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  • Frontmatter
    by Intermountain Journal of Sciences     1
  • Staff
    by Intermountain Journal of Sciences     2
  • Financial Statement (1/01/11-12/31/11)
    by Intermountain Journal of Sciences     3
  • Editorial Review Policy
    by Intermountain Journal of Sciences     4
  • Survival and Movement of Adult Rainbow Trout During Winter and Spring In the Henrys Fork of the Snake River
    by

    Jim S. Gregory, Gregory Aquatics, 5306 Zollinger Road, Mackay, Idaho 83251

    Anne Marie Emery, Henrys Fork Foundation, P.O. Box 550, Ashton, Idaho 83420

    James N. DeRito, Henrys Fork Foundation, P.O. Box 550, Ashton, Idaho 83420

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  • Bat Species Presence In Southwestern Montana
    by

    Sarah LaMarr, USDI Bureau of Land Management, Butte Field Office, Butte, Montana 59701

    Amy J. Kuenzi, Department of Biological Sciences, Montana Tech, Butte, Montana 59701

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  • Effect of Rock Cover on Small Mammal Abundance In a Montana Grassland
    by

    Kyle Richardson, Department of Biology, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, Montana 59701

    Scott Carver1, Department of Biology, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, Montana 59701

    Richard Douglass, Department of Biology, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, Montana 59701

    Amy Kuenzi, Department of Biology, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, Montana 59701

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  • Grazing Effects on Deer Mice with Implications to Human Exposure to Sin Nombre Virus
    by

    Abigail J. Leary, University of Montana, Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program, Missoula, MT 59812; Department of Biology, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, Montana 59701

    Amy J. Kuenzi, Department of Biology, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, Montana 59701

    Richard J. Douglass, Department of Biology, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, Butte, Montana 59701

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  • Evaluation of Wildlife Guards at Access Roads
    by

    Tiffany D.H. Allen,* Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University, P.O. Box 174250. Bozeman, Montana 59717

    Marcel P. Huijser. Western Transportation Institute. Montana State University. P.O. Box 174250 Bozeman, Montana 59717.

    David W. Willey, Department of Ecology, Montana State University, 310 Lewis Hall. Bozeman, Montana 59717

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  • Using Cameras Effectively to Monitor Wildlife
    by

    Ryan Alter,* Alter Enterprise, LLC., 107 S. Easy Street, Missoula, Montana 59802, ryan@alterenterprise.com

    Tracy Holland, Alter Enterprise, LLC., P.O. Box 593, Lolo, Montana 59847, tracy@alterenterprise.com

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  • How to Trick a Wolf: Manipulating Pack Movements with Biofencing
    by

    David E. Ausband,* Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

    Michael S. Mitchell, Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

    11

  • Wolf Management in the Northwestern United States
    by

    Edward E. Bangs,* USDA Fish and Wildlife Service, 585 Shepard Way, Helena, Montana 59601, ed_bangs@fws.gov

    Mike Jimenez, USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, Wyoming

    Carolyn Sime, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Helena, Montana 59620

    Jon Rachael, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Boise, Idaho

    Curt Mack, Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, Idaho

    Doug Smith, USDI National Park Service, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

    Kenneth Mills, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Pinedale, Wyoming

    Jeff Green, USDA APHIS, Wildlife Services, Denver, Colorado

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  • Current Status of Trumpeter Swan Reintroduction at the Flathead Indian Reservation
    by

    Dale M. Becker,* Tribal Wildlife Management Program, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, P.O. Box 278, Pablo, Montana 59855, daleb@cskt.org

    Janene S. Lichtenberg, Tribal Wildlife Management Program, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, P. O. Box 278, Pablo, Montana 59855, janenel@cskt.org

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  • Landscape-Scale Conservation and Management of Montane WildlIfe: Contemporary Climate May Be Changing the Rules
    by

    Erik A. Beever,* U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Bozeman, Montana 59715

    Chris Ray, University of Colorado, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Boulder, Colorado 80309

    Jennifer L. Wilkening, University of Colorado, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Boulder, Colorado 80309

    Philip W. Mote, Oregon Climate Change Research Institute and Oregon Climate Services, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331

    Peter F. Brussard, University of Nevada, Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, Reno, Nevada 89557

    14

  • EvaluatIng the Genetic DistInctIveness of the Salmon River Drainage Bighorn Sheep and Their Connectivity to NeighboriIng PopulatIons
    by

    Nathan Borg,* University of Montana , Missoula Montana 59812 nathan.borg@umontana.edu

    Lisette Waits, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, lwaits@uidaho.edu

    Pete Zager, Idaho Department of Fish and Game pete.zager@idfg.idaho.gov

    Mike Mitchell, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, Michael.Mitchell@mso.umt.edu

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  • Avian Scavengers and Lead Rifle Ammunition: Where We're at, Challenges, and Solutions
    by

    Bryan Bedrosian,* Craighead Beringia South, P.O. Box 147, 6955 E 3rd St., Kelly, Wyoming 83011, bryan@beringiasouth.org

    Derek Craighead, Craighead Beringia South, P.O. Box 147, 6955 E 3rd St., Kelly, Wyoming 83011

    Ross Crandall, Craighead Beringia South, P.O. Box 147, 6955 E 3rd St., Kelly, Wyoming 83011

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  • A Regional Analysis of Factors Affecting Adult Female Elk Survival
    by

    Jedediah Brodie, Wildlife Coop Unit, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, jedediah. brodie@gmail.com

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  • Winter ecology of the Shiras Moose on the Mount Haggin WildiIfe Management Area
    by

    Braden O. Burkholder,* 1820 Meadowlark Lane, Butte, Montana 59701, bburkholder@mt.gov

    Vanna J. Boccadori, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 1820 Meadowlark Lane, Butte, Montana 59701, vboccadori@mt.gov

    Robert A. Garrott, Fish and Wildlife Management Program, Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, rgarrott@montana.edu

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  • What Can We Learn from Calf/Cow Ratios?
    by

    Nicholas J. DeCesare,* Wildlife Biology Program, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, nick.decesare@umontana.edu

    Mark Hebblewhite, Wildlife Biology Program, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

    Mark Bradley, Parks Canada, Jasper National Park, Box 10, Jasper, Alberta, T0E 1E0, Canada

    Kirby G. Smith, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Edson, Alberta, T7E 1T2, Canada

    David Hervieux, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Grande Prairie, Alberta, T8V 6J4, Canada Lalenia Neufeld, Parks Canada, Jasper National Park, Box 10, Jasper, Alberta, T0E 1E0, Canada

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  • Stable Isotope Analysis of Summer Wolf Diet In Northwestern Montana
    by

    Jonathan J. Derbridge,* Wildlife Conservation and Management, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, derbridge@email.arizona.edu

    Paul R. Krausman, Boone and Crockett Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Biology Program, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

    Chris T. Darimont, Department of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95060

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  • The Status of Golden Eagles In the West: Migration, Breeding, and Energy Infrastructure
    by

    Robert Domenech, Raptor View Research Institute, P.O. Box 4323, Missoula, Montana 59806, rob. domenech@raptorview.org

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  • Blood-lead Levels of Fall Migrant Golden Eagles In West- Central Montana
    by

    Robert Domenech, Raptor View Research Institute, P.O. Box 4323, Missoula, Montana 59806, rob. domenech@raptorview.org

    Heiko Langner, Department of Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula Montana 59812

    Vincent Slabe,* Raptor View Research Institute. P.O. Box 4323. Missoula, Montana 59806. vincentslabe@gamil.com 847-220-3760

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  • The Dichotomy of Conservation - Managing elk In the Wildland/Urban Interface of Missoula, Montana
    by

    Victoria L. Edwards,* Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 3201 Spurgin Road, Missoula, Montana 59804, vedwards@mt.gov

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  • Montana Electronic Precipitation Map
    by

    Phillip Farnes, * Snowcap Hydrology, Bozeman Montana 59715, farnes@montana.net

    John Huddleston, Geophysical Computing Solutions, Livermore, Colorado, GeophysicalComputing@hughes.net

    Kyle Flynn, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Helena, Montana 59620, kflynn@ mt.gov

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  • The Bird's-Eye View Education Program: UsIng Bird Research to Educate the Public on the Importance of Healthy Riparian Systems
    by

    Megan Fylling,* Avian Science Center, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812 Megan.Fylling@mso.umt.edu

    Richard Hutto, Avian Science Center, University of Montana, Missoula MT 59812

    Kristina Smucker, Avian Science Center, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

    Erick Greene,* Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, Erick.Greene@mso.umt.edu

    Rob Domenech, Raptor View Research Institute, P.O. Box 4323, Missoula, Montana 59806

    Heiko Langner, Department of Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

    Matt Vincent, Clark Fork Education Program, Montana Tech, Butte, Montana 59701

    25

  • The Mountain Ungulate Research Initiative: a CollaboratIve Effort to Advance Understanding of Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat Ecology
    by

    Robert A. Garrott,* Fish and Wildlife Management Program, Ecology Department, Montana State University, 310 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, Montana 59717, rgarrott@montana.edu

    P.J. White, National Park Service, Yellowstone Center for Resources, P.O. Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 82190, pj_white@nps.gov

    Jay J. Rotella, Fish and Wildlife Management Program, Ecology Department, Montana State University, 310 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, Montana 59717, rotella@montana.edu

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  • Importance of Recruitment to Accurately Predict the Impacts of Human-Caused Mortality on Wolf Populations
    by

    Justin A. Gude,* Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, 1420 East 6th Avenue, Helena, Montana 59620, jgude@mt.gov

    Michael S. Mitchell, U. S. Geological Survey, Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, 205 Natural Sciences Building, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, USA, Michael. Mitchell@mso.umt.edu

    Robin E. Russell, U. S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, 8711 37th Street, SE, Jamestown, ND 58401, USA, rerussell@usgs.gov

    Carolyn A. Sime, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, 1420 East 6th Avenue, Helena, Montana 59620, casime@mt.gov

    Edward E. Bangs, USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, 585 Shepard Way, Helena, Montana 59601, USA, ed_bangs@fws.gov

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  • UNICOR: a Species Connectivity and Corridor Network Simulator
    by

    B. K. Hand,* University of Montana, Division of Biological Sciences, Missoula, Montana 59812

    R. T. Carlson, University of Montana, Division of Biological Sciences, Missoula, Montana 59812

    E. L. Landguth, University of Montana, Division of Biological Sciences, Missoula, Montana 59812

    J. Glassy, University of Montana, Division of Biological Sciences, Missoula, Montana 59812, Lupine Logic Inc, Missoula, Montana 59802, USA

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  • Functional Landscape Connectivity of Greater Sage Grouse Habitat in a Multiple Use Landscape
    by

    Seth M. Harju,* Hayden-Wing Associates LLC, Natural Resource Consultants, 2308 S. 8th St., Laramie, Wyoming 82070, Seth@haydenwing.com

    Chad V. Olson, Hayden-Wing Associates LLC, Natural Resource Consultants, 2308 S. 8th St., Laramie, Wyoming 82070, chad@haydenwing.com

    Matthew R. Dzialak, Hayden-Wing Associates LLC, Natural Resource Consultants, 2308 S. 8th St., Laramie, Wyoming 82070, Matt@haydenwing.com

         29
  • Effects of Recreational Disturbance on Mexican Spotted Owls on the Colorado Plateau in Southern Utah
    by

    Chad Hockenbary,* Department of Ecology, 310 Lewis, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717. chad.hockenbary@gmail.com

    David Willey, Department of Ecology, 310 Lewis, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717

         30
  • The Future of Wildlife Education
    by

    Tracy Holland,* Alter Enterprise, LLC., P.O. Box 593, Lolo, Montana 59847, tracy@ alterenterprise.com

    Ryan Alter, Alter Enterprise, LLC., 107 S. Easy Street, Missoula, Montana 59802, ryan@ alterenterprise.com

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  • Unlocking Some of the Untapped Value Associated With Our 20-Year Landbird Monitoring Database
    by

    Richard Hutto, Avian Science Center, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812 hutto@mso.umt.edu

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  • MultI-scale Effects of Forest Roads on Black Bears
    by

    Benjamin S. Jimenez,* Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

    Michael S. Mitchell, Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

    Pete Zager, Idaho Fish and Game, Lewiston, Idaho 83501

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  • Grizzly Bear Population Augmentation in the Cabinet Mountains of Northwest Montana
    by

    Wayne Kasworm,* USDA Fish and Wildlife Service, Libby, Montana 59923, wayne_kasworm@fws.gov

    Kimberly M. Annis, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Libby, Montana 59923

    Timothy Manley, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Kalispell, Montana 59901

    Heather Reich, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Kalispell, Montana 59901

    Derek Reich, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Kalispell, Montana 59901

    Jim Williams, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Kalispell, Montana 59901

    Chris Servheen, USDA Fish and Wildlife Service, Missoula, Montana 59812

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  • History of the Wall Creek Wildlife Management Area
    by

    Fred King (retired), Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, 1400 South 19th Street, Bozeman, Montana 59718

         35
  • Energetics and Space Use of Female Moose During Winter in Alaska
    by

    Ben Kraft, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska, brkraft@alaska.edu

         36
  • Quantifying the Predator-prey Relationship: Lessons Learned from a Multiple-prey, Wolf-hybrid Zone in Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada
    by

    Karen Loveless,* Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, Livingston, Montana 59047

    Linda Rutledge, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

    Chris Sharpe, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

    Ken Mills, Wyoming Game and Fish, Pinedale, Wyoming

    Brent Patterson, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

         37
  • Twenty-one Years of Harlequin Duck Surveys on the Rocky Mountain Front: do We Know Anything Yet?
    by

    Wendy Clark Maples, Wildlife Biologist, Rocky Mountain Ranger District, Lewis and Clark National Forest, P.O. Box 340, Choteau, Montana 59422, wmaples@fs.fed.us

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  • Climate Change Predicted to Shift Wolverine Distributions, Connectivity, and Dispersal Corridors
    by

    Kevin S. McKelvey,* USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 800 East Beckwith, Missoula, Montana 59801, kmckelvey@fs.fed.us

    Jeffrey P. Copeland, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 800 East Beckwith, Missoula, Montana 59801

    Michael K. Schwartz, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 800 East Beckwith, Missoula, Montana 59801

    Jeremy S. Littell, University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, 3737 Brooklyn Ave. NE, Seattle, Washington 98105

    Keith B. Aubry, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 3625 93rd Ave. SW, Olympia, Washington 98512

    John R. Squires, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 800 East Beckwith, Missoula, Mont 39

  • The Effect of Fix Rate and Fix Interval on First Passage Time Analysis
    by

    Kurt A. Michels,* Department of Mathematical Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, michels@math.montana.edu

    Steve Cherry, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717

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  • Avian Community Response to a Recent Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic
    by Brittany A. Mosher,* Montana State University, Department of Ecology, 309 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, Montana 59717, brittany.mosher@msu.montana.edu,

    Victoria A. Saab, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 1648 S. 7th Avenue, Bozeman, Montana 59717, vsaab@fs.fed.us.

    Jay J. Rotella, Montana State University, Department of Ecology, 309 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, Montana 59717, rotella@montana.edu.

    Jeffrey P. Hollenbeck, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, hollenb@peak.org

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  • Using Genetics to Study Otter Connectivity and Population Size in Northwestern Montana
    by

    Darin Newton,* Wildlife Biology Program, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59212, darin.newton@umontana.edu

    Kerry Foresman, Wildlife Biology Program, University of Montana, , Missoula, Montana 59212, kerry.foresman@umontana.edu

    42

  • Using Spatial Models to Map Bird Distributions Along the Madison River
    by

    Anna C. Noson,* Avian Science Center, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, anna. noson@umontana.edu

    M.A. Fylling, Avian Science Center, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

    R.L. Hutto. Avian Science Center, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

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  • Something's Fishy: a Genetic Investigations of Sculpin Species in Western Montana
    by

    Kristy Pilgrim,* USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 800 E. Beckwith Missoula, Montana 59801, kpilgrim@fs.fed.us

    Michael Young, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 800 E. Beckwith Missoula, Montana 59801

    Kevin McKelvey, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 800 E. Beckwith Missoula, Montana 59801

    David Schmetterling, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks

    Susie Adams, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station

    Michael K. Schwartz, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 800 E. Beckwith Missoula, Montana 59801

         44
  • Long-term Effects of Ponds, Climate, and Upland Habitats on Prairie-nesting Ducks
    by

    Kevin M. Podruzny, Department of Ecology, Montana State University, P.O. Box 173460, Bozeman, Montana 59717-3460, podruzny@msn.com

         45
  • Lead, Health and the Environment: Old Problem and 21st Century Challenge
    by

    Mark Pokras, Wildlife Clinic & Center for Conservation Medicine-Tufts University, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, mark.pokras@tufts.edu

         46
  • Literature Review and Synthesis of the Effects of Residential Development on Ungulate Winter Range in The Rocky Mountain West
    by

    Jean Polfus,* Research Associate, University of Montana, 520 Pattee Canyon Drive, Missoula, Montana, 59803, jeanpolfus@gmail.com

    Doris Fischer, Land Use Planning Specialist, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, P.O. Box 52, Sheridan, Montana 59749, dofischer@mt.gov

    John Vore, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 490 N. Meridian, Kalispell, Montana 59901, jvore@ mt.gov

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  • Using Hunter Survey Data to Estimate Wolf Population Sizes in Montana, 2007-2009
    by

    Lindsey Rich, Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

    Betsy Glenn, Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

    Mike Mitchell ,* Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

    Justin Gude, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Helena, Montana 59620

    Carolyn Sime, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Helena, Montana 59620

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  • Factors Influencing Pika Foraging Behavior in the North Cascades National Park Service Complex, Washington
    by

    Rachel M. Richardson,* Beartooth Wildlife Research, LLC, 700 9th Street, Farmington, Minnesota 55024. University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, losbuows@gmail.com

    Jason E. Bruggeman, Beartooth Wildlife Research, LLC, 700 9th Street, Farmington, Minnesota 55024, jbruggeman@frontiernet.net

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  • Survival and Mortality of Mountain Lions in the Blackfoot Watershed, West-central Montana
    by

    Hugh Robinson,* Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit. University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

    Richard DeSimone, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (Retired). Helena, Montana 59620

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  • Modifying Barrier Fences in Key Wildlife Linkages in Western Montana
    by

    Jim Roscoe, American Wildlands, 215 E. Helena, Dillon, Montana 59725, jroscoe@wildlands.org

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  • Effects of a Rest-rotation Grazing System on Wintering Elk Distributions on the Wall Creek, Montana Winter Range
    by

    Julee Shamhart,* Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, 1400 South 19th Street, Bozeman, Montana 59718

    Fred King, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, 1400 South 19th Street, Bozeman, Montana 59718

    Kelly Proffitt, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, 1400 South 19th Street, Bozeman, MT 59718; kproffitt@mt.gov

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  • Adaptive Wolf Management: The Regulated Public Harvest Component
    by

    Carolyn A. Sime,* Montana f Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Helena, Montana 59620

    Justin A. Gude, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Helena, Montana, 59620

    Robin E. Russell, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Helena, Montana 59620

    Michael S. Mitchell, U. S. Geological Survey, Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

    Liz Bradley, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Missoula, Montana 59804

    Nathan Lance, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Butte Montana 59702

    Kent Laudon, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Kalispell, Montana 59901

    Mike Ross, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Bozeman Montana 59718

    Val Asher, Turner Endangered Species Fund, Bozeman 53

  • Habitat Quality Influences Bird Community Structure in the Big Hole River Valley
    by

    Kristina Smucker,* Avian Science Center, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, Kristina.smucker@mso.umt.edu

    Megan Fylling, Avian Science Center, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

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  • Synthesizing Moose Management, Monitoring, Past Research, and Future Research Needs in Montana
    by

    Ty D. Smucker,* Fish and Wildlife Management Program, Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, tsmucker@mt.gov

    Robert A. Garrott, Fish and Wildlife Management Program, Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, rgarrott@montana.edu

    Justin A. Gude, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Helena Montana 59620, jgude@mt.gov

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  • Mercury Magnification in Riverine Food Webs in the Northern Rocky Mountains: Clark Fork River Basin, Montana, U.S.A.
    by

    Molly F. Staats,* University of Montana, Geosciences Department, molly.staats@umontana.edu

    Heiko Langner, University of Montana, Geosciences Department, heiko.langner@mso.umt.edu

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  • Temporary Emigration of Female Weddell Seals Prior to First Reproduction
    by

    Glenn E. Stauffer,* Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, email: gestauffer@gmail.com

    Jay J. Rotella, Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, rotella@montana.edu

    Robert A. Garrott, Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, rgarrott@montana.edu

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  • Black Bear Density in Glacier National Park, Montana
    by

    Jeff Stetz,* University of Montana, USGS Glacier Field Station, Glacier National Park, West Glacier, Montana 59936, jeff.stetz@gmail.com

    Kate Kendall, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, USGS Glacier Field Station, Glacier National Park, West Glacier, Montana 59936

    Amy Macleod, University of Montana, USGS Glacier Field Station, Glacier National Park, West Glacier, Montana 59936

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  • Managing Multiple Vital Rates to Maximize Greater Sage Grouse Population Growth
    by

    Rebecca L. Taylor,* Wildlife Biology Program, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, Montana 59812.

    Brett L. Walker, Colorado Division of Wildlife, 711 Independent Avenue, Grand Junction, Colorado 81505

    David E. Naugle, Wildlife Biology Program, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, Montana 59812

    L. Scott Mills, Wildlife Biology Program, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, Montana 59812

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  • The Decline and Isolation of Fisher Populations Prior to European Settlement: Insights from DNA Analysis
    by

    Jody M. Tucker,* University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, Montana 59812, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 800 East Beckwith Avenue, Missoula, Montana 59801

    Michael K. Schwartz, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 800 East Beckwith Avenue, Missoula, Montana 59801

    Richard L. Truex, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, 740 Simms Street, Golden, Colorado 80401

    Kristine L. Pilgrim, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 800 East Beckwith Avenue, Missoula, Montana 59801

    Fred W. Allendorf, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, Montana 59812

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  • Hoary Marmot, White-tailed Ptarmigan and Pika Surveys in Northwest Montana
    by

    John Vore,* Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 490 N. Meridian, Kalispell, Montana 59901, jvore@ mt.gov

    Chris Hammond, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 490 N. Meridian, Kalispell, Montana 59901, chammond@mt.gov

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  • Moose Distribution and Age and Sex Ratios in Northwest Montana as Reported by Hunters at Check Stations
    by

    John Vore, * Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 490 N. Meridian, Kalispell, Montana 59901, jvore@mt.gov

    Bruce Sterling, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, P.O Box 35, 601 N. Columbia St., Thompson Falls, Montana 59873, bsterling@mt.gov

    Timothy Their, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, P.O. Box 507, Trego, Montana 59934, tthier@ mt.gov

    Tonya Chilton-Radandt, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, 385 Fish Hatchery Rd., Libby, Montana 59923, tchilton@mt.gov

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  • Conserving Montana's Birds and Their Habitats Through Partnerships
    by

    Catherine S. Wightman,* Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, P.O. Box 200701, Helena, Montana 59620 Amy Cilimburg, Montana Audubon, 1601 Tamarack Street, Missoula, Montana 59802

    Beth Hahn, USDA Forest Service, Northern Region, P.O. Box 7669, Missoula, Montana 59807

    Pete Husby, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, 10 East Babcock Street, Bozeman, Montana 59715

    Janene Lichtenberg, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Wildlife Management Program, P.O. Box 278, Pablo, Montana 59855

    Kristina Smucker, Avian Science Center, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812

    Daniel Casey, American Bird Conservancy, 33 Second St. East, Suite 10, Kalispell, Montana 59901

    Kenneth Sambor, Northern Great 63

  • Broad-scale Genetic and Compositional Monitoring of Aquatic Vertebrate Populations: A Proof of Concept in the Interior Columbia River and Upper Missouri River Basins
    by

    Michael K. Young,* USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 800 East Beckwith Avenue, Missoula, Montana 59801, mkyoung@fs.fed.us

    Kevin S. McKelvey, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 800 East Beckwith Avenue, Missoula, Montana 59801, kmckelvey@fs.fed.us

    Michael K. Schwartz, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 800 East Beckwith Avenue, Missoula, Montana 59801, mkschwartz@fs.fed.us

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  • Adult Female Survival in a Partially Migratory Elk Herd
    by

    Scott Eggeman, Wildlife Biology Program, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, Montana 59812, Se172254@umconnect.umt.edu

    Mark Hebblewhite, Advisor, Assistant Professor of Ungulate Ecology, Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, Montana 59812, mark.hebblewhite@umt.cfc.edu

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  • The Influence of Conifers and Abiotic Factors on Big Sagebrush Cover
    by

    Karen Kitchen, Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Montana State University, PO Box 172900, Bozeman, Montana 59717-2900

    Brittany Mendelsohn, Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Montana State University, P.O. Box 172900, Bozeman, Montana 59717-2900

    Mike Frisina, Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Montana State University, P.O. Box 172900, Bozeman, Montana 59717-2900

    Jim Robison-Cox, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Montana State University, P.O. Box 172400 Bozeman, MT 59715-2400

    Bok Sowell, Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Montana State University, P.O. Box 172900, Bozeman, Montana 59717-2900

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  • The Suitability of Large Culverts as Crossing Structures for Deer
    by

    Jeremiah Purdum, Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University, P.O. Box 17883 Missoula, Montana 59808, jepurdum@gmail.com

    Marcel P. Huijser, Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University, P.O. Box 174250 Bozeman, Montana 59717-4250, mhuijser@coe.montana.edu

    Whisper Camel, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, P.O. Box 278, Pablo, Montana 59855, whisperc@cskt.org

    Len Broberg, Environmental Studies Program, University of Montana, Jeanette Rankin Hall 106A, Missoula, Montana 59812-4320, len.broberg@mso.umt.edu

    Pat Basting, Montana Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 7039 Missoula, MT 59807-7039, pbasting@mt.gov

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  • Variation in Weddell Seal Pup Mass: Maternal Investment in Offspring
    by

    Jennifer M. Mannas, Department of Ecology, Montana State University, 310 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, Montana 59717

    Robert A. Garrott, Department of Ecology, Montana State University, 310 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, Montana 59717

    Jay J. Rotella, Department of Ecology, Montana State University, 310 Lewis Hall, Bozeman, Montana 59717

    Kelly M. Proffitt, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, 1400 South 19th Avenue, Bozeman, Montana 59718

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  • Evaluating The Barrier Effect of a Major Highway on Movement and Gene Flow of the Northern Flying Squirrel
    by

    Joseph T. Smith. Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717

    Steven Kalinowski. Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717

    Robert Long. Road Ecology Program, Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University, Ellensburg, Washington 98922

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  • 50-year Golden Eagle Nesting Trends in South-Central Montana
    by

    Ross H. Crancall, Craighead Beringia South, Kelly, Wyoming 83011, crandall.ross@gmail.com

    Bryan Bedrosian, Craighead Beringia South, Kelly, Wyoming 83011

    Derek Craighead, Craighead Beringia South, Kelly, Wyoming 83011

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  • Keeping Common Species Common: Inventory and Monitoring for a Diversity of Wildlife Species
    by

    Lauri Hanauska-Brown, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 1420 East Sixth Ave, Helena, Montana 59620, lhanauska-brown@mt.gov

    Bryce Maxell, Montana Natural Heritage Program, 1515 East Sixth Ave., Helena, Montana 59620, bmaxell@mt.gov

    Scott Story, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 1420 East Sixth Ave, Helena, Montana 59620, sstory@mt.gov

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  • Use of Wildlife Crossing Structures on US Highway 93 on the Flathead Indian Reservation
    by

    Marcel P. Huijser, Western Transportation Institute - Montana State University, P.O. Box 174250, Bozeman, Montana 59717, mhuijser@coe.montana.edu

    Tiffany D. H. Allen, Western Transportation Institute, P.O. Box 174250, Bozeman, Montana 59717, tiffany.allen@coe.montana.edu

    Whisper Camel, Tribal Wildlife Management Program, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Pablo, Montana, whisperc@cskt.org

    Kylie Paul, People's Way Partnership, 500 Linden St, Missoula, Montana 59801, kyliepaul@ hotmail.com

    Pat Basting, Montana Department of Transportation, 2100 W. Broadway Ave, Missoula, Montana, pbasting@mt.gov

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  • Sentinel Plant Species - Lookouts for the Land
    by

    Robert M. Skinner, Charles M. Russell NWR, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Box 110, 333 Airport Road, Lewistown, Montana 59457, bob_skinner@fws.gov

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  • Determining Sex in Golden Eagles Using Foot Displacement
    by

    Vincent Slabe,* Raptor View Research Institute, POB 4323, Missoula, Montana 59806.

    Rob Domenech, Raptor View Research Institute, POB 4323, Missoula, Montana 59806.

    David Ellis, Institute for Raptor Studies, Oracle, Arizona 85623

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  • Montana's Colonial Nesting Waterbird Survey
    by

    Catherine S. Wightman, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, P.O. Box 200701, Helena, Montana 59620

    Janene Lichtenberg, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Wildlife Management Program, P.O. Box 278, Pablo, Montana 59855

    Amy Cilimburg, Montana Audubon, 1601 Tamarack Street, Missoula, Montana 59802

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  • Sponsoring Organizations and 2011 Officers
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