...Simon Kaminskas ABSTRACT Native freshwater fish of Australia have a diverse but largely undescribed endemic pathogen and parasite fauna. However, due to long-shared evolutionary histories and virulence/transmissibility trade-offs, effects of these endemic pathogens and parasites appear to be subtle...

...J. K. Hanford; D. F. Hochuli; C. E. Webb ABSTRACT Urban freshwater wetlands have been identified as a potential source of mosquitoes of pest and public health concern in Australia. Mosquitoes most commonly associated with these habitats include Anopheles annulipes , Culex annulirostris , Culex...

... of the lake at night to rehydrate, exposing them to foraging freshwater crocodiles ( Crocodylus johnstoni ). Crocodiles rarely consume toads, but the attacks often result in loss of a limb. Because limbs contain relatively little toxin, attacks to the limbs expose a crocodile to nauseating but non-lethal...

...Emily F. McColl-Gausden; Andrew R. Weeks; Reid Tingley ABSTRACT Environmental DNA, or eDNA—DNA shed from organisms and extracted from environmental samples—is an emerging survey technique that has the potential to transform biodiversity monitoring in freshwater ecosystems. We provide a brief...

...R-J Spencer ABSTRACT Freshwater turtle populations are globally threatened by many factors. Complicating matters, their longevity requires long-term monitoring on the scale of decades to assess changes in population size, yet few long-term studies exist. Documenting population estimates and trends...

...Nathan J. Waltham Few freshwater aquatic species have ecological traits that deal with the vagaries of flow in ephemeral tropical rivers. In northern Australia, the tropical freshwater crab, Austrothelphusa transversa (von Martens, 1868) is a conspicuous species that occupies seasonal rivers, where...

...Nathan Waltham; Jane Hughes; Peter Davie Balancing coastal urban development with species conservation and habitat protection can be challenging for managers especially where good quality ecological data is lacking. Primary freshwater crabs ( Austrothelphusa species) of the family Gecarcinucidae...

...R. A. Faragher; J. H. Harris Examples are given of a number of New South Wales freshwater fish species which have declined in abundance since last century. Reasons for the declines include river regulation, changes to riparian vegetation, erosion and siltation. The effects of alien species...

... Aestivation in the Australian Freshwater Crocodile? Bryan Walshl 'Consewation Commission of the Northern Territoly, P.O. Box 496, Palmerston, N.T. 0831 INTRODUCTION Stranding of Australian freshwater crocodiles, Crocodylus johnstoni, in drying waterholes or river beds has been reported frequently to fauna...

... Commission: Sydney. McDonnell, V. C., 1982. Commercial fisheries of New South Wales. Government Printer: Sydney. Commercial fisheries of New South Wales MUNROE, A. T. (ed.). 1988. Freshwater Guide. Division of Fisheries, New South Wales Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. OXLEY, J...

... 16 143 159 Crocodile Specialists Group. 2006. Rare Australian freshwater crocodile attack. CSG Newsletter, 25(2):13. Dunn, R.W. 1981. Further observations on the captive reproduction of Johnstone's crocodiles. Int. Zoo Yearb, 21:82-3. Further observations on the captive reproduction...

..., their populations have risen markedly, increasing the potential for conflict between people and crocodiles. In 1994 C. porosus was observed in the freshwater Katherine River for the first time in over twenty years. To reduce the risk of crocodile attacks, the Parks and Wildlife Service of the Northern Territory has...

... freshwater crayfish from the Richmond Range, northeastern New South Wales Jason Coughran Environmental Futures Centre, Griffith School of Environment, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia, 4222. j.coughran@griffith.edu.au A B ST R A C T The biology of Euastacus gumar, a poorly known...

... (angled, hobby collection or research interest). Golden Perch Macquaria ambigua tops the list and has thus facilitated further examination of this species. Between 1959 and 1970 considerable numbers of the large inland freshwater species of fish in the Murray-Darling River System were sampled for research...

...Sean FitzGibbon; Craig Franklin The ability of freshwater turtles to exchange respiratory gases with their aquatic environment is well known and facilitates prolonged dive durations among several species. Three main sites have been implicated in aquatic respiration (skin, cloaca and buccopharynx...

...Anton Tucker Crocodylus johnstoni is a prevailing and stable binomial designating the Australian freshwater crocodile. A brief review traces the description circumstances and recent International Code of Zoological Nomenclature changes that resolve a long-standing argument ( C. johnsoni or C...

...David Booth The nesting behaviour of two Australian freshwater turtles, the broad-shelled river turtle Chelodina expansa and the Brisbane river turtle Emydura signata are described. Both species nest during, or soon after rain. C. expansa nests exclusively during the day while E. signata...

... mellis Bagenal, T.B. 1972. The variability in numbers of perch Perca fluviatilis L. caught in traps. Freshwater Biology 2: 27-36. The variability in numbers of perch Perca fluviatilis L. caught in traps Freshwater Biology 2 27 36 Balcombe, S.R. and Closs, G.P. 2000. Variation in carp...

...Jason Coughran This paper examines the distribution, habitat and conservation status of five species of the freshwater crayfish genus Euastacus from eastern Australia: E. dalagarbe, E. girurmulayn, E. guruhgi, E. jagabar and E . mirangudjin . Although the five species have discrete distributions...