Vol. 14 No. 4 December (2008)

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Published: 2008-12-01

Independent Refereed Articles

Status Assessment of Burbot in Montana: Importance of a Standardized Sampling Protocol

Melissa R. Wuellner, Christopher S. Guy

61-77
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Merriam's Turkey Poult Survival in the Balck Hills, South Dakota

Chad P. Lehman, Lester D. Flake, Mark A. Rumble, Daniel J. Thompson

78-88
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MT American Fisheries Society Meeting Abstracts

Montana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society 41st Annual Meeting Abstracts Warming to the Future: Preparing for the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Montana's Aquatic Resources

Carter G. Kruse

89-108
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MT The Wildlife Society Meeting Abstracts

Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society Meeting Abstracts

Ryan Rauscher

109-152
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Individualized Meeting Abstracts

Warming to the Future: Preparing for the Potential Effects of Climate Change on Montana's Aquatic Resources

Carter G. Kruse

89-90
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Climate Change Impacts on Montana Waters

Dave McGinnis

90
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Global Warming, Restoration, and the Rocky Mountain Front

Bruce Anderson, Sr.

90
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Conserving and Restoring Native Trout in the Face of Climate Change, Invasive Species and Development

Robert E. Gresswell

91
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Potential Consequences of Climate Change to Persistence of Cutthroate Trout Populations

Jack Williams

91
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Implications of Climate Change for Fishes in Headwater Streams: What's Changing and What can We Do About It?

Bruce Rieman

92
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Is There Anybody Out there? Survival Estimation of Hatchery-Reared Pallid Sturgeon

Matthew Jaeger, Trevor Watson, Jay Rotella

92
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Effects of Varying Discharge on the Ichthyoplankton Assemblage in the Marias River, Montana

Benjamin J. Goodman, Christopher S. Guy, Susan L. Camp, William M. Gardner

93
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Mercury Dynamics in South Dakota Walleye: Water Level Fluctuations, Seasonal Variation and Reproductive Condition

Trevor M. Selch, Steven R. Chipps

93-94
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What I learned about Pallid Sturgeon on My Summer Vacation... A Summary of Findings from Reclamation-Sponsored Research in the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers in Montana

Susan L. Camp

94
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Western Native Fishes Database; Species Status, Distribution, and Information Needs

Leanne H. Roulson, Jim Tilmant, Lynn Starnes

95
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Milltown Reservoir Dam Removal and Sediment Excavation

George Austiguy

95
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Distribution, Life History, and Movements of Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout in the Upper Yellowstone River Drainage

Brain D. Ertel, Todd M. Koel, Thomas E. McMahon, Robert E. Gresswell, Carter G. Kruse

96
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Landscape Distribution and Biological Diversity of Cutthroat Trout in the Snake River Headwaters, Wyoming

Mark A. Novak, Dan Mahony, Jeffrey L. Kershner

96-97
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Evaluating Effects of Small Dams on Migratory Bull Trout in the Clearwater River Drainage, Montana

Aubree Benson, Lisa Eby, Ladd Knotek, John Thabes

97
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The Influence of Beaver on Brook Trout Invasion and Native Westslope Cutthroat Trout Displacement in Rocky Mountain Streams of Southwestern Montana

Magnus McCaffery

98
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Assessing Distribution and Abundance Patterns of Cutthroat and Brook Trout Using Thermal Data Coupled with Physiological Models of Fish Growth

Bradley B. Shepard, Alexander V. Zale

98-99
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Interactions Between Bull Trout and Lake Trout for Simulated Cover Habitat

Michael H. Meeuwig, Christopher S. Guy, Wade A. Fredenberg

99
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Effects of Fire on Stream Temperatures in the Bitterroot River Basin, Montana

Shad K. Mahlum, Lisa A. Eby, Michael K. Young, Chris G. Clancy, Mike Jakober

100
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Evaluating Surgical Implantation of 23-Mm Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) Tags in Arctic Grayling

Shane Vatland, Robert Gresswell

100-101
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Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Spawning Between Native Westlope Cutthroat Trout, Introduced Rainbow Trout, and Their Hybrids, With Implications for Hybridization and Loss of Adaptation

Clint C. Muhlfeld, Thomas E. McMahon, Durae Belcer

101-102
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Local-Habitat, Landscape, and Biotic Factors Associated with the Distribution of Hybridization Between Native Westslope Cutthroat Trouth and Introduced Rainbow Trout in the Upper Flathead River System

Clint C. Muhlfeld, Matthew C. Boyer, Thomas E. McMahon

102
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Yellowstone Cutthroat Restoration in Goose Creek

Jim Olsen

103
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Effects of Fish Size and Stream Characteristic on Piscicide Effectiveness

Peter J. Brown, Alexander V. Zale

103
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Toxicity of Fintrol (Antimycin) and PrenFish (Rotenone) to Three Amphibian Species

Donald R. Skaar, Grant G. Grisak, Gary L. Michael, Mark E. Schnee, Brian L. Marotz

104
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Age Moderated Effects of Fintrol (Antimycin) on Larval Amphibians

Carter G. Kruse, Scott Barndt, Pat Clancey

104-105
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Pearl Dace in the Big Muddy Creek Watershed: Extirpation Saved by the Barrier

David M. Stagliano

105
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Mate Choice and Reproductive Ecology in the Phoxinus Eos/Phoxinus Eos-Neogaeus Complex

James N. Barron, Troy Lawson

106
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Yellowstone Lake Cutthroat Trout - Last Gasps of Life or Beginnings of Renewal: Will Non-Native Species Removal Efforst Aid Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout?

Patricia E. Bigelow, Philip D. Doepke, Brian D. Ertel, Todd M. Koel

106-107
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Spawning Demographics and Early Life History of Lacustrine-Adfluvial Bull Trout in Quartz Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana

Lora B. Tennant, Christopher S. Guy, Robert E. Gresswell

107
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Piscicide Drip Station Placement Efficiency

Jennifer L. Ard, Peter J. Brown, Alexander V. Zale

107-108
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The Effect of Flow REgulation on Snake River Cutthroat Trout: Potential Consequences of Alternative Flow Regimes on the Behavior and Survival of Three Life-Stages

Kris Homel, Bob Gresswell

108
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Brucellosis Surveillance in Free-Ranging Montana Elk - Surveillance Challenges and Results

Neil Anderson, Jen Williams

109
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CWD Surveillance in Montana

Neil Anderson, Jen Williams

109
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Northwest Gap Analysis Project: Innovative Approaches to Species Distribution Modeling for Local and Regional Species Conservation

Jocelyn Aycrigg, Gary Beauvais

110
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Wolf Kill Rates: Predictably Variable?

Matthew S. Becker, Robert A. Garrott, P. J. White

110-111
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Citizen Science for Monitoring Common Loons in Glacier National Park

Jami Belt, Sallie Hejl

111
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Habitat Comparisons of Historically Stable and Less Stable Bighorn Sheep Populations

Ashley C. Beyer

111-112
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A Comparison on Non-Invasive Genetic and Traditional Approaches to Estimating Animal Abundance

Ellen Cheng, L. Scott Mills, Karen E. Hodges

112
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Spatial and Temporal Relationships of Adult Male Black Bears to Roads in Northwest Montana, 2003-2004

Tonya Chilton, Richard Mace, Donald Christian

112-113
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Ongoing Surveying for Flammulated Owls in Montana Via Citizen Scientists and Technicians

Amy Cilimburg

113
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Habituation, Hunting, and Recreation: Understanding Human Influences on Elk Behavior on the Wildland-Urban Interface

Shawn Cleveland, Mark Hebblewhite, Mike Thompson

114
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The Effect of Global Climate Change on a Snow Dependent Species: A Case for the Wolverine

Jeffrey P. Copeland, Kevin S. McKelvey, John R. Squires, Michael K. Schwartz, Keith B. Aubry, Arild Landa, Jens Persson, Jason Wilmot, Robert Inma, Howard Golden, John Krebs, Eric Lofroth, Audrey Magoun

115
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Status of Spotted Knapweed Invasions in Wildlife Habitat

Janelle G. Corn, Jim M. Story, Linda J. White

116
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Climate Change Impacts to Amphibians and Reptiles

Stephen Corn

116
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Sustaining Wildlife Populations in the Madison Valley, Montana, In the Face of Subdivision Development and Human Population Growth

Lance Craighead, Brent Brock, Thomas Olenicki

117
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The Trivers-Willard Model and Southwestern Montana Elk

Julie A. Cunningham, Kenneth L. Hamlin, Thomas O. Lemke

117-118
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Influence of Nutrient Acquisition and Habitat Selection on Breeding Propensity of Female Lesser Scaup on Lower Red Rock Lake, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Kyle A. Cutting, Jay J. Rotella, Jeffrey M. Warren, Susan E. Wainwright, John Y. Takekawa

118
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Blood-Lead Levels of Fall Migrant Golden Eagles in West-Central Montana

Robert Domenech, Heiko Langner, Tyler Veto

119
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Understanding Climate Change Interpretations

Phillip Farnes

119
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Strong Substrcuture of Greater Yellowstone Area Bison Revealed by Mitochondrial DNA from Amplified Fecal Samples

Florence M. Gardipee, Richard L. Wallen, Michael P. O'Brien, Gordon Luikart, Fred Allendorf

120
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Monitoring Common Loons in Glacier National Park

Steve Gniadek

120-121
Predicting the Impacts of Land-Use Policies on Habitat for Amphibians Across a Privately-Owned Landscape in Northern Idaho

Caren S. Goldberg, Lisette P. Waits

121
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Landscape Analysis of Baling Twine in Osprey Nests

Erick Greene, Anicka Kratina-Hathaway, Max Egenhoff, Matt Parker, Robert Domenech, Heiko Langner

121-122
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Winter Survival and Habitat Selection by Female Greater Sage Grouse in South Phillips County, Montana

Erick Greene, Angela Battazzo, Heather Sauls, Chris Guglielmo

122
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Spatial Responses and Foraging Dynamics of Elk in Relation to Winter Wolf Predation Risk in Yellowstone National Park

Claire N. Gower, Robert A. Garrott, P.J. White

123
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Keeping Common Species Common: What does the Future Hold for Western Painted Turtles in the Mission Valley, Montana?

Kathleen A. Griffin, Daniel H. Pletscher

123-124
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Common Loon Movements over the Past 28 Months

Brett Gullett

124
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Estimating Territory Occupancy, Colonization Rates, and Extinction Rates for Common Loons in Northwest Montana

Christopher A. M. Hammond, Micahel S. Mitchell

124-125
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The Potential Effect of Energy Development on Ungulates in Eastern Montana: A Literature Review

Mark Hebblewhite, Zachary Voyles, Darian Newton, Windy Davis

125
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Wildlife Use of Two Existing Bridges and Citizen Documentation of Wildlife Sightings Along State Highway 75, Blaine County, Idaho

Marcel P. Huijser, Angela Kociolek, Doug Galarus

126
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Are Montana's Severe Wildfires Catastrophic or Natural Events?

Richard L. Hutto

126
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Montana Avian Influenza Surveillance Project

Rosemary Jaffe, Neil J. Anderson, Gerald W. Wiscomb, John E. Steuber

127
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Rocks to Riverscapes: Factors Influencing Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog Tadpole Abundance at Multiple Spatial Scale

Jason L. Jones

127-128
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Modeling Utilization Distributions in Space and Time

Kim A. Keating, Steve Cherry

128
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