:294-300. |
| 2018 | Keretz, K., Dinken, C., Allen, P. J., Schramm, H. L. 2018. Survival of pellet-reared, naturalized, and wild advanced-size Largemouth Bass exposed to angling and handling stressors. North American Journal of Aquaculture 80:52-58. |
| 2018 | Keretz, K., Dinken, C., Allen, P. J., Colvin, M., Schramm, H. L. 2018. The effect of water temperature, angling time, and dissolved oxygen on the survival of Largemouth Bass subjected to simulated angling and tournament handling procedures. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 38(3):606-622. |
| 2018 | Allen, P. J., Baumgartner, W. A., Brinkman, E. L., DeVries, R., Stewart, H., Aboagye, D., Ramee, S., Ciaramella, M., Culpepper, C., Petrie-Hanson, L. 2018. Fin healing and regeneration in sturgeon. Journal of Fish Biology 93:917-930. |
| 2017 | Allen, P. J., Haukenes, A., Lochmann, S. E. 2017. Similarity of osmoregulatory capacity in coastal and inland alligator gar. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A 209:16-24. |
| 2017 | Schilling, M. W., Suman, S. P., Zhang, X., Nair, M. N., Desai, M. A., Cai, K., Ciaramella, M. A., Allen, P. J. 2017. Proteomic approach to characterize biochemistry of meat quality defects. Meat Science 132:131-138. Download |
| 2017 | Omer, A. R., Moore, M. T., Krutz, L. J., Kroger, R., Czarnecki, J., Baker, B., Allen, P. J. 2017. Representation of solid and nutrient concentrations in irrigation water from tailwater-recovery systems by surface water grab samples. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering 143(11):06017013. |
| 2017 | Zhao, Y., Jackson, V., Ciaramella, M. A., Lolley, A. T., Allen, P. J., Schilling, M. W. 2017. Impact of marination, pre-harvest salt acclimation and sodium chloride concentration on the sensory acceptability of freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Aquaculture Research 48:2096-2101. |
| 2017 | Freeman, M. A., Coatney, K. T., Schilling, M. W., Allen, P. J., Ciaramella, M. 2017. Willingness-to-pay for value-added freshwater prawns. Aquaculture Economics and Management 21(4):419-432. |
| 2016 | Ramee, S. W., Allen, P. J. 2016. Freshwater influences on embryos, hatching and larval survival of euryhaline Gulf killifish Fundulus grandis and potential constraints on habitat distribution. Journal of Fish Biology 89:1466-1472. |
| 2016 | Culpepper, C. M., Allen, P. J. 2016. White Crappie tank culture and out-of-season spawning. North American Journal of Aquaculture 78:374-383. |
| 2016 | Culpepper, C. M., Allen, P. J. 2016. Aquaculture Techniques for crappie, Pomoxis spp., culture. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 47(3):314-326. |
| 2016 | Zhao, Y., Jackson, V., Ciaramella, M. A., Lolley, A. T., Allen, P. J., Schilling, M. W. 2016. Impact of marination, pre-harvest salt acclimation and sodium chloride concentration on the sensory acceptability of freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Aquaculture Research |
| 2016 | Ciaramella, M., Allen, P. J., Kim, T., Avery, J. L., Schilling, M. W. 2016. The effects of sequential environmental and harvest stressors on the sensory quality of cultured channel catfish fillets. Journal of Food Science 81(8):S2031-S2038. |
| 2016 | Omar-Ali, A., Baumgartner, W. A., Allen, P. J., Petrie-Hanson, L. 2016. Fine structure of the gas bladder of Alligator Gar, Atractosteus spatula. International Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Science 1(1):8. Download |
| 2016 | Ciaramella, M. A., Nair, M. N., Suman, S. P., Allen, P. J., Schilling, M. W. 2016. Differential abundance of muscle proteome in cultured channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) subjected to ante-mortem stressors and its impact on fillet quality. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part D 20:10-18. |
| 2016 | Ramee, S., Allen, P. J., Green, C. 2016. Effects of low salinities on osmoregulation, growth and survival of juvenile Gulf Killifish Fundulus grandis. North American Journal of Aquaculture 78:8-19. |
| 2015 | Allen, P. J. 2015. Using physiology for fish conservation: examples from primitive fishes. Journal of Fisheries Science and Technology |
| 2015 | Allen, P. J., Wise, D. J., Greenway, T., Khoo, L. H., Griffin, M. J., Jablonsky, M. 2015. Using 1-D 1 H and 2-D 1 H J-resolved NMR metabolomics to understand the effects of anemia in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Metabolomics 11(5):1131-1143. |
Graduate Students
- Matthew Nicholas
- Jacob Moreland
Awards & Honors
- The Regina and Glenn Doran Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Collaborative Practice
Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University - Student Mentor Collaboration Award
North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society - Finalist - Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award
Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Office of the Vice President for Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University - Second place student oral presentation
Physiological Insights Towards the Improvement of Fish Culture VI Symposium, Aquaculture 2022 - Third place student oral presentation
Physiological Insights Towards the Improvement of Fish Culture VI Symposium, Aquaculture 2022 - Travel Assistance Grants for Graduate Students
The Graduate School, Mississippi State University - Travel Assistance Grants for Graduate Students
The Graduate School, Mississippi State University - Best student oral presentation
Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society - 2nd Place, MS Graduate Student Oral Presentation, College of Forest Resources and CVM
Mississippi State University Graduate School Research Symposium 2022 - 3rd Place, MS Graduate Student Oral Presentation, College of Forest Resources and CVM
Mississippi State University Graduate School Research Symposium 2022 - Best student oral presentation
47th Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society - 2020 DAFVM Regions Bank Superior Faculty Award: International
MSU Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine and Regions Bank - Best Student Abstract Award
US Aquaculture Society and American Fisheries Society Fish Culture Section - Travel Award
The Graduate School, Mississippi State University - Fulbright US Scholar Grant
US Fulbright Commission, US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs - American Fisheries Society Fish Culture Section Graduate Student Travel Award
Fish Culture Section, American Fisheries Society - 2017 Graduate Student Award, College of Forest Resources and Forest and Wildlife Research Center
Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine - 2017 Undergraduate Student Award, College of Forest Resources and Forest and Wildlife Research Center
Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine - Runner up best student poster award
US Aquaculture Society - 2015 Research Award
College of Forest Resources - Maroon Institute for Writing Excellence (MIWE)
Mississippi State University
Society Memberships
- American Fisheries Society
- Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
- North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society
- United States Aquaculture Society
- United States Freshwater Prawn Growers Association, Inc.
- World Aquaculture Society
- World Sturgeon Conservation Society, North American Chapter