Few studies have examined seasonal diet variation and trophic relationships among fishes in shallow subtropical waters. We sampled consecutive wet and dry seasons within Biscayne Bay, Florida, USA, to examine seasonal diet and feeding habit variation in juvenile gray snapper Lutjanus griseus (GS), bluestriped grunt Haemulon sciurus (BSG), seabream Archosargus rhomboidalis (SB) and great barracu...

Populations of tunas, billfishes and pelagic sharks are fished at or over capacity in many regions of the world. They are captured by directed commercial and recreational fisheries (the latter of which often promote catch and release) or as incidental catch or bycatch in commercial fisheries. Population assessments of pelagic fishes typically incorporate catch-per-unit-effort time-series data f...

1. I ntroduction 2. P artitioning of O2 and CO2 Exchange Across the Respiratory Surfaces 2.1. P rimitive Ray‐Finned Fishes (Actinopterygii) 2.2. L obe‐Finned Fishes (Sarcopterygii) 2.3. J awless Fishes (Agnatha) 3. B lood O2 Transport 3.1. G eneral Principles of Hb Function 3.2. F actors AVecting the ArterioVenous O2 DiVerence 3.3. S urvey of Extant Primitive Fishes 4. T ransport and Eliminatio...

Average sea-surface temperature and the amount of CO(2) dissolved in the ocean are rising as a result of increasing concentrations of atmospheric CO(2). Many coral reef fishes appear to be living close to their thermal optimum, and for some of them, even relatively moderate increases in temperature (2-4°C) lead to significant reductions in aerobic scope. Reduced aerobic capacity could affect po...

Recent genome-wide analyses have revealed patterns of positive selection acting on protein-coding genes in humans and mammals. To assess whether the conclusions drawn from these analyses are valid for other vertebrates and to identify mammalian specificities, I have investigated the selective pressure acting on protein-coding genes of the puffer fishes Tetraodon and Takifugu. My results indicat...

Many of California's native populations of freshwater fish are in serious decline, as are freshwater faunas worldwide. Habitat loss and alteration, hydrologic modification, water pollution, and invasions have been identified as major drivers of these losses. Because these potential causes of decline are frequently correlated, it is difficult to separate direct from indirect effects of each fact...

the fish assemblage and diversity in relation to water quality of three coastal rivers sita, swarna and varahi of udupi district, karnataka, india was studied. 71 species representing 7 orders, 20 families and 41 genera were recorded from 21 sites along the three rivers. species composition varied longitudinally in relation to the environmental factors of the habitat. the downstream change in t...

Alternative reproductive tactics (ARTs) are behavioural, morphological, and physiological traits associated with alternative phenotypes within a population or species. ARTs widespread in nature, particular feature of teleost fishes. However, few studies have examined egg buoyancy mechanisms the context evolution freshwater In marine fishes, is achieved chiefly through hydration. While fish eggs...