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Thesis Bibliography No. 1

1990, ASFB Newsletter20(1): 23-28

Even though theses are not generally rated as being of high scientific merit until they are polished into manuscript form and published, they do contain data which can be very important, such as fish distributional information, which is either left out of the published paper, or sinks into obscurity as the unpublished thesis gathers dust.

This bibliography, which is the culmination of only a cursory search for theses titles, is an attempt to collate and bring these theses out of obscurity. It is hoped that this list will form the. backbone of a much larger and complete bibliography, as the society membership is stimulated to dig deep into the past and to recall the titles of Australian-fish related theses. Please give this exercise a good go, and send titles to the society secretary or to the newsletter editor.

1966

Parrish, R.H. 1966. A review of the Gadopsidae, with a description of a new species from Tasmania.

M.Sc. thesis, Oregon State University, USA.

1967

Morrissy, N.M. 1967. The ecology of trout in South Australia. Ph.D. thesis, University of Adelaide.

1968

Pollard, D.A. 1968. The biology of a landlocked form of the teleost fish Galaxias attenuatus (Galaxiidae) with special reference to reproduction. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne.

Renowden, J. 1968 . An ecological survey of the freshwater fish of the Otway District. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne.

Robertson, D.R. 1968. A comparative study of the reproductive behaviour of Australian gudgeons (Pisces: Eleotridae). B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, University of Queensland, Brisbane.

1969

Frankenberg, R.S. 1969. Studies on the evolution of galaxiid fishes with particular reference to the Australian fauna. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne.

1970

Weng, H.T. 1970. The black bream, Acanthopagrus butcheri (Munro); its life history and its fishery in South Australia. M.Sc. thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Adelaide.

1971

Chessman, B.C. 1971. Study of Victorian salt lake fishes with special reference to Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842) Pisces: Salmoniforms: Galaxiidae. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, Monash University, Melbourne.

Malcolm, S. 1971. The status of the common or European carp, Cyprinus carpio, in Victoria. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, Monash University, Melbourne.

1973

Andrews, A.P. 1973. A revision of the genus Galaxias (Pisces: Galaxiidae) in Tasmania. M.Sc. thesis Department of Zoology, University of Tasmania, Hobart.

Glover, C.J.M. 1973. The taxonomy and biology of Chlamydogobius eremius (Zietz, 1896). M.Sc. thesis, University of Adelaide.

Merrick, J.R. 1973. A taxonomic study of the fishes of the Therapon fuliginosus species group include in the Hephaestus (Teleostei: Theraponidae) with biological and ecological notes. M.Sc. thesis, University of Sydney.

1974

Jones, W. 1974. Age determination and growth studies of four species of fish from the River Murray B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Adelaide.

1975

Barclay, J.H. 1975. An ecological and distributional study of the fish fauna of the Bunyip-Tarago River system. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne.

Davis, T.L.O. 1975. Biology of the freshwater catfish, Tandanus tandanus Mitchell (Pisces: Plotosidae in the Gwydir River, N.S.W., Australia. Ph.D. thesis, University of New England, Armidale.

Jackson, P.D. 1975. Binomics of brown trout (Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1759) in a Victorian stream, with notes on interactions with native fishes. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Zoology, Monash University, Melbourne.

Williams, D. McB. 1975. Aspects of the ecology of three sympatric Galarias spp. in an Otway stream B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, Monash University, Melbourne.

1976

Burchmore, J.J. 1976. Morphology and growth of the alimentary tract, in relation to phylogeny, food and feeding habits, in 19 species of eastern Australian estuarine teleosts. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, University of Sydney.

MacDonald, C.M. 1976. Morphological and biochemical systematics of Australian freshwater and estuarine fishes of the family Percichthyidae. M.Sc. thesis, Australian National University, Canberra.

Mitchell, P.A. 1976. A study of aspects of the behaviour and breeding of the southern pigmy perch Nannoperca australis australis (Gunther) (Teleostei: Nannopercidae). B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne.

Smith, G.J. 1976. Mercury in carp (Cyprinus carpio) and sediments in some east Victorian streams. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, Monash University, Melbourne.

1977

Croxford, E.M. 1977. A study of the invertebrate fauna of farm dams with special reference to predation by Gambusia affinis affinis (Baird & Girard). B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, Monash University, Melbourne.

Gooley, G.J. 1977. An ecological survey of the fish and macroinvertebrate fauna of the Bass River and other streams in the Western Port Bay catchment. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne.

1978

Hortle, M.E. 1978. The ecology of the sandy, Pseudaphritis urvilli, in south-east Tasmania. B.Sc. thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Tasmania, Hobart.

Ivantsoff, W. 1978. Taxonomic and systematic review of the Australian fish species of the family Atherinidae with references to related species of the Old World. Ph.D. thesis, Macquarie University, Sydney.

Patten, J.M. 1978. Osteology, relationships and classification of hardyheads of the subfamily Atherininae (Pisces: Atherinidae). M.Sc. thesis, Macquarie University, Sydney.

Pidgeon, R.W.J. 1978. Energy flow in a small stream community. Ph.D. thesis, University of New England, Armidale.

Robertson, A.I. 1978. Trophic interactions among the macrofauna of an eelgrass community. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne.

Sanger, A.C. 1978. Aspects of the ecology and evolution of the pigmy perches (Teleostei: Kuhliidae). B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne.

1979

Fletcher, A.R. 1979. Effects of Salmo trutta on Galaxias olidus and macroinvertebrates in stream communities. M.Sc. thesis, Department of Zoology, Monash University, Melbourne.

Fulton, W. 1979. Review of the literature on the biology of Tasmanian native freshwater fish. M.Sc. thesis, University of Tasmania, Hobart.

Hodges, D.N. 1979. Billabongs of the Yarra Valley Metropolitan Park- some ecological and recreational considerations. M.Env. Sci. thesis, Monash University, Melbourne.

Hortle, K. 1979. The effects of river improvement (channelization) on fish and aquatic invertebrates in the Bunyip River, Victoria. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, Monash University, Melbourne.

Humphrey, C.L. 1979. Growth and reproduction of the freshwater or pink-eye mullet, Trachystoma petardi (Castelnaui) in the Macleay River, N.S.W. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, University of New England, Armidale.

Johnson, C.R. 1979. Electrophoretic, morphometric and karyological studies on the genus Galaxias (Galaxiidae) in Tasmania. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, University of Tasmania, Hobart.

Quinn, N.J. 1979. Numerical analysis of fish assemblages of Serpentine Creek, Queensland. M.Sc. thesis, University of Queensland.

1980

Merrick, J.R. 1980. Some aspects of the taxonomy and biology of the fish family Teraponidae. Ph.D thesis, University of Sydney.

Osbourne, A. 1980. Ichthyofauna of the Hazelwood pondage with emphasis on the introduced tropical cichlid Tilapia mariae. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, La Trobe University, Melbourne.

1981

Pussey, B. 1981. The life history of the Shannon mud minnow Lepidogalaxcias salamandroides (Mees) with special reference to aestivation. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, University of Western Australia.

Tomasov, J.F. 1981. Studies on an introduced species: the mosquitofish - Gambusia affinis. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Genetics and Human Variation, La Trobe University, Melbourne.

1982

Ward, P.J. 1982. The causes of mortality in pool dwelling Craterocephalus sp. (Pisces: Atherinidae) in Magela Creek, Northern Territory during the ‘dry’ season. M.Sc. preliminary course, University of New England, Armidale.

1983

Brown, L. 1983. Variation and population structure in the Australian grayling, Prototroctes maraena (Salmoniformes: Prototroctidae). B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, La Trobe University, Melbourne.

Harris, J.H. 1983. The Australian Bass, Macquaria novemaculeata. Ph.D. thesis, University of New South Wales.

Humphries, P. 1983. Aspects of the biology of the dwarf galaxiid, Galaxiella pusilla (Mack) (Salmoniformes: Galaxiidae). B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, Monash University, Melbourne.

Langdon, J.S. 1983. Development physiology of the gill chloride cells in juvenile Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. Ph.D. thesis, University of Sterling, Sterling.

Musyl, M.K. 1983. Age, growth, length-weight relationships and coefficient of condition of the rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax (Mitchill) from Lake Oahe, South Dakota. M.A. thesis, University of South Dakota.

Wajon, S. 1983. Hybridisation between Murray cod and trout cod in Cataract Dam, N.S.W. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, University of New South Wales.

1984

Aldenhoven, J.M. 1984. Social organisation and sex change in angelfish Centropyge bicolor on the Great Barrier Reef Ph.D. thesis, Macquarie University, Sydney.

Closs, G. 1984. The distribution of ichthyofauna in the Plenty River and aspects of their biology. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, La Trobe University, Melbourne.

Crowley, L.E.L.M. 1984. Systematic relationships of several species of Australian rainbowfishes of the genus Melanotaenia. M.Sc. thesis, Macquarie University, Sydney.

Langley, R.C. 1984. Description and analysis of the Summer ichthyoplankton of a seagrass-fish community. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne.

Richardson, B.A. 1984. Instream flow requirements in relation to the biology and ecology of freshwater fishes in the Tweed River, N.S.W. M.Sc. thesis, Macquarie University, Sydney.

Rigby, B.A. 1984. The ecology of fish inhabiting estuarine seagrass habitats in the Gippsland Lakes, Victoria. M.Sc. thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne.

1985

Ajani, P. 1985. A comparative study of the morphological and electrophoretical properties of two stingarees, Urolophus mucosus Whitley and Urolophus paucimaculatus Dixon, from Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne.

Rowland, S.J. 1985. Aspects of the biology and artificial breeding of the Murray cod, Maccullochella peeli (Mitchell) and the eastern freshwater cod, M. ikei Ps. nov. (Pisces: Percichthyidae). Ph.D. thesis, Macquarie University, Sydney.

Werner, G. 1985. Foraging and shoaling by the common jollytail Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns) (Galaxiidae). B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, Monash University, Melbourne.

1986

Gehrke, P.C. 1986. Physiological ecology of the spangled perch, Leiopotherapon unicolor (Gther 1859), (Percoidei, Teraponidae), with particular emphasis on cardio respiratory responses to temperature and dissolved oxygen. Ph.D. thesis, University of Queensland.

Ramm, DC 1986. An ecological study of the ichthyoplankton and juvenile fish in the Gippsland Lakes, Victoria. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne.

Rich, C. 1986. A morphological and electrophoretic exarnination of geographical variation in the ornate mountain galaxiid, Galaxias olidus. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne.

Sanger, A.C. 1986. The evolution and ecology of the Gadopsis marmoratus complex. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne.

Terzis, T. 1986. An investigation into the patterns of geographic variation in the mountain minnow, Galaxias olidus (Pisces: Galaxiidae). B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, Department of Zoology, University of New South Wales.

1987

Love, M.D. 1987. A review of the national development, introduction and regulation of live fish quarantine and its implementation in Queensland. Assoc. Dipl. Agricultural Protection, School of Agriculture, Riverina-Murray Inst. of Higher Education, Wagga Wagga, NSW.

1988

Humphries, P. 1988. Life history strategies of diadromous and landlocked populations of the spotted galaxias, Galaxias truttaceus Valenciennes, in Tasmania. Ph.D. thesis, University of Tasmania.