Spatial and temporal spawning dynamics of native westslope cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi, introduced rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, and their hybrids

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1153-1168

  Muhlfeld, Clint C ^a   McMahon, Thomas E ^b   Belcer, Durae ^c   Kershner, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WILDLIFE AND PARKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; EXTINCTION; HEADWATER; HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; INTROGRESSION; MIGRATION; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RADIOTELEMETRY; SALMONID; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPAWNING; TAGGING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FLATHEAD RIVER; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

KATHETOSTOMA GIGANTEUM; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKII; ONCORHYNCHUS CLARKII LEWISI; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 70349487386     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-073     Document Type: Article

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