Many studies have recently described and interpreted the community structure and function
of fishes inhabiting estuaries and other transitional waters in terms of categories or guilds …

Migratory species are widespread in terrestrial, aquatic and aerial environments, and are
important both ecologically and economically. Since migration is an adaptive response to …

Amphidromous fishes are major components of oceanic tropical island stream ecosystems,
such as those of the Caribbean island, Puerto Rico. Fishes with this life history face threats …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

This study refines, clarifies and, where necessary, expands details of the guild approach
developed by E lliott et al.(2007, Fish and Fisheries 8: 241–268) for the ways in which fish …

Most of the large rivers of South America are impounded mainly for hydropower production.
The construction of fish passes has been one of the strategies adopted by Brazilian …

Migratory fishes are common in freshwaters throughout the world and can fundamentally
alter recipient ecosystems. We describe different types of fish migrations and consider their …

This chapter examines how zoogeography and estuarine typology can influence fish
assemblages. There is a focus on the global classification of estuary‐associated fish species …

Amphidromy is a diadromous life history pattern, common in tropical and subtropical
freshwater caridean shrimps, in which adults live, breed and spawn small-sized embryos in …

Comprising extant species, Macrobrachium is the most speciose caridean genus in
Palaemonidae. It is generally considered as a monophyletic clade that lives exclusively in …