Publications
Books | Journals

Charles Darwin: The Concise Story of an Extraordinary Man tells the story of Darwin's life from birth to death, his family, friends, books, accomplishments, and significance to Western thought. The book features 60 black and white and 16 color illustrations, and is published by Johns Hopkins University Press in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publications of On the Origin of Species in 2009.

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Freshwater Fish Distribution -- Freshwater Fish Distribution includes distribution maps for 169 families of fishes that enter freshwaters around the world. Over 300 beautiful line drawings, most from the 19th century, illustrate various fish subfamilies. Over 1700 references are cited. <<read more>>

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A Natural History of Australia -- A Natural History of Australia explores the geography, geology, plants, animals, and Aboriginals of the island continent. It features over 200 color wildlife photographs, mostly by the author and 220 line drawings and maps. Chapters include: 1. Great South Land. 2) The Gondwana Legacy. 3) The First Australians. 4. A Floral Mosaic: The Plants. 5) Dangerous Waters. 6. Some Interesting Invertebrates. 7. The Freshwater Fishes. 8. Warts, Scales, Frills, and Thorns. 9. Aerial Australians: The Birds. 10. Mostly Marsupials: The Mammals. Useful appendices include: 1. Political and Social Essentials. 2) Australian Idiomatic Language. 3. Some Facts and Figures for Travelers. Over 500 references are listed. <<read more>>

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Evolution and the Myth of Creationism -- Evolution and the Myth of Creationism: a basic guide to the facts in the evolution debate explains the science of evolution to the general public and shows why creationism is not science. It reviews various court cases and refutes common creationists’ distortions of science. Chapters include: 1. What is Evolution? 2. Geologic Time and the Fossil Record. 3. The Explanatory Power of Evolution. 4. The Evolution of Life and the Rise of Humans. 5. Science, Religion, Politics, Law, and Education. <<read more>>

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Selected Recent Journal Publications

Sommer, J. A., C. Li, J. Brozek, M. L. Bessert, G. Orti, and Tim M. Berra. 2011. Low genetic diversity in nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri (Perciformes: Kurtidae) and an appraisal of its breeding system using microsatellite loci. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory: 27: 179-188. [PDF]

Berra, Tim. M. 2010. Clarification of field characters for three freshwater sharks and a photographic atlas of Glyphis glyphis and G. garricki from the Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory: 26: 109-114. [PDF]

Berra, Tim M., Gonzalo Alvarez, and Kate Shannon. 2010. The Galton-Darwin-Wedgwood Pedigree of H. H. Laughlin. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society: 101: 228-241. [PDF]

Berra, Tim M., G. Alvarez, and F. C. Ceballo.s 2010. Was the Darwin/Wedwood Dynasty Adversely Affected by Consanguinity? BioScience 60(5): 376-383. [PDF]

Berra, Tim M. 2008. Charles Darwin's paradigm shift. The Beagle, Records of the Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 24: 1-5. [PDF]

Berra, T. M., B. Gomelsky, B. A. Thompson, and D. Wedd. 2007. Reproductive anatomy, gonad development and spawning seasonality of nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri (Perciformes: Kurtidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 55: 211-217. [PDF]

Ezaz, T,. Tim M. Berra, and J. A. M. Graves. 2007 (2006 imprint). Karyotype of the Australian nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri (Kurtidae: Perciformes). Chromosome Science 9: 85-88. [PDF]

Berra, Tim M. 2006. Art, ichthyology, Charles Darwin and the Northern Territory of Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 22: 91-97. [PDF]

Berra, Tim M. and Paulo Petry. 2006. Fish assemblage of Cedar Fork Creek, Ohio, unchanged for 28 years. Ohio Journal of Science 106(3): 98-102. [PDF]

Humphrey, J. D. and Tim M. Berra 2006. Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome in Nurseryfish Kurtus gulliveri (Perciformes: Kurtidae), in the Northern Territory. Australian Society for Veterinary Pathology Report No. 71: 12-13. [PDF]

Berra, Tim M., D. Wedd, & Q. Allsop. 2004. Observation of egg carrying by male nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri (Perciformes: Kurtidae), and natural history notes from northern Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 20: 187-193. [PDF]

Berra, T. M. and D. D. Aday. 2004. Otolith description and age-and-growth of Kurtus gulliveri from northern Australia. Journal of Fish Biology 65: 354-362. [PDF]

Carpenter, K., T.M. Berra, & J. Humphries. 2004. Swim bladder and posterior lateral line nerve of the nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri (Perciformes: Kurtidae). Journal of Morphology 260: 193-200. [PDF]

Lundberg, J. G., T.M. Berra, and J. P. Friel. 2004. First description of juveniles of the primitive catfish Diplomystes (Siluriformes: Diplomystidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 15 (1): 71-82. [PDF]

Berra, Tim M. 2003. Nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri, from northern Australia: redescription, distribution, egg mass, and comparison with Kurtus indicus from southeast Asia. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 14(4): 295-306. [PDF]

Berra, Tim M. and F. J. Neira. 2003. Early life history of the nurseryfish, Kurtus gullieri (Perciformes: Kurtidae), from northern Australia. Copeia 2003(2): 384-390. [PDF]

Berra, Tim M. & John D. Humphrey. 2002. Gross anatomy and histology of the hook and skin of forehead brooding male nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri, from northern Australia. Environmental Biology of Fishes 65:263-270. [PDF]

Berra, Tim M. and D. Wedd. 2001. Alimentary canal anatomy and diet of the nurseryfish, Kurtus gulliveri (Perciformes: Kurtidae), from the Northern Territory of Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 17: 21-25. [PDF]

G. P.Wallis, K. F. Judge, J. Bland, J. M. Waters, and T. M. Berra. 2001. Genetic diversity in New Zealand Galaxias vulgaris sensu lato (Teleostei: Osmeriformes: Galaxiidae): a test of a biogeographic hypothesis. Journal of Biogeography 28: 59-67. [PDF]

Berra, Tim M. 1997. Some 20th century fish discoveries. Environmental Biology of Fishes 50: 1-12. [PDF]

Berra, Tim M., L. Crowley, W. Ivantsoff, P. A. Fuerst. 1996. Galaxias maculatus: an explanation of its biogeography. Marine and Freshwater Research 47: 845-849. [PDF]

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