The Guest Editors of this volume agreed in advance on the order listed on the title page, although equal editorial effort should be recognized. Vadim Birstein, Robert Boyle and John Waldman convened the 1994 conference that was the source for the original drafts of most of the manuscripts included in this collection. William Bemis put the volume in final shape; he is also responsible for safeguarding the standards of all contributions as the editorial representative of Environmental Biology of Fishes. Alice Klingener prepared the index with suggestions and help from William Bemis and Vadim Birstein
