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Applying Novel Approaches to Old Datasets: Utilizing Opportunistic Observations to Describe Spatial-Use Patterns for the Steller Sea Lion Using a Bayesian Poisson Model

This study utilized a dataset of opportunistic sightings to describe at-sea spatial use patterns for the endangered Steller sea ...

Observing the Effects of Inbreeding and Local Adaptation on Fitness in Westslope Cutthroat Trout Populations in a Common Garden

Montana Westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi, WCT) populations, particularly those east of the continental div...

Is Habitat Type a Useful Predictor of the Outcome of Interactions between Tubifex tubifex and Myxobolus cerebralis, the Causative Agent of Salmonid Whirling Disease?

The aquatic oligochaete Tubifex tubifex is the intermediate host for the parasite, Myxobolus cerebralis, which causes salmonid w...

Spatial Drift Dynamics of Shovelnose Sturgeon and Pallid Sturgeon Prelarvae in the Transition Zone of Ft. Peck Reservoir

Habitats in reservoir headwaters may cause high mortality of sturgeon prelarvae. Short inter-reservoir reaches export drifting p...