Vol. 14 No. 4 December (2008)

Published: 2008-12-01

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Interactions Between Bull Trout and Lake Trout for Simulated Cover Habitat

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

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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

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Age Moderated Effects of Fintrol (Antimycin) on Larval Amphibians

Carter G. Kruse, Scott Barndt, Pat Clancey

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Grizzly Bear Density in Glacier National Park

Katherine C. Kendall, Jeffrey B. Stetz, David A. Room, Lisette P. Waits, John B. Boulanger, David Paetkau

128-129
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Mining-Related Contaiminants in Osprey Along the Upper Clark Fork River

Heiko Langner, Johnnie Moore, Robert Domenech, Erick Greene

129
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Bat Conservation on the Flathead Indian Reservation

Janene Lichtenberg

129-130
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Efforts to Re-Establish Northern Leopard Frogs on the Flathead Indian Reservation

Janene Lichtenberg, J. Kirwin Werner

130
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A Novel, Automated Remote Sensing Tool for Detecting Wolves

Teresa M. Loya, David E. Ausband, Michael S. Mitchell, Curt M. Mack

131
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Candidate Gene Microsatellite Variation is Associated with Parasitism in Wild Bighorn Sheep

Gordon Luikart, Vanessa O. Ezenwa, Michael K. Schwartz

131-132
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Home Range and Habitat Selection of the North American Porcupine in the Bitterroot Valley

Katie A. Mally, Kerry R. Foresman

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Wildlife Information in Montana: Acquisition, Management, and Dissemination by the Montana Natural Heritage Program and Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Bryce A. Maxell, Scott J. Story

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Patterns and Consequences of Columbia Spotted Frog Size at Metamorphosis in High Elevation Ecosystems

Rebecca M. McCaffery, Bryce A. Maxell

133
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Influence of Beaver on Brook Trout Invasion and Native Westlope Cutthroat Trout Displacement in Rocky Mountain Streams of Southwestern Montana

Magnus McCaffery

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The Effect of Climate Change on Wolverines

Kevin S. McKelvey, Jeffrey P. Copeland, Michael K. Schwartz, Patrick Gonzalez

134
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The Impacts of Climate Change on Snow Dependent Mammals

Kevin S. McKelvey, Jeffrey P. Copeland, Michael K. Schwartz

135
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Interactions Among Gray Wolves and Coyotoes in Yellowstone National Park

Jerod A. Merkle

135-136
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Wildlife Provisions in the Climate Security Act of 2007

Sterling D. Miller, Tom France, Dave Stalling

136
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Mountain States Transmission Intertie 500kV, Wildlife Impacts in the Face of Energy Development

Sam Milodragovich, D. Dean

136-137
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Etimating Resource Utilization Functions: Correcting for Behavior Associated with Central-Place Foraging

Brian W. Moser, Edward O. Garton

137
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Quantifying Ecological Process Using Landscape Genetics: A Study of Boreal Toad Connectivityin Yellowstone National Park

Melanie Murphy, Andrew Storfer, Jeffrey Evans

137-138
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Wildlife-Friendly Practices on Montana's Private Lands

Carolyn M. Nistler, Donald R. Leal

138
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Relationships among Ungulate Browse, Willow Community Structure, and Migratory Landbirds at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Megan O'Reilly, Jeffrey M. Warren, Karen R. Newlon

139
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Auditing a Monitoring Progam: Can Citizen Science Represent Wildlife Activity Along Highways?

Kylie Paul, Len Broberg, Mike Quinn, Chris Servheen

139-140
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Identifying Linkage Zones for Grizzly Bears Across a Section of Highway 3 in Southeast British Columbia

Michael Procter, Christopher Servheen, Wayne F. Kasworm, Mark Boyce

140-141
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Anesthesia of Grizzly and black Bears Using Xylazine, Zolazepam, and Tiletamine and Its Reversal Using Yohimbine

Thomas G. Radandt

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Management Considerations for Designing Carnivore Highway Crossings

Bill Ruediger

141-142
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Wolveringe Gene Flow Across a Narrow and Disappearing Climatic Envelope

Michael K. Schwartz, Jeffrey P. Copeland, Kevin S. McKelvey, Kristy pilgram, John R. Squires, Sam Cushman, Neil Anderson, Jen Williams, Robert M. Inman

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Local and Landscape-Scale Influences on the Occurence and Density of the Idaho Giant Salamander

Adam J. Sepulveda

142-143
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Gray Wolves and Livestock in Montana: Recent History of Damage Management

Carolyn A. Sime, Elizabeth Bradley, Kent Landen, Mike Ross, Jon Trapp, Ed Bangs, John E. Steuber, Kraig Glazier, Paul J. Hoover, Val Asher

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Lower Red Rock Lake and Adjacent Wetlands: Preliminary Understanding of Their Geohydrology

Richard S. Sojda, R. Hayes Buxton, Kenneth L. Pierce, Julia L. Sharp, Donals O. Rosenberry, Jeffrey M. Warren

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Status of Tribal Wildlife Mitigation Projects on the Flathead Indian Reservation

Art Soukkala

144-145
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Hierarchical Den Selection of Canada Lynx in Western Montana

John R. Squires, Nicholas J. DeCesare, Jay A. Kolbe

145
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The Relationship of Wildlife Managment and Land Trasactions on Plum Creek Lands

Henning Stabins, David M. Greer

145-146
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Differential Habitat Use of Bats Along a Prairie Riparian Corridor in Eastern Montana

Joanne E. Stewart

146
Status of the Western Fence Lizard in Montana

J. Kirwin Werner

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Private Lands: Owner Sentiment Regarding Elk Populations Season Options, and Hunter Access

Joe Weigand

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Effects of Cattle Grazing on Small Mammal Communities at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Nathan Whelham, Jeffrey M. Warren, Michael R. Frisina

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Birds, Grazing, and Restoration in Tall-Willow Riparian Communities of Central Montana

Jock S. Young

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Habitat Comparisons of Historically Stable and Less Stable Bighorn Sheep Populations

Ashley C. Beyer, Tracy K. Brewe, Jeffrey C. Mosley

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Influence of Climate and Density on Fluctuating Asymmetry in Elk Antlers

Scott Eggeman, Mark Hebblewhite, Julie Cunningham, Ken Hamlin

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Short-Term Effects of Timber Harvest and Weather on Goshawk Reproduction

Brian W. Moser, Edward O. Garton

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Estimating the Natal Origins of Migratory Golden Eagles Using Stable-Hydrogen Isotopes

Tim Pitz, Rob Domenech

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Effects of Residential Development on Avian Communities and Individual Species in Quaking Aspen: The Importance of Habitat Conservation on Private and Public Land

Megan A. Smith, Douglas G. Wachob, Michael F. Strife

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A Proposal for Studying Wetlands in the Face of Shifting Agricultural Practices, Energy Development, and Hydrologic Patterns

Richard S. Sojda, Karen J. Nelson, Jerry Rodriguez

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Vol. 14 No. 4 December (2008)

Full Issue

Independent Refereed Articles

MT American Fisheries Society Meeting Abstracts

MT The Wildlife Society Meeting Abstracts

Individualized Meeting Abstracts

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