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Original Articles

Growth, diet, movement, and abundance of adult banded kokopu (Galaxias fasciatus) in five Coromandel, New Zealand streams

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Pages 915-929 | Received 16 Jul 2004, Accepted 21 Feb 2005, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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