Vol. 20 No. 4 December (2014)

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Published: 2014-12-31

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Biological Sciences - Aquatic Ecosystems [Articles]

Age Estimation of Burbot Using Pectoral Fin Rays, Branchiostegal Rays and Otoliths

Zachary B. Klein, Marc M. Terrazas, Michael C. Quist

57-67
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Western Range Expansion of the Black Sandshell Mussel in Montana

David M. Stagliano

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Biological Sciences - Terrestrial Ecosystems [Articles]

Small Mammal Inventory of a Remediated Portion of Silver Bow Creek, Montana

Amy J. Kuenzi, Kyle Queer, Jeremy Trueax

75-82
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Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society [Abstracts]

Splitting the Baby? Public Trust, Multiple Use and Current Policy in Wildlife Management

Kristina Boyd

83
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Brucellosis in Montana Elk: Factors that Influence Disease Prevalence and the Social And Political Influences and Issues Associated with Managing a Disease of Concern for Livestock in a Free-Ranging Elk Population

Neil Anderson, Quentin Kujala, Kelly Proffitt, Julee Shamhart, Paul Lukacs, Margaret Riordan, Justin Gude

84
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Indirect Effects of Nonnative Brome Grasses on Small Mammals in Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems

Dan A. Bachen, Andrea R. Litt, Claire Gower, Megan Higgs

84-85
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The Future Of American Bison: Domesticated Or Wild?

James A. Bailey

85
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Livestock Management for Coexistence with Large Carnivores, Healthy Land And Productive Ranches: A Viewpoint

Matt Barnes

85-86
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GLACIER NATIONAL PARK BAT INVENTORY AND MONITORING Project

Lisa J. Bate, Cori Lausen

86
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Black Swifts in Montana: Finding New Nesting Sites and What’s Next for This Elusive Bird

Lisa Bates, Amy Cilimburg

86
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Kootenai River Operational Loss Assessment Methodology and its Application to Habitat Restoration

Norm Merz, Scott Soults, Dwight Bergeron, Alan Wood

87
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Grizzly Bear Abundance and Density in The Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem

Katherine C. Kendall, Kristina L. Boyd, Amy C. Macleod, John Boulanger, Wayne F. Kasworm, Kim Annis, Michael Proctor, Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bear DNA Project Study Team

87-88
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New Gis Tools for Implementing Broad-Scale Wildlife Connectivity Models in Land Use Planning and Management

Brent L. Brock

88
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Habitat Characteristics of a Southern Fringe Greater Sage Grouse Population: Implications For Range-Wide Management

A. Cheyenne Burnett, S. Nicole Frey

88-89
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Correlates of Recruitment in Montana Bighorn Sheep Populations

Carson J. Butler, Robert A. Garrott, Jay J. Rotella

89
USDA Forest Service and Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Collaborative Overview and Recommendations for Elk Habitat Management on the Custer, Gallatin, Helena and Lewis and Clark National Forests

Jodie Canfield, Denise Pengeroth, Erik Tomasik, Adam Grove, Quentin Kujula

89-90
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BLM Planning and Implementation: Successes, Challenges and Opportunities

John Carlson, Matt Comer, Jake Chaffin

90
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Montana Audubon’s Riparian Bird Research and Conservation: What’s New, What’s Next?

Amy Cilimburg, Amy Seaman

90-91
Influence of Whitebark Pine Decline on Fall Habitat Use and Movements of Grizzly Bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Cecily M. Costello, Frank T. van Manen, Mark A. Haroldson, Mike R. Ebinger, Steven L. Cain, Kerry A. Gunther, Daniel D. Bjornlie

91
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Annual Timing of Elk Abortions and Potential Brucellosis Risk

Paul C. Cross, Brandon Scurlock, Eric Maichak, Jared Rogerson, Hank Edwards

91-92
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Bighorn Sheep Translocation: Two Case Studies from the Ground

Julie Cunningham, Howard Burt

92
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Modeling Summer Habitat Selection of Sympatric Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goats in the Greater Yellowstone Area

Jesse D. DeVoe, Robert A. Garrott, Jay J. Rotella

92-93
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Compensatory Mortality in a Multiple Carnivore System: Consequences for Elk Calf Survival and Elk Population Dynamics in the Southern Bitterroot Valley

Daniel R. Eacker, Kelly M. Proffitt, Mark Hebblewhite, Ben Jimenez, Justin Gude, Mike Thompson

93
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Estimating Grizzly Bear Use of Large Ungulate Carcasses With GPS Telemetry Data

Mike R. Ebinger, Mark A. Haroldson, Frank T. van Manen, Jennifer K. Fortin, Shannon R. Podruzny, Justin E. Teisberg, Kerry A. Gunther, P.J. White, Steven L. Cain, Paul C. Cross

94
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Multiple Use on Mount Jumbo in Missoula, Montana — Balancing Wildlife Resource Values, Public Recreational Opportunities and Land Management

Vickie Edwards, Morgan Valliant

94-95
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Relating Climate Data to Whitebark Pine Cone Production in South-Central Montana

Phillip Farnes

95
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After 70 Years of Data: What Do We Know and What Do We Think We Know About Elk Habitat and Vegetation in the Gallatin Canyon?

Neto Garcia, Julie Cunningham, Clayton Marlow, Jodie Canfield, Reggie Clarke

95-96
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Montana’s New State-Wide Bighorn Sheep Research Initiative

Robert A. Garrott, jay J. Rotella, Carson J. Butler

96
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Counting Bears, P’s And Q’s: An Efficient Sample Design for a Spatial Capture Recapture Hair Snag Study of Grizzly Bears

Tabitha A. Graves, Gordon Stenhouse, Mevin B. Hooten, J. Andrew Royle

97
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Reproductive Biology of Breeding Harlequin Ducks in Glacier National Park

Warren K. Hansen, Lisa J. Bates, Creagh W. Breuner

97-98
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Trends in Causes and Distribution, and Effects of Whitebark Pine Decline on Grizzly Bear Mortality in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Mark A. Haroldson, Frank T. van Manen, Mike R. Ebinger, Megan D. Higgs, Daniel L. Bjornlie, Kerry A. Gunther, Kevin L. Frey, Steven L. Cain, Byan C. Aber

98
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Developing Priorities for Metapopulation Conservation at the Landscape Scale: Wolverines in the Western United States

Robert M. Inman, Brent L. Brock, Kristine H. Inman, Shawn S. Sartorius, Bryan C. Aber, Brian Giddings, Steven L. Cain, Mark L. Orme, Jay A. Fredrick, Bob J. Oakleaf, Kurt L. Alt, Eric Odell, Guillaume Chapron

99
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Genomics of Brucellosis in Wildlife and Livestock of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Pauline L. Kamath, Kevin P. Drees, Jeffrey T. Foster, Christine Quance, Suelee Robbe-Austerman, Tod Stuber, Neil J. Anderson, P. Ryan Clarke, Erik K. Cole, William H. Edwards, Jack C. Rhyan, John J. Treanor, Rick L. Wallen, Gordon Luikart, Paul C. Cross

100
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Investigating Coexistence Between Trout and Long-Toed Salamanders and the Indirect Effects of Fish Predators

Erin Kenison, Andrea R. Litt, David Pilliod, Tom McMahon

100-101
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Investigations of the Breeding Ecology of the Northern Hawk Owl in Western Montana

Jessica Crowley Larson, Denver Holt

101
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Natural Nest-Site Characteristics of Two Small Forest Owls with Implications for Conservation and Management

Denver W. Holt, Matthew Larson, Graham G. Frye, Katherine Gray

101-102
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Acoustic Monitoring of Nocturnal Migrants in the Bitterroot Valley, Montana

Debbie Leick, Kate Stone

102-103
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Avian Community Changes in Relationto Different Forest Fire Conditions in Central Idaho

Quresh S. Latif, Victoria A. Saab, Jonathan G. Dudley

102
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Contact Networks and Mortality Patterns Suggest Pneumonia-Causing Pathogens may Persist in Wild Bighorn Sheep

Kezia R. Manlove, E. Frances Cassirer, Paul C. Cross, Raina K. Plowright, Peter J. Hudson

103
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Montana’s Bat And White-Nose Syndrome Surveillance Efforts

Bryce Maxell, Lauri Hanauska-Brown, Amie Shovlain, Susan Lenard, Jake Chaffin, Christopher Servheen

104
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Montana’s Mapviewer Web Application: Direct Access to 1.4 Million Animal Observations, Wetland and Land Cover Mapping, Land Management and Georeferenced Photos

Bryce Maxell, Dave Ratz, Karen Coleman, Allan Cox, Linda Vance, Karen Newlon

104-105
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Western Montanan Rancher’s, Hunter’s and Trapper’s Wolf Tolerance in Light of Public Hunting and Trapping

Alia Mulder, Len Broberg, Elizabeth Covelli Metcalf, Alexander Metcalf

105
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Montana Prairie Pothole Joint Venture Breeding Shorebird Project

Megan O'Reilly, Sean Fields

106
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Predicting Abundance of Gray Wolves in Montana Using Hunter Observations and Field Monitoring

Kevin M. Podrunzy, Justin A. Gude, George R. Pauley, Michael S. Mitchell, Elizabeth H. Bradley, Nathan Lance, Kent J. Laudon, Abigail A. Nelson, Michael S. Ross, Ty D. Smucker

106-107
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Applying New Research Methods to Inform Mountain Lion Harvest Management in Western Montana

Kelly M. Proffitt, Jay A. Kolbe, Mike Thompson, Ben Jimenez, Mark Hebblewhite, Joshua Goldberg

107
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Montana Climate Variability: a Challenge for Big Game Management

Robert R. Ream, Michael Sweet, Jared Oyler

107-108
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A Risk Model for Proactive Management of Pneumonia Epizootics in Bighorn Sheep

Sarah S. Sells, Michael S. Mitchell, Josh Nowak, Paul M. Luakacs, Neil J. Anderson, Jennifer M. Ramsey, Justin A. Gude

108
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Satellite Telemetry Provides Insight into Where Western Montana Osprey Spend the Winter

Rob Domenech, Adam Shreading, heiko Langner, Erik Greene

108-109
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A Demonstration of using Partnerships and Private Lands Conservation to Evaluate Livestock Grazing as a Management Tool for Greater Sage Grouse in Central Montana

Joseph T. Smith, Lorelle I. Berkeley, Hayes B. Goosey, Mark Szczypinski, Greg D. Johnson, Kevin M. O'Neill, Marni G. Rolston, Justin Gude, David Naugle

109
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Using Citizen Scientists to Monitor Bald Eagle and Osprey Nests in Western Montana

Katharine Stone

110
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Raptor Use of Water Sources as Documented via a Remote Camera Network

Katharine Stone, Alan Ramsey

110
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Density Dependence, Whitebark Pine Decline and Vital Rates of Grizzly Bears in The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Frank T. van Manen, Mark A. Haroldson, Mike R. Ebinger, Daniel D. Bjornlie, Daniel J. Thompson, Cecily M. Costello, Gary C. White

110-111
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Decadal Growth of Traffic Volumes on Us Highway 2 and Implications for Grizzly Bear Habitat Connectivity

John S. Waller

111
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Density and Abundance of Wolverines in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

John S. Waller, Michael K. Schwartz

111-112
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Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society [Abstracts]

The Future of American Bison: Domesticated or Wild? (Oral Presentation & Poster)

James A. Bailey

112
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Monitoring Huckleberry in Northwest Montana to Investigate Response to Vegetative Treatments

Matthew Bowser, Peter Leusch, Mike Giesey, Renate Bush, Wayne Kasworm

112
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Beaver in the Upper Madison Beaver Management Area Outside Of West Yellowstone, Montana

Christine de Caussin

113
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Modeling Daily Nest Survival of Five Woodpecker Species in Relation to a Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic Near Helena, MT

Matthew Dresser, Jay Rotella, Victoria Saab, Quresh Latif

113
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Understanding Movement Patterns of Chiricahua Leopard Frogs to Promote Species Persistence in Desert Ecosystems

Ross K. Hinderer, Andrea R. Litt, Magnus McCaffery, Robert Garrott

114
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Status Update for Common Loons in Montana and Implications for Restoring Loons to Their Former Breeding Range

Allie Byrd, Christopher A. M. Hammond

114
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Montana’s Bat and White-Nose Syndrome Surveillance Efforts

Bryce Maxell, Lauri Hanauska-Brown, Amie Shovlain, Susan Lenard, Jake Chaffin, Christopher Servheen

115
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Montana’s Mapviewer Web Application: Direct Access to 1.4 Million Animal Observations, Wetland and Land Cover Mapping, Land Management and Georeferenced Photos

Bryce Maxell, Dave Ratz, Karen Coleman, Allan Cox, Linda Vance, Karen Newlon

115-116
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Western Painted Turtle Distribution at MPG Ranch

Matthew Schertz

116
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Sod-Busting and Sage Grouse: Estimating Historical Impacts and Planning for the Future

Joseph Smith, Sharon Baruch-Mordo, Jeff Evans, David Naugle

116-117
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Landscape Heterogeneity at White-Headed Woodpecker Nest Sites in West-Central Idaho

Adam R. Kehoe, Victoria A. Saab, Quresh Latif, Jonathan G. Dudley

117
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