Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records as well as those with scientific name Tilapia zillii listed in key words.

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25099 Database Anonymous. 2012. Museum collection records of Tilapia zillii. Derived from a search on FishNet on 26 November 2012. Anonymous. http://www.fishnet2.net.
24218 Web Page Clemson University Department of Aquaculture, Fisheries and Wildlife. 2006. Demonstration and evaluation of tilapia in te control of filamentous algae, duckweed, and watermeal in irrigation ponds. http://www.clemson.edu/ipm/reports/whetstone.htm.
386 Journal Article Courtenay, W.R., Jr., and J.E. Deacon. 1982. Status of introduced fishes in certain spring systems in southern Nevada. Great Basin Naturalist 42(3):361-366.
10 Book Chapter Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann. 1984. Distribution of exotic fishes in the continental United States. Pages 41-77 in Courtenay, W.R., Jr., and J.R. Stauffer, Jr, eds. Distribution, biology, and management of exotic fishes. John Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, MD.
459 Book Chapter Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.P. Jennings, and J.D. Williams. 1991. Appendix 2: Exotic fishes. Pages 97-107 in Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott, eds. Common names and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. 5th edition. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, MD.
165 Journal Article Courtenay, W.R., Jr., H.F. Sahlman, W.W. Miley II, and D.J. Herrema. 1974. Exotic fishes in fresh and brackish waters of Florida. Biological Conservation 6(4):292-302.
1754 Journal Article Crutchfield, J.U., Jr. 1995. Establishment and expansion of redbelly tilapia and blue tilapia in power plant cooling reservoir. American Fisheries Society Symposium 15:452-461.
1753 Journal Article Crutchfield, J.U., Jr., D.H. Schiller, D.D. Herlong, and M.A. Mallin. 1992. Establishment and impact of redbelly tilapia in a vegetated cooling reservoir. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 30:28-35.
279 Journal Article Deacon, J.E., and J.E. Williams. 1984. Annotated list of the fishes of Nevada. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 97(1):103-118.
690 Conference Proceedings Devick, W.S. 1991. Pattern of introductions of aquatic organisms to Hawaii freshwater habitats. Pages 189-213 in W.S. Devick, ed. New directions in research, management and conservations of Hawaiian freshwater stream ecosystems. Proceedings of the 1990 Freshwater Stream Biology and Fisheries Management Symposium. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources. Honolulu, Hawaii.
13013 Journal Article Edwards, R.J. 2001. New additions and persistence of the introduced fishes of the Upper San Antonio River, Bexar County, Texas. Texas Journal of Science 53(1):3-12.
18857 Database Florida Museum of Natural History. 2009. Ichthyology Collection database. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/fishes/.
25899 Database Florida Museum of Natural History. 2013. Florida Museum of Natural History ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://www.gbif.org/dataset/eccf4b09-f0c8-462d-a48c-41a7ce36815a. Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL. http://www.gbif.org/dataset/eccf4b09-f0c8-462d-a48c-41a7ce36815a. Accessed on 04/09/2013.
26212 Database GBIF. 2013. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. http://www.gbif.org/. Accessed on 03/05/2024.
267 Report Grabowski, S.J., S.D. Hiebert, and D.M. Lieberman. 1984. Potential for introduction of three species of nonnative fishes into central Arizona via the Central Arizona Project - A literature review and analysis. REC-ERC-84-7. US Dept of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO.
1171 Journal Article Hauser, W.J. 1975. An unusually fast growth rate for Tilapia zillii. California Department of Fish and Game 61(1):54-56.
4 Report Howells, R.G. 1991. Electrophoretic identification of feral and domestic Tilapia in Texas.
360 Report Howells, R.G. 1992. Annotated list of non-native fishes, mollusks, crustaceans, and aquatic plants, in Texas waters. Management Data Series No. 78. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, TX.
375 Journal Article Hubbs, C. 1982. Occurrence of exotic fishes in Texas waters. Pearce Sellards Series, Texas Memorial Museum 36:1-19.
95 Journal Article Hubbs, C., R.J. Edwards, and G.P. Garrett. 1991. An annotated checklist of freshwater fishes of Texas, with keys to identification of species. The Texas Journal of Science, Supplement 43(4):1-56.
132 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
25944 Database iNaturalist. 2024. http://www.inaturalist.org/. Accessed on 08/13/2024.
483 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
25100 Journal Article Khallaf, E.A., and A.A. Alne-na-ei. 1987. Feeding ecology of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus) & Tilapia zillii (Gervais) in a Nile Canal. Hydrobiologia 146:57-62. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00007577?LI=true.
276 Journal Article Knaggs. 1977. IN L. Shapovalov, A.J Cordone, and W.A. Dill. A list of freshwater and anadromous fishes of California. California Fish and Game 67(1):4-38.
10026 Journal Article Lagner, E.F. 1978. Efforts to control Hydrilla verticillata royle with herbivorous Tilapia zillii (Gervais) in Imperial County irrigation canals. 46th Conference Calif. Mosquito Control Association 46:103-104.
27758 Journal Article Le Roux, P.J. 1956. Feeding habits of the yound of four species of tilapia. South African Journal of Science 53(2):33-37.
275 Book Lee, D.S., C.R. Gilbert, C.H. Hocutt, R.E. Jenkins, D.E. McAllister, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr. 1980. Atlas of North American freshwater fishes. North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, NC.
10016 Journal Article Legner, E.F. 1980. Myriophyllum growth in irrigation canals following reductions of competitive Potamogeton by Tilapia zillii. Proc. Papers Ann. Conf. Calif. Mosquito Vector Control Assoc(48):117.
13019 Other Cut-and-paste reference not available due to unhandled reference type. Please contact support to request the addition of the 'Other' type.
672 Book Chapter Maciolek, J.A. 1984. Exotic fishes in Hawaii and other islands of Oceania. Pages 131-161 in Courtenay, W.R., Jr., and J.R. Stauffer, Jr, eds. Distribution, ecology, and management of exotic fishes. John Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, MD.
162 Book Menhinick, E.F. 1991. The freshwater fishes of North Carolina. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Raleigh, NC.
109 Book Minckley, W.L. 1973. Fishes of Arizona. Arizona Fish and Game Department, Phoenix, AZ.
34108 Journal Article Mitchell, A.J., R.M. Overstreet, A.E. Goodwin, and T.M. Brandt. 2005. Spread of an exotic fish-gill trematode: A far-reaching and complex problem. Reviews in Fish Health 30(8):11-38.
217 Book Moyle, P.B. 1976. Inland fishes of California. University of California Press Berkeley, CA. http://books.google.com/books?id=8ZCStnV581kC&printsec=frontcover&dq=fishes+of+california&hl=en&sa=X&ei=t0dOT-P-Nsna0QH88rS7Ag&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=fishes%20of%20california&f=false.
6 Report Muoneke, M.I. 1988. Tilapia in Texas waters. Inland Fisheries Data Series No. 9. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Fisheries Division, Austin, TX.
25976 Database North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences. 2013. North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences ichthyology collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8099. North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/8099. Created on 02/10/2009. Accessed on 04/11/2013.
264 Report Pelzman, R.J. 1973. A review of the life history of Tilapia zilli with a reassessment of its desirability in California. Administrative Report 74-1. California Department of Fish and Game, Inland Fisheries Branch, Sacramento, CA.
1256 Conference Proceedings Schoenherr, A.A. 1985. Replacement of Cyprinodon macularius by Tilapia zillii in an irrigation drain near the Salton Sea. Pages 65-66 in Pister, E.P, ed. Proceedings of the Desert Fishes Council 13th-15th Annual Symposia. University of Nevada. Las Vegas, NV.
1791 Journal Article Shafland, P.L. 1976. The continuing problem of non-native fishes in Florida. Fisheries 1(6):25.
274 Journal Article Shapovalov, L., A.J. Cordone, and W.A. Dill. 1981. A list of freshwater and anadromous fishes of California. California Fish and Game 67(1):4-38.
78 Book Smith-Vaniz, W.F. 1968. Freshwater Fishes of Alabama. Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station Auburn, AL.
25997 Database Texas A&M University. 2013. Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collection vertebrate collection. Accessed through GBIF data portal, http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14379. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. http://data.gbif.org/datasets/resource/14379. Created on 08/06/2012. Accessed on 04/11/2013.
14257 Web Page U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2005. National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species. http://www.nwrinvasives.com/index.asp (Last accessed 2006).
19675 Database Walsh, S. 2010. Aquatic invasive species of Guam. USGS Southwest Biological Sciences Center, Gainesville, FL.
13708 Book Wydoski, R.S., and R.R. Whitney. 2003. Inland Fishes of Washington. Second Edition. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD in association with University of Washington Press, Seattle.


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