Spawning site selection, egg development, and larval drift of Galaxias postvectis and G. Fasciatus in a New Zealand stream

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 493-505

  Charteris, Sjaan C ^a,c   Allibone, Richard M ^b,c   Death, Russell G ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Drifting larvae; Eggs; Flood flows; Galaxias; Riparian zone; Spawning; Terrestrial spawning site

Indexed keywords

DRIFT BEHAVIOR; EGG DEVELOPMENT; FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; LARVAL TRANSPORT; SPAWNING GROUND; WATER LEVEL;

AUSTRALASIA; KATIKARA STREAM; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TARANAKI;

GALAXIAS; GALAXIAS BREVIPINNIS; GALAXIAS FASCIATUS; GALAXIAS POSTVECTIS; RIPARIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0348090627     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2003.9517184     Document Type: Article

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