In many ways, this book is the culmination of more than four decades of my exp-ration of the
taxonomy, biogeography and ecology of New Zealand's quite small freshwater fish fauna. I …

New Zealand has a small freshwater fish fauna, by any standard of comparison. A precise
enumeration is not yet possible as some taxonomic problems remain to be resolved, but …

Incorporating a review of existing literature and results of unpublished field research
undertaken by the authors over the past 20 years, this volume represents a well-supported …

This edited volume reviews our past and present understanding of the ecology of Australian
freshwater fishes. It compares patterns and processes in Australia with those on other …

Aim This paper seeks to understand the biogeography of southern cool temperate
freshwater fishes in the context of diverse aspects of their natural history. Location The fish …

Inland fisheries are vital for the livelihoods and food resources of humans worldwide but
their importance is underestimated, probably because large numbers of small, local …

More than half the New Zealand freshwater fish fauna is diadro‐mous, most of these species
being amphidromous. Diadromy is a major determinant in many aspects of the historical and …

Major volcanic eruptions in the central North Island of New Zealand and, in particular, an
eruption dated at ad 186, spread ignimbrite and volcanic ashes (tephra) over a broad area …

This field guide contains well-illustrated freshwater fishes of Australia coupled with colourful
photographs of fishes described. The expanded handy field guide lists 302 species from …

For most British natural historians, there is one vertebrate order that could well be said to be
“out of sight, out of mind.” This is our freshwater fishes, familiar principally only to anglers …