2009
Ebert, D. A. and P.D. Cowley. 2008. Reproduction and embryonic development of the blue stingray, Dasyatis chrysonota, in southern African waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 89(4): 809–815.
Kerwath, S.E., Thorstad, E.B., Naesje, T.F., Cowley, P.D., Okland, F., Wilke, C. and C.G. Attwood. 2009. Crossing Invisible Boundaries: the Effectiveness of the Langebaan lagoon Marine Protected Area as a Harvest Refuge for a Migratory Fish Species in South Africa. Conservation Biology 23(3): 653 - 661.
Thorstad, E.B., Kerwath, S.E., Attwood, C.G., Økland, F., Wilke, C., Cowley, P.D. and T.F. Næsje 2009. Long-term effects of two sizes of surgically-implanted acoustic transmitters on a predatory marine fish species (Pomatomus saltatrix). Marine and Freshwater Research 60: 183-186.
2008
Bernatzeder, A., Cowley, P.D. and T. Hecht 2008. Effect of short-term exposure to the anaesthetic 2-phenoxyethanol on plasma osmolality of juvenile dusky kob, Argyrosomus japonicus (Sciaenidae). Journal of Applied Ichthyology (2008): 1-3.
Childs, A-R., Cowley, P.D., Næsje, T.F., Booth, A.J., Potts, W.M., Thorstad, E.B. and F. Økland. 2008. Do environmental factors influence the movement of an estuarine fish? A case study using acoustic telemetry. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 78: 227-236.
Childs, A-R., Cowley, P.D., Næsje, T.F., Booth, A.J., Potts, W.M., Thorstad, E.B. and F. Økland. 2008. Home range of an estuarine-dependent fishery species Pomadasys commersonnii in a South African estuary. Fisheries Management and Ecology 15: 441-448.
Childs, A-R., Cowley, P.D., Næsje, T.F., Booth, A.J., Potts, W.M., Thorstad, E.B. and F. Økland. 2008. Estuarine use by spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii in a South African estuary. African Journal of Marine Science 30(1): 123-132.
Cowley, P.D., Kerwath, S.E., Childs, A-R., Thorstad, E.B., Økland, F. and T.F. Næsje. 2008. Estuarine habitat use in juvenile dusky kob Argyrosomus japonicus (Sciaenidae), with implications for management. African Journal of Marine Science 30(2): 247-253.
Ebert, D. A., Compagno, L. J. V., and Cowley, P. D. 2008. Aspects of the reproductive biology of skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes: Rajoidei) from southern Africa. ICES Journal of Marine Science 65: 81–102.
Ellender, B.R., Weyl, O.L.F., Shanyengange, M.K. and P.D. Cowley. 2008. Juvenile population dynamics of Oreochromis mossambicus in an intermittently open estuary at the limit of its natural distributional range. African Zoology 43(2): 277–283.
Götz, A., Cowley, P.D. and H. Winker. 2008. Selected fishery and population parameters of eight important shore-angling species in the Tsitsikamma National Park no-take marine reserve. African Journal of Marine Science 30(3): 519-532.
James, N.C., Cowley, P.D., Whitfield, A.K. and H. Kaiser. 2008. Choice chamber experiments to test the attraction of postflexion Rhabdosargus holubi larvae to water of estuarine and riverine origin. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 77(1): 143-149.
James, N.C., Whitfield, A.K. and P.D. Cowley. 2008. Preliminary indications of climate-induced change in a warm-temperate South African estuarine fish community. Journal of Fish Biology 72: 1855–1863.
James, N.C., Whitfield, A.K. and P.D. Cowley. 2008. Long-term stability of the fish assemblages in a warm-temperate South African estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 76: 723-738.
Whitfield, A.K., Adams, J.B., Bate, G.C., Bezuidenhout, K., Bornman, T.G., Cowley, P.D., Froneman, P.W., Gama, P.T., James, N.C., Mackenzie, B., Riddin, T., Snow, G.C., Strydom, N.A., Taljaard, S., Terörde, A.I., Theron, A.K., Turpie, J.K., van Niekerk, L., Vorwerk, P.D. and Wooldridge, T.H. 2008. A multidisciplinary study of a small, intermittently open South African estuary, with particular emphasis on the influence of mouth state on the ecology of the system. African Journal of Marine Science 30(3): 453-474.
2007
Attwood, C.G., Cowley, P.D., Kerwath, S.E., Næsje, T.F., Thorstad, E.B. and F. Økland. 2007. First tracking of white stumpnose Rhabdosargus globiceps (Sparidae) in a South African marine protected area. African Journal of Marine Science 29: 147-151.
James, N.C., Cowley, P.D., Whitfield, A.K. & S.J. Lamberth. 2007. Fish communities in intermittently open estuaries from the warm- and cool-temperate regions of South Africa - A review. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 17:565-580.
James, N.C., Cowley, P.D. & A.K. Whitfield. 2007. Abundance, recruitment and residency of two sparid fishes in an intermittently open estuary in South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 29(3): 527-538.
Kerwath, S.E., Götz, A., Attwood, C.G., Cowley, P.D. and W.H.H. Sauer. 2007. Movement pattern and home range of roman Chrysoblephus laticeps. African Journal of Marine Science 29: 93-104.
Næsje, T.F., Childs, A-R., Cowley, P.D., Potts, W.M., Thorstad, E.B., and F. Økland. 2007. Movements of undersized spotted grunter (Pomadasys commersonnii) in the Great Fish Estuary, South Africa: implications for fisheries management. Hydrobiologia 582:25-34.
Smith, M.K.S., King, C.M., Sauer, W.H.H. and P.D. Cowley. 2007. Development of fishery indicators for local management initiatives – a case study from Plettenberg Bay, South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 29(3):511-526.
2006
Ebert, D.A., L.J.V. Compagno and P.D. Cowley. 2006. Reproductive biology of catsharks (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) off the west coast of southern Africa. ICES Journal of Marine Science 63: 1053-1065.
2005
Attwood, C.G. and P.D. Cowley. 2005. Alternative explanations of the dispersal pattern of galjoen (Dichistius capensis). African Journal of Marine Science 27(1): 141-156.
Kerwath, S.E., Gotz, A., Cowley, P.D., Sauer, W.H.H. and C.G. Attwood. 2005. A telemetry experiment on spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii in an African estuary. African Journal of Marine Science 27(2): 389 – 394.
Mbande, S., Whitfield, A.K. and P.D. Cowley. 2005. The ichthyofaunal composition of the Mngazi and Mngazana estuaries: a comparative study. Smithiana Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin 5.
Potts, W.M. and P.D. Cowley. 2005. Validation of the periodicity and timing of opaque zone formation in the otoliths of four temperate reef associated fishes from South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 27(3): 659 – 669.
Selected others
Cowley, P.D. & Whitfield, A.K. 2002. Biomass and production estimates of a fish community in a small South African estuary. Journal of Fish Biology 61 (Supplement A): 74-89.
Bell, K.N.I., Cowley, P.D. & Whitfield, A.K. 2001. Seasonal variation in frequency of access to estuaries: implications for recruitment strategies. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science 52: 339-348.
Cowley, P.D. & Whitfield, A.K. 2001. Ichthyofaunal characteristics of a typical temporarily open/closed estuary on the south east coast of South Africa. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 71: 1-19.
Cowley, P.D. & Whitfield, A.K. 2001. Fish population size estimates from a small intermittently open estuary in South Africa, using mark-recapture techniques. Marine and Freshwater Research 52: 283-290.
Cowley, P.D., Whitfield, A.K. & Bell, K.N.I. 2001. The surf zone ichthyoplankton adjacent to the mouth of an intermittently open estuary in southern Africa, with evidence of recruitment during marine overwash events. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science 52: 339-348.
Wood, A.D., Brouwer, S.L., Cowley, P.D. & T.D. Harrison 2000. An updated check list of the ichthyofaunal species assemblage of the Tsitsikamma National park, South Africa. Koedoe 43/1: 83-95.