Population structure, individual movement, and growth rate of shortjaw kokopu (Galaxias postvectis) in two North Island, New Zealand streams

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 473-483

  Allibone, Richard ^a,b   Caskey, Dean ^b   Miller, Rosemary ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Galaxias postvectis; Galaxiid; Growth; Habitat; Movement; New Zealand; Shortjaw kokopu; Threatened

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; FISH; GROWTH RATE; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SITE FIDELITY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TARANAKI;

GALAXIAS; GALAXIAS POSTVECTIS; RIPARIA;

EID: 0346399582     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2003.9517182     Document Type: Article

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