Refereed publications

2002

Allen, M., Morgan, D.L. and Gill, H.S. in press. Distribution, zoogeography and biology of Craterocephalus cuneiceps Whitley, an atherinid endemic to the Indian Ocean (Pilbara) Drainage Division of Western Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research

Beckley, L.E., Hulley, P.A. and Skelton, P.H. 2002. A synoptic overview of marine ichthyology in South Africa. Marine and Freshwater Research 53: 99-105.

Beckley, L.E. and Mair, L. 2002. Chapter 4: Natural Environment. Chapter 5: Biodiversity. In: Seychelles – The Bradt Travel Guide. Mair, L. and Beckley, L.E. (eds). Bradt Travel Guides, United Kingdom: 28-56.

Hesp, S.A., Hall, N.G. and Potter, I.C. in press. A Bayesian approach for overcoming inconsistencies in mortality estimates, using, as an example, data for Acanthopagrus latus. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Hesp, S.A., Hall, N.G. and Potter, I.C. in press. Comparisons between the movements, age compositions and growth rates of Rhabdosargus sarba (Sparidae) in three different environments. Marine Biology

Hesp, S.A., Hobbs, R.P. and Potter, I.C. 2002. Infection of the gonads of Glaucosoma hebraicum by the nematode Philometra lateolobracis. Occurrence and host response. Journal of Fish Biology 60: 663-673.

Hesp, S.A., Potter, I.C. and Hall, N.G. 2002. Age and size compositions, growth rates, reproductive biology and habitats of the West Australian dhufish (Glaucosoma hebraicum) and their relevance to the management of this species. Fishery Bulletin, U.S. 100: 214-227.

Hesp, S.A., Potter, I.C. and Hall, N.G. in press. Sequence of gonadal changes, duration and mode of spawning, fecundity and spawning potential ratio of the protandrous hermaphrodite Acanthopagrus latus. Environmental Biology of Fishes

Hutchings, L., Beckley, L.E., Griffiths, M.H., Roberts, M.J., Sundby, S. and van der Lingen, C. 2002. Spawning on the edge: Spawning habitats and nursery areas along the southern African coastline. Marine and Freshwater Research 53: 307-318.

Leis, J.M., Trnski, T. and Beckley, L.E. 2002. Larval development of Pagellus natalensis and evaluation of larval morphology for indicating relationships in the perciform fish family Sparidae. Marine and Freshwater Research 53: 367-376.

Mann, B.Q, James, N. C. and Beckley, L.E. 2002. An assessment of the recreational fishery in the St Lucia estuarine system, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. South African Journal of Marine Science 24: 263-279.

Morgan, D.L. and Gill, H.S. in press. Fish fauna in inland waters of the Pilbara (Indian Ocean Drainage Division) of Western Australia – evidence for two provinces. Zootaxa

Morgan, D.L., Hambleton, S.J., Gill, H.S. and Beatty, S.J. 2002. Distribution, biology and likely impacts of the introduced redfin perch (Perca fluviatilis) (Percidae) in Western Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 53: 1211-1221.

Radebe, P.V., Mann, B.Q., Beckley, L.E. AND Govender, A. 2002. Age and growth of the Natal stumpnose Rhabdosargus sarba (Pisces: Sparidae) from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Fisheries Research 58: 193-201.

Schafer, L.N., Platell, M.E., Valesini, F.J. and Potter, I.C. 2002. Comparisons between the influence of habitat type, season and body size on the dietary compositions of fish species in nearshore marine waters. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 278: 67-92.

Travers, M.J. and Potter, I.C. 2002. Factors influencing the characteristics of fish assemblages in a large subtropical marine embayment. Journal of Fish Biology 61: 764 784.

White, W.T., Hall, N.G. and Potter, I.C. 2002. Reproductive biology and growth during pre- and postnatal life of Trygonoptera personata and T. mucosa (Batoidea: Urolophidae). Marine Biology 140: 699-712.

White, W.T., Hall, N.G. and Potter, I.C. 2002. Size and age compositions and reproductive biology of the nervous shark Carcharhinus cautus in a large subtropical embayment, including an analysis of growth during pre- and postnatal life. Marine Biology 141: 1153-1164.

Yap, E.S., Sezmis, E., Chaplin, J.A., Potter, I.C. and Spencer, P.B.S. 2002. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Portunus pelagicus (Crustacea: Portunidae). Molecular Ecology Notes 2: 30-32.

Young, G.C. and Potter, I.C. 2002. Influence of exceptionally high salinities, marked variations in freshwater discharge and opening of estuary mouth on the characteristics of the ichthyofauna of a normally-closed estuary. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science 55: 223-246.