Cyprinids are a diverse family, rich in problems of evolutionary interest. Their use in
aquaculture and as tools for genetic and physiological investigations make their …

The seminal work of Mills et al.(1993) lists 137 established aquatic species as
nonindigenous to the Great Lakes (two plants are further subdivided into two subspecies …

Among the fishes, a remarkably wide range of biological adaptations to diverse habitats has
evolved. As well as living in the conventional habitats of lakes, ponds, rivers, rock pools and …

This book first appeared in 1941 in a different form and has had several subsequent
editions. It is renowned for standardizing the methods for counting scales and fin rays and …

The current extinction crisis requires dramatic action to save the variety of life on Earth.
Because funding for conservation action is limited, governments, donors, and conservation …

Recent studies have increasingly demonstrated the widespread existence of spatio-
temporal variations in the abundance and distribution of species of freshwater fishes …

The precise number of extant fish species remains to be determined. About 28,900 species
were listed in FishBase in 2005, but some experts feel that the final total may be …

Combining phylogeographic data from mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of Nearctic and
Palearctic freshwater and anadromous fishes, we used a comparative approach to assess …

The basis for using biological monitoring of fishes to assess environmental degradation is
that the relative health of a fish community is a sensitive indicator of direct and indirect …

Historically, biogeographic barriers to the movement of aquatic organisms existed at multiple
spatial scales and contributed to the development of unique regional faunas. At increasing …