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R. J. McKay is an Australia-born biologist, famous for his work in Exotic and translocated freshwater fishes in Australia. Mr. McKay is curator of fishes at the Queensland Museum and his work has been quoted extensively. He also contributed a key section on Introductions of Exotic Fishes in Australia in Distribution, Biology and Management of Exotic Fishes published by The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Earlier in his career, Mr. McKay focussed on introduction and translocation of Exotic freshwater fish in Australia. Later on, he also extended his study to fishes which were not as exotic but just plain strange or weird.
In the included photograph, Mr. McKay is explaining the origin of exotic fishes to Ms. Jennifer Chandler, a student at UC San Diego. This photograph was taken at the 2007 CalCOFI Conference held at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute in San Diego, California, where RJ McKay presented his valuable insights during the symposium on "Jumbo Squid Invasions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean".
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- McKay, R.J., 1984. Introductions of exotic fishes in Australia. In Courtenay, W.R. Jr. and J.R. Stauffer, Jr. (Editors). Distribution, Biology and Management of Exotic fishes. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., 1984, p.177-199
- Arthington, A.H., D.A. Milton and R.J. McKay (1983). Effects of urban development and habitat alterations on the distribution and abundance of native and fresh- water fish in the Brisbaneregion, Queensland.Austra1- ian Journal of Ecology 8.87-101
- Arthington A.H., R.J. McKay and D.A. Milton, 1983. Effects of urban development and habitat alteration on the distribution and abundance of native and exotic fish in the Brisbane region, Queensland. Aust. J. Ecol. 8. 87-101.
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