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Vol. 12 No. 3-4 December (2006)
Vol. 12 No. 3-4 December (2006)
Published:
2006-12-01
Independent Refereed Articles
Tardigrades of North America: Western Montana
William R. Miller
45-53
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Microhabitat Use by Deer Mice in Response to Fluctuations in Pinyon Mouse Abundance
Jeffrey B. Doty, Charles H. Calisher, J. Jeffrey Root, Barry J. Beaty
54-60
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Stomach Worms in an Eastern Yellow-Bellied Racer from Montana
Stephen R. Goldberg, Charles R. Bursey, Laurie J. Vitt
61-62
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Rates and Spatial Patterns of Decline in Historical Cougar and Wolf Populations in Montana
Genevieve M. Nesslage, Michael J. Wilberg, Shawn J. Riley
63-76
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Individualized Meeting Abstracts
Natives and Newcomers, May 13-20, 2006
Leanne H. Roulson
77-78
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Assessment of Tubifex Tubifex Habitat and Myxobolus Cerebralis Distribution in Pelican Creek, Yellowstone National Park
Julie Alexander, Billile Kerans, Todd Koel
78
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Utilization of Floodplain Habitats by Native Fish Species and Non-Native Brook Trout
Michelle Anderson, Jack Stanford
78-79
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Use of In-Stream Pit-Tag Detectors to Monitor Bull Trout Populations in Washington and Montana
Steve Anglea, Carrie Bretz, Clint Muhlfeld
79
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An Assessment of Native Fish Losses to Irrigation Diversions on Lost Horse and Tin Cup Creeks, Montana
Leslie Bahn, Alexander V. Zale, Christopher Clancy, Mark Lere
80
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Native Fish and Habitat Surveys in Two Southeastern Wyoming Prairie Watersheds
Christina Barrineau, Beth Bear
80
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Factors Influencing the Distribution of Cottids in Small Forested Watersheds Upstream from Naturally Occuring Migration Barriers in Western Oregon
Doug Bateman, Robert Gresswell, Christian Torgersen
81
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Prioritization of Eastern Wyoming Prairie Streams for Conservation
Beth Bear
81
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Bozeman Fish Technology Center - Aquatic Nuisance Species and Aquatic Animal Health Program
Linda Beck, Yvette Converse
82
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Resource Similarity Between Sauger and Walleye in the Missouri River, Montana: Implications for Declinging Sauger Populations
Brian Bellgraph, Christopher S. Guy, Stephen Leathe
82
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Electrofishing as a Technique to Remove Lake Trout from a Spawning Site in Yellowstone Lake
Patricia Bigelow, Philip Doepke, Brian Ertel, Todd Koel
83
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Improving Invertebrate Biological Monitoring
Wease Bollman
83
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Dispersal and Introgression of Non-Native Rainbow Trout Genes in Native Westslope Cutthroat Trout Population
Matthew Boyer, Fred Allendorf, Clint Muhlfeld
83-84
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Comparison of Scuba Strip Surveys Assessing the Abundance and Distribution of Razorback Suckers in the Colorado River Below Hoover Dam: 1983 Versus 2003
Michael Bozek, Peter Brown
84
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A Mechanistic Model to Explain Differential Recruitment Success of Pallid Sturgeon and Shovelnose Sturgeon in the Upper Missour River Basin
Patrick Braaten, David Fuller
84-85
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Barriers to Prevent Non-Native Fish Movement: A Survey
Peter Brown, Alexander Zale, Bradley Shepard
85
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The Isolated Effection of Sunlight, Organic Matter, and Turbulence on the Piscicides Rotenone and Animycin
Peter Brown, Alexander Zale
85-86
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Two and Three Dimensional Water Velocities in Culverts
Joel Cahoon
86
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The Evolution of Fish, Science Education and Why We Should Care
Chris Clancy
86-87
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Bozeman Fish Technology Center - A Multideimensional Research Facility
Yvette Converse
87
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Coalbed Natural Gas Development in the Powder River Basin: Implications for Warmwater Stream Fish Assemblage
Windy Davis, Robert G. Bramblett, Alexander V. Zale
87-88
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Changes Observed in the Spawning Population of Lake Trout of Yellowstone Lake After a Decade of MEchanical Removal Efforts
Philip Doepke, Patricia E. Bigelow, Brian D. Ertel, Todd M. Koel
88
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Migratory Response of Bull Trout in the Clark Fork River Drainage Following Upstream Transport
Joseph M. DosSantos, LaDana Hintz
88-89
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Sampling Efficiency for Burbot in Standing Waters of the Wind River Drainage, Wyoming
Andrew Dux, Joe Deromedi, Dave Dufek
89
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Gathering and Using Information: Two Montana Projects Where Information Research Can Lead to On-The-Ground Wetland and Stream Protection
Janet Ellis
89
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Use of the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Process in Conservation of Fluvial Arctic Grayling, A Candidate for Protection Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Carol Endicott
90
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Distribution and Movement of Adult Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout in the Upper Yellowstone River Drainage
Brian Ertel, Todd Koel, Thomas McMahon
90
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Automated Real Time Fish Tracking and Plant Operations Data Capture
Douglas Foss
91
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Restoring Pallid Sturgeon Populations in the Upper Missouri River Basin, Montana
William Gardner
91
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Extraction of Myxospores from Sediment Utilizing a Soil Texture Centrifuge Technique and Sodium Hexmtaphosphate
Kiza Gates, Christopher S. Guy
91-92
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Movement of Resident and Non-Resident Anglers in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: Implications for Transferring Aquatic Nuisance Species
Kiza Gates, Christopher S. Guy, Alexander V. Zale, Travis B. Horton
92
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Effects of Exposure to Low Dissoved Oxygen on Survival, Development, and Growth of Snake River Fall Chinook Salmon Eggs and Alevins
David Geist
92-93
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Hydropower Relicensing Using the New Integrated Licensing Process: The Mystic Lake Example
Ginger Gillin
93
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Influence of Discharge Patterns on Movement of Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Robert Gresswell, Douglas Bateman, David Hockman-Wert
93
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The Plight of the Pallid: The Cost of Living in an Endangered Ecosystem
Christopher S. Guy, Robert Bramblett
94
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Determining the Appropriate Location for a Fish Passage Facility at a Complex Tailrace at a Western Montana Hydroelectric Facility
Tyler Haddix, Brent Mabbott
94
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Efforts to Reduce Lake Trout in Flathead Lake to Benefit Bull Trout
Barry Hansen
95
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Fish Screens: Efficacy and Population Effects on Skalkaho Creek, Montana
Ryan Harnish, Alexander Zale, Christopher G. Clancy
95
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USDA Forest Service Northern Region Fish Passage Assessment at Stream/Road Crossings
Shane Hendrickson
96
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Effects of Sediment Pulses on Channel Morphology and Sediment Transport in a Gravel-Bed River
Daniel Hoffman, Emmanuel Gabet
96-97
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The Effect of Macro-Scale Habitat Features on Post-Stocking Dispersal of Hatchery-Reared Juvenile Pallid Sturgeon
Matthew Jaeger, Mark Nelson, Sue Camp, George Jordan
97-98
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Influences of Reach- and Watershed-Scale Habitat Features on Fish Distribution in Streams in the Great Plains of Montana
Melissa Jones-Wuellner, Robert G. Bramblett, Christopher S. Guy, Jim Johnson
98
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Factors Influencing Variation in Scale-Based Ages of Cutthroat Trout From Yellowstone Lake
Lynn Kaeding, Daniel Goodman, Todd Koel, Bob Gresswell
99
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Effects of Temperature on Egg Development and Larvae Survival of Shovelnose Sturgeon
Kevin Kappenman, Molly Webb
99
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Determinationof Thermal Optima and Tolerance for Young-of-the-Year Shovelnose Sturgeon Growth and
Kevin Kappenman, Cal Fraser, Matt Toner, Molly Webb
100
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Analysis of Potential Mitigation Efforts and Harvest Effects on a White Sturgeon Population Using Extinction Risk and Biomass Dynamic Models
Kevin Kappenman, Molly Webb, Rishi Sharma, Scott Everett
100
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Wild Fish Habitat Initiative
Kristin Keith, Molly Boucher, Liz Galli-Noble
101
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Evaluation of Thermal Requirements for June Sucker Propagation
Greg Kindschi, Matt Toner, William Fraser, Yvette Converse, Doug Routledge, Maureen Wilson
101
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Hybridization Between Westslope Cutthroat Trout and Rainbow Trout in an Area of Natural Sympatry: The Kootenai River Drainage, USA
Robb Leary, G. Kevin Sage, Naohisa Kandra, Fred W. Allendorf
102
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Expanding Management Objectives with Baseline Surveys - You Can't Always Get What you What, But... Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout vx. Finespotted Cutthroat Trout in the Snake River Headwaters
Dan Mahony, Todd Koel
102-103
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Temperature and Competition Between Bull Trout and Brook Trout: A Test of the Elevation Refuge Hypothesis
Thomas E. McMahon, Alexander V. Zale, Frederic T. Barrows, Jason Selong, Robert Danehy
103
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Fish Assemblages of Glacier National Park, Montana
Michael Meeuwig, Christopher Guy, Wade Fredenberg
103-104
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Effects of Lake Tr;out Presence and Lake Morphometry on the Relative Abundance of Adfluvial Bull Trout in Glacier National Park, Montana
Michael H. Meeuwig, Christopher S. Guy, Wade Fredenberg
104
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Observer Error Structure in Bull Trout Redd Counts in Montana Streams: Implications for Inference on True Redd Numbers
Clint Muhlfeld, Mark L. Tapers, David F. Staples, Bradley B. Shepard
104-105
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Spatiotemporal Variation of Fish Assemblages in Montana Prairie Streams
Jason Mullen
105
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Historical Distribution of Pallid Sturgeon in the Yellowstone River: An Oral Retrospective
Mark Nelson, Matthew Jaeger
105
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Assessment of Post-Stocking Dispersal of Age-1 Pallid Sturgeon: Implications for Acclimation
Eric Oldenburg, Christopher S. Guy
106
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Multi-Agency Effort to Prioritize Habitiat Restoration and Protection Projects For Native Salmonids in Large Management Areas
Kristi Overberg
106-107
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Chinook Salmon Fish Health Challenges
James Peterson
107
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Biologic Assessment of Rivers and Streams Using Multimetric Indices: Methods and Applications
Uttam Rai
107
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Effects of Road Culverts on Eastern Montana Prairie Fish Assemblages: Initial Results
Leo Rosenthal, Thomas McMahon
108
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Western Native Fishes Database: An Update on the Project
Leanne H. Roulson, Jeanne Knox, Jim Tilmant, Lynn Starnes
108
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Fort Peck Chinook Salmon
Mike Ruggles, Gary Bertellotti
109
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Cutthroat Trout Restoration in Yellowstone's Northern Range
Micheal Ruhl, Jeffrey Arnold, Brian Ertel, Daniel Mahony
109
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Life History and the Costs of Reproduction in Yellowstone-Sakakawea Paddlefish Stock
Dennis Scarnecchia, L. Fred Ryckman, Brad Schmitz
110
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Watch It He's Angry: Movements of Little, Individual Trout in Response to Electrofishing
David Schmetterling, Michael Young
110-111
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Conservation of Westslope Cutthroat Trout by Removal of Brook Trout Using Electrofishing
Bradley Shepard, Lee Nelson
111
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Use of Half Duplex Pit Tags to Assess the Probability of Culvert Passage of Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout and Rainbow Trout
Andrew Solcz, Thomas McMahon, Jesse Patton, Joel Cahoon, Matt Blank
111-112
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Aquatic Communicty Classification for Eastern Montana: Uses in Bioassessment and Conservation
David Stagliano
112
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Powder River Fish Communities in Montana: Expected and Declining Species Based on Historical Perspectives
David Stagliano
112-113
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Spatial Dynamics of Arctic Grayling in the Gibbon River, Yellowstone National Park
Amber Steed, Alexander Zale, Steven Kalinowski, Todd Koel
113
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Adult Stonecat Distribution in the Upper Missouri River, Montana
Adam Strainer, Travis Horton
113-114
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Vectors for the Spread of Myxobolus Cerebralis, The Causative Agent of Whirling Disease: A Research Update and REview of Management Implications
Kajsa Stromberg, Leah Steinbach Elwell
114
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Developments in Whirling Disease Research and Management
Kajsa Stromberg
114
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Population characteristics and Status of Smallmouth Bass in the Missouri River, Montana
Todd Stunzi, Brian Bellgraph, Christopher Guy, William Gardner, Steve Leathe
115
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Timber Harvest and Wildlife Effects on Stream Temperature in the Gold Creek Watershed, Montana
Brian Sugden, Ron Steiner
115
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Stream and Road Crossings: Convering Dams with Little Holes to Natural Channels
Traci Sylte
116
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Accuracy Assessment of Aquatic Gap Fish Distribution Models in the Upper Missouri River Basin
Ryan Sylvester
116
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Statistical Evaluation of Periphyton Samples from Montana Reference Streams 2
Mark Teply
117
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Statistical Evaluation of Periphyton Samples From Montana Reference Streams
Mark Teply
117
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Description and Characterization of Pectoral Fin Curl in Pallid Sturgeon
Matt Toner, Kevin Kappenman, Linda Beck, Jeff Powell, Robert Koby, Rick Barrows
118
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Identification of Blood Plasma Factors for Assessment of Stress and Health in Pallid Sturgeon
Molyl Webb, Kevin Kappenman, Alan Allert, Cedric Shakleton, Josep Marcos, Grant Feist
118-119
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Quantifying the Effects of Flow Diversion and Channel Geometry on Aquatic Habitat and Implications for Mutigation and Adaptive Management Strategies
Karen Williams, Tim Abbe, Chris Brummer, Katie Jagt
119
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Evaluation of Introductions of Spottail Shiners and Cisco to Improve Walleye Forage in Tiber Reservoir, Montana
David B. Yerk, Stephen A. Leathe
119-120
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Summer Site Fidelity of Cutthroat Trout in a Small Rocky Mountain Watershed
Michael Young
120
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The Talisman of Conservation
Kurt L. Alt
122-123
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Lentic Habitat Patterns and the Population Structure of Columbia Spotted Frogs in Southwestern Montana
Stephen J. Amish, Lisa Eby
123
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Fecundity of Montana Wolverines, 1986-2004
Neal J. Anderson, Keith Aune
124
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Just What is Fair Chase?
Thomas R. Baumeister
124
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Factors Affecting Nest Survival of Three Species of Migrant Songbirds in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Robin Carle, Jay Rotella
125
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Evaluating the Basis for Wildlife Habitat Preferences: A Cautionary Tale
Anna D. Chalfoun, Thomas E. Martin
125
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Evalutation the Prey Base for Lynx: Snowshoe Hare Abundance, Habitat Use, and Population Dynamics in Glacier National Park
L. Scott Mills, Ellen Cheng
126
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Flammulated Owl Distribution and Detections in Montana: Results from Region-Wide Survey
Amy B. Cilimburg
126
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Birds Alter Habitat Selection and Parental Care Behavior in Response to Experimentally Reduced
Joseph J. Fontaine, Thomas E. Martin
127
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Yellowstone Bison Population Dynamics: An Integrated Analysis
Julie A. Fuller, Robert A. Garrott, Keith E. Aune, Patrick J. White, Thomas J. Roffe, Jack C. Rhyan
127-128
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The Madison-Firehole Elk Herd: Switching From Bottom-Up to Top-Down Regulation
Robert A. Garrott, Jay Rotella, P.J. White
128
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Habitat Suitability for the Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse on the Flathead Indian Reservation
Brett Gullet, Don Catanzaro
128-129
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Fall Migration of Common Loons After Staging on Flathead Lake
Brett Gullett, Elizabeth Layne
129
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Breeding Ecology of Common Loons in Northwest Montana
Justin Paugh, David Willey, Jay Rotella
129-130
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Effects of Post-Fire Fuels Treatments on Vertebrate Communities in Southeastern Montana
William Kronland, Marco Restani
130
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A Longitudinal Study of Prospect Hill Virus Prevalence in Microtus Populations in Montana
Amy J. Kuenzi, Richard J. Douglass, Kevin Hughes, Arlene Alvarado, Amy Skypala
130-131
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Understanding the Interactions of Population Dispersal and Maintenance of Hantavirus (Sin Nombre Virus) Infection in Deer Mice
Brent N. Lonner
131
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Status of Swift Fox in North Eastern Montana: Preliminary Results of the 2005-2006 International Swift Fox Census
Ryan L. Rauscher, Brian Giddings
131-132
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Sage Grouse Winter Feeding Site Selections: Does Plant Chemistry Matter?
Heather S. Sauls
132
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Roost-Site Selection and Potential Prey Sources After Wildland Fire for Two Insectivorous Bats in Western Montana
Nathan A. Schwab, Kerry R. Foresman
133
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Effects of Hunting on Sage Grouse Population Dynamics: An Update from a Case Study in South-Central Montana
Jenny Sika, Jay Rotella, Jay Newell
133
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Getting to Know You: Gray Wolves in Montana and the FWP Program
Carolyn Sime, Val Asher, Liz Bradley, Kent Laudon, Mike Ross, Mark Atkinson, Jon Trapp, Larry Handegard, Kraig Glazier, Jim Hoover
134
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Results from Passive and Broadcast Surveys for Black-Backed and Three-Toed Woodpeckers
Kristina M. Smucker, Richard L. Hutto
134-135
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A Non-Intrusive, Alternative Method for Assessing Chick Survival in Great Sage Grouse
Brett L. Walker, Kevin E. Doherty, David E. Naugle
135
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Habitat Use and Survival of Male Greater Sage Grouse in Southwestern Montana
Colleen Wisinski, Jay Rotella
135
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Wolverine Reproductive Den and Kit Rendezvous Sites in Glacier National Park, Montana
Richard E. Yates, Jeffrey P. Copeland
136
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History of Columbian Sharp-Tailed Grouse in the Tobacco Valley, Montana
Lewis Young
136
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Subject Index
Subject Index for IJS Volumes 1-11 (1995-2005)
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137-141
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