| Conservation status of New Zealand freshwater fish, 2009 R Allibone, B David, R Hitchmough, D Jellyman, N Ling, P Ravenscroft, ... New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 44 (4), 271-287, 2010 | 158 | 2010 |
| Conservation status of New Zealand freshwater fish, 2013 J Goodman, NR Dunn, PJ Ravenscroft, RM Allibone, J Boubee, BO David, ... Publishing Team, Department of Conversation, 2014 | 113 | 2014 |
| Behavior of a stream-dwelling fish before, during, and after high-discharge events BO David, GP Closs Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 131 (4), 762-771, 2002 | 101 | 2002 |
| Conservation status of New Zealand freshwater fishes, 2017 NR Dunn, RM Allibone, G Closs, S Crow, BO David, J Goodman, ... Publishing Team, Department of Conservation, 2018 | 95 | 2018 |
| Seasonal variation in diel activity and microhabitat use of an endemic New Zealand stream‑dwelling galaxiid fish BO David, GP Closs Freshwater Biology 48 (10), 1765-1781, 2003 | 79 | 2003 |
| Spatial and temporal patterns of carbon flow in a temperate, large river food web MA Pingram, KJ Collier, DP Hamilton, BJ Hicks, BO David Hydrobiologia 729, 107-131, 2014 | 66 | 2014 |
| Is diel activity determined by social rank in a drift-feeding stream fish dominance hierarchy? BO David, GP Closs, SK Crow, EA Hansen Animal Behaviour 74 (2), 259-263, 2007 | 59 | 2007 |
| Carbon sources supporting large river food webs: a review of ecological theories and evidence from stable isotopes MA Pingram, KJ Collier, DP Hamilton, BO David, BJ Hicks Freshwater Reviews 5 (2), 85-103, 2012 | 58 | 2012 |
| New Zealand freshwater fish sampling protocols: Part 1. Wadeable river & streams: Field guide M Joy, BO David, MD Lake Ecology Group, Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University, 2013 | 55* | 2013 |
| Continuous remote monitoring of fish activity with restricted home ranges using radiotelemetry BO David, GP Closs Journal of Fish Biology 59 (3), 705-715, 2001 | 47 | 2001 |
| Acoustic and radio-transmitter retention in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in New Zealand AJ Daniel, BJ Hicks, N Ling, BO David Marine and Freshwater Research 60 (4), 328-333, 2009 | 40 | 2009 |
| Learning the ropes: mussel spat ropes improve fish and shrimp passage through culverts BO David, JD Tonkin, KWT Taipeti, HT Hokianga Journal of applied ecology 51 (1), 214-223, 2014 | 37 | 2014 |
| Evidence of flexible recruitment strategies in coastal populations of giant kokopu (Galaxias argenteus) B David, L Chadderton, G Closs, B Barry, A Markwitz DOC Science Internal Series 160, 1-23, 2004 | 37 | 2004 |
| Remediation of a perched stream culvert with ropes improves fish passage BO David, MP Hamer Marine and Freshwater Research 63 (5), 440-449, 2012 | 36 | 2012 |
| To sea or not to sea? Multiple lines of evidence reveal the contribution of non‐diadromous recruitment for supporting endemic fish populations within New Zealand's longest river BO David, M Jarvis, D Özkundakci, KJ Collier, AS Hicks, M Reid Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 29 (9), 1409-1423, 2019 | 32 | 2019 |
| Movements of radio-and acoustic-tagged adult koi carp in the Waikato River, New Zealand AJ Daniel, BJ Hicks, N Ling, BO David North American Journal of Fisheries Management 31 (2), 352-362, 2011 | 29 | 2011 |
| Distribution of fish in tributaries of the lower Taieri/Waipori rivers, South Island, New Zealand BO David, GP Closs, CJ Arbuckle Taylor & Francis Group 36 (4), 797-808, 2002 | 29 | 2002 |
| Ontogenetic shift in nocturnal microhabitat selection by giant kokopu in a New Zealand stream AL Whitehead, BO David, GP Closs Journal of Fish Biology 61 (6), 1373-1385, 2002 | 29 | 2002 |
| Lake and species specific patterns of non-diadromous recruitment in amphidromous fish: the importance of local recruitment and habitat requirements AS Hicks, MG Jarvis, BO David, JM Waters, MD Norman, GP Closs Marine and freshwater research 68 (12), 2315-2323, 2017 | 28 | 2017 |
| Spatial organisation and behavioural interaction of giant kokopu (Galaxias argenteus) in two stream pools differing in fish density BO David, RJ Stoffels Taylor & Francis Group 37 (2), 315-322, 2003 | 27 | 2003 |
