The saltwater mosquito, Aedes vigilax, is prolific in coastal wetlands including mangroves
and saltmarshes. Ae. vigilax is a vector for arboviruses such as Ross River and Barmah …

This book is the first to give a complete overview of the current knowledge of annual fishes,
covering their life cycle, reproductive biology, evolutionary ecology, reproductive behavior …

As conspicuous predators throughout ontogeny, dytiscids are central to freshwater food
webs, particularly in lentic systems such as wetlands and ponds. Adult and larval dytiscids …

Dytiscids are top invertebrate predators in most freshwater habitats, particularly in lentic
systems such as wetlands and ponds. Adult and larval dytiscids are often considered to be …

The density mass–relationship (DMR) between abundance and body size is a key attribute
of biodiversity organisation. The identification of the determinants of the DMR has …

An increase in prey richness, prey size and predator trophic position with predator body size
has been consistently reported as prime features of food web organization. These trends …

Annual fishes, which inhabit temporary pools with extremely limited habitat complexity and
niche availability, display remarkable sexual dimorphism, rapid growth, and enormous …

The diet patterns of three Nothobranchius species (N. furzeri, N. orthonotus and N. rachovii),
small, short‐lived annual killifish from temporary pools in African savannah were …

Temporary aquatic habitats are common in arid and semiarid ecosystems across the globe.
They are an especially harsh and challenging environment for aquatic organisms, and this …

Annual killifishes have active and voracious rates in acquisition of food resources with
display of behaviors that allow them to maintain high metabolic rates to deal with the harsh …